Entirely lighthearted post for a dull Saturday morning in my house:
DH and I went to the shops yesterday. He went to shop 1 - let’s say it was Tesco. I went to shop 3 - let’s call it Wilkos. Shop 2, Argos is in a little arcade between the two.
I said I’d pick something up from Argos for him, and meet him back at Tesco after I finished in Wilko.
Turns out my shopping was taking a bit longer, so I text and asked if he wanted to go to Argos, rather than wait for me, otherwise I’d still pick it up on my way to him.
He didn’t reply for ages so I headed to Argos myself, within the arcade.
He eventually replied and said he’d go to Argos but I was already almost there, so told him not to worry. Told him to stay at Tesco and I’ll get the Argos stuff meet him there.
I got all the way to Argos, to see him walking out holding a bag. I was walking INTO Argos at this point. Very important to note that I was walking into it and he was walking out HOLDING A BAG.
He said he’d not checked his text after he said he’d go instead so had just headed there. He said this while WALKING OUT OF ARGOS HOLDING A BLOODY BAG.
Did our big Tesco shop. Got back to the car.
He said “wait, where did you put the Argos stuff?”.
Me: “I didn’t go to Argos. You did?”
Him: “oh. I thought you went and picked the stuff up?”
Me: “babe I saw you walk out of Argos with a bag. I didn’t even get through the door of Argos before I saw you.
Him: “oh, no. That was some stuff I’d bought from elsewhere. Your text said you were picking it up so I didn’t get it”.
Me: “but you said you didn’t see that message! And I saw you walk out of Argos! And you saw me walk IN, as if I hadn’t been there yet.”
We had a good laugh about it and no one is annoyed with anyone, but I maintain it was a fair assumption that the person walking out of Argos, holding the bag, might be assumed to HAVE PICKED UP THE ARGOS STUFF”.
Shop names changed to protect the innocent. Does Argos even exist any more??