Sooooo I went to Walmart yesterday. I thought it would be nice to buy some stationery (school supplies) for my nieces because they love that stuff. I can get them things here none of their friends have. It’s fun.
I am not equipped for thinking OR Walmart. In spite of previous disgrace and mortification I STILL cocked up. Proof of ever it was needed that you just can’t teach an old dog new tricks.
This time it was different though.
This time I asked for scented rubbers…. *sigh*
Adding “kids like them better when they smell nice” didn’t help the situation really either 😦
Note to self: You live in America dumbass. They’re ERASERS here. Rubbers are a completely different product..
Ha!!!! I bet you got some looks with that question…
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Words can be soooooo different in use. It’s easy to make big mistakes and people just love to get offended!
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Omg… I’m dying.
Wish you’d taken a picture of the salesclerk who had to answer that question!
Scented rubbers.
Hahahahaha….!!!
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It’s so easy to use a wrong word when my mind is on the other side of the Atlantic! I didn’t even think about it until after I explained it and even then it was only the stunned/horrified look on her face that made me give pause.
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A Kodak moment to be sure…
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Lmao omg hilarious. I would have looked at you funny but eventually would have worked out. And you could have been asking for rubber boots. I have tears right now. You would be my favorite customer ever if you shipped at my store.💕💕😂😂
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Between asking if Quora is halal and moving cans so they spell rude words and asking for rubbers – I’d terrify you!
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Not in the least. I would be dying. You would be the best part of my day.
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LOL!!!!! I don’t shop at Walmart much. Did they direct you to the condom isle?
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No I eventually asked for the right thing but I could feel security cameras trailing me!
I shall go to five below in future!
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🤣🤣🤣😂🤣😂🤣
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Buahahahaha… Whew!
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😂🤣😂
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Hahaha!!
🤣🤣🤣😁😁😁💜💜💜
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Yup, rubbers are something kids don’t use….. 😜
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Not in America but definitely in England!
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It is funny how a simple name in two parts of world can be sooooo different.
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That is really funny. “Kids like them better when they smell nice. ” Ahhhhh
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You know me. Go big or go home..
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OMG! 😂 🤣 I currently have my windows open because the weather is glorious today. I think I just scared the guy that is walking his dog, because I read this and busted a gut laughing so hard! You by far are hilarious!!!
Thank you for just making my day!!! 😂 🤣
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You’re welcome! Enjoy your weather – it’s shite here!
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Listen, we had nothing but rain here for six days… and since my comment, it has become very overcast once again. Just waiting for the meteorologist to lie again. LOL!
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At least you have the excuse of being from England. I was born and raised here and still manage to get the “okay crazy lady” looks. Even when I’m not trying to.😂
Thanks for the laughs!
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Bahaha!! Oh, I’m dying!!
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BWAHAHAHHAHA!!! Oh I think I hurt myself. This has garnered you a reblog (not that you asked nor probably need one)….and I provided some sub-text to that story. “Right next to the Trojan Ribbed or the Ultra Suede on Aisle XX”……*snicker*….hee hee hee. Or did they refer you to the galoshes (aka rain boots, over shoes) section?
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We call those wellies so as you can imagine, shopping is frequently hazardous to my health!
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😂😂😂😂😂
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When was the last time you asked someone for a fag? LOL!
Two countries separated by a common language. *sigh*
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Thankfully I don’t smoke! I make ‘im indoors cringe every time he’s smoking though!
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😄
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Love this, so funny. And it wasn’t until you said you live in America that it clicked with me being in UK myself!!
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I know! Words so normal there are a different kettle of fish when you head west!
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I was making a tincture from fruit extracts just recently and I needed a cheesecloth to strain the fruit. Even though I looked up the aisle it should be in online, I still couldn’t find it. I ran into an employee and asked about a cheesecloth. I thought he was deaf because he kept looking at my mouth. As if he could read it better than hear it. He kept pronouncing bits and parts of the word as if he was playing charades and guessing what I was saying. I tried to explain what it’s used for, but that didn’t help either. Fruits are not supposed to be strained. Luckily, the manager was passing by in time for the employee to ask if he knew where the… *looks at me for help* cheeseclo- I manage to say and the manager was already leading me towards the correct aisle. The employee left behind thought we were aliens.
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Depending on the age of that first employee, he might not have known what you were talking about. No offense to the few well read and literate young people in America, but the majority I’ve encountered can’t spell and don’t know what I consider ‘common’ words. Cheesecloth being one of them. Wow.
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The employee was middle-aged. It flabbergasted him how cheese and cloth can be in the same sentence, let alone word. He thought I was asking for a particular type of cheese.
I guess if you spend your whole life in the city and don’t cook, you might not need such a cloth. How would you know how cheese is made?
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Cheesecloth is used for so
many things including clothes. I’m kind of stunned he didn’t know
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Ah! Shame on him. Maybe ‘English” (American version) wasn’t his first language?
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And another “no”. I think you can see my confusion now.
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Pay peanuts and you get… !
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Ha ha, your sure do like to rub people the wromng way at times! 🙂
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Its my one talent!
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Really, just one talent?
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It’s one more than I thought I had – don’t knock it!
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Oops my bad, ok 🙂
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Chuckling away…
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haha 😂
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Hilarious 😛
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