For thinking I'm an absolute idiot

[somm]

I've posted on here a few times, but this is the first time I've started a thread. I'm doing it because I'm clinging to the fond hope that others have made stupid mistakes that they would like to forget.

I've just apologised to an online website (that's not the daft part), after I received the skirt I'd ordered. The skirt was in what I thought was my size but when I tried it on it fell to my knees. I went on their website and said it couldn't possibly be the size I ordered (despite the right size being on the skirt lable). I loved the skirt so said I'd like a replacement if the sizing was right. I thought I was doing them a favour by suggesting they should look at the sizing of this product. About 10 minutes after posting to their website I realised I'd been trying on the skirt upside down.

In my defence the skirt is very ''beady' and I'd struggled to find the zip, and then straight after emailing the company for a replacement realised that the zip I thought opened at the bottom actually opened at the top. And I let them know (despite feeling like an absolute fool.)

Thank you, thank you, thank you, @somm That's made my day! I'm sure I've done similarly stupid things in my time, but I'm so old I've managed to forget them all!

I wore odd boots to work once, wondered why I seemed to be walking unevenly

@vegvegveg oh lordy that almost killed me, especially them being for the same foot.

I remember feeling strangely bashful at a site meeting when the young and hot office manager for the client kept giving me long, lingering looks from the desk across the room. I smiled coyly and he smiled back, and continued to look and smile. I may have flicked my hair a little.

When the MD left the room the hot manager came sidling discreetly up to me and said "Hi!" brightly. I smiled warmly, batted my eyelashes and swished my hair, opened my mouth to say "Nice to meet you" but he just said,

"I'm so sorry, but you've got a label hanging down your back."

I went shopping and was worried that I had developed a terrible limp.
I was wearing one flat black boot and one very similar but with a high heel.

I love this thread, thank you op and everyone else who has shared. I am feeling sorry for myself as I am just starting a cold and it feels like someone has taken a cheese grater to my throat. This has made me feel better.

I went back to Curry’s to complain that the finish on my microwave was faulty because it had bubbles under it.

The assistant patiently and politely peeled off the protective packaging.

Oh that really made me laugh OP!

I used to do a job that involved a lot of networking and after being at an event all day speaking to loads of new people I got home and realised I'd been wearing my dress inside out all day!

I was once wearing a dress in London and the elastic of my tights went. Not just a bit but totally. I did toy with taking them off but had super hairy legs.I went from fulham to Leyton holding up my tights with both hands. A lot of people smirked. As it’s London and I figured I was unlikely to ever see them again, I decided to find it funny rather than embarrassing.

metro.co.uk/2019/07/01/woman-complains-about-swimsuit-leaving-her-hanging-out-finds-out-shes-wearing-it-upside-down-10098336/

That one always made me chuckle

My incredibly thick moment was many years ago when I bought some very fine denier stockings. There were washing instructions on the packet which said ‘first, remove rings’. Well I got the stockings out of the packet and for the life of me couldn’t see any rings. I looked from one end to the other and was stumped. What could these rings be! As the stockings were quite expensive I thought maybe these rings were a special feature that were in some way sewn into the top band to affix to suspenders. It took me several hours to realise that it meant I should remove any rings I happened to be wearing so they didn’t snag the stockings as I washed them. I still shake my head sorrowfully to this day. 🙄🤷‍♀️

Amazing! I have been known to wear my thong sideways once or twice. Back when I wore them. And my bra inside out!

Love your post OP! (If it helps I managed to order baby size 4 shoes by mistake instead of adult size 4. They were very cute 😳)

I did they exact same thing, was so pleased with myself as I thought I’d got my self a bargain as they were so cheap. Couldn’t stop laughing once I’d got over my confusion as to why I’d received a parcel with tiny converse trainers. 😂

😂 OP
I did a fun run at Christmas. We were given Santa outfits to wear (dress with cape for the females and top and trousers for the male)

I am overweight after 3 small children be an trying to get back I shape (hence the Santa Run)

I didn’t look at the picture of the outfit properly and was trying to get the skirt on, thinking it was a wrap a round type, major panicking and thinking ‘OMG how much weight have I put on, I’m just going to have to wear my tracksuit pants, God I am soooo fat etc

Checked the packed and realised I was trying to get the cape round my waist!

First day at uni - post lecture drinks at the union with my new friends.....big group of lads all eyeing me up, eventually one of them approached and I prepared to let him down gently with an "I've got a boyfriend". He wanted to let me know I had a huge length of loo roll hanging out of the back of my jeans. Mortificado.

And I once went to work in mismatched shoes: identical in style, but one black and one navy.

Did that a long time ago. Lucky for me, I worked behind a screen that reached the floor so no one saw.

Oh OP that did make me chuckle. Bless you. As for that swimming costume...!

My latest act of idiocy was literally 10 minutes ago - I put on lip gloss and a shiny, glossy highlighter on my cheek bones - then decided to trim my fringe. It's like the beauty equivalent of being tarred and feather. Idiot.

I went to work with different trainers on, roughly same colour but not same material, nor style. Only realised when I crossed the road outside the school... felt like a right plonker!

I have the opposite problem op, I have the uncanny ability to get myself into things then not be able to get them off. They seem to slip on easily enough then for the life of me I can't get out of them.

I even had the unfortunate incident of requiring two shop assistants to have to pull a dress off me. With me bent over and my arms stretched out as they tugged at it, whilst I uttered idiotic things such as "for God's sake, put uour backs into it, it went on so it must come off". Much to my daughters horror and the chagrin of the shop assistants who were pulling with all their might. 🤣

I'm so glad there's not just me who's away with the fairies half the time

Tried a new bronze highlighter sunday but did it early before work in poor light. halfway through my shift I looked at myself and it had turned my whole under eye area a bright yellow!

i once went to the shop with 2 different flip flops on, i only noticed in the car half way there

My husband went to Dublin - bought my son 13 year old a nice Dublin university t shirt - in a women's size 14.

I took a nice bath with relaxing oils before a job interview.

I then made the mistake of putting on hold ups last minute so I didn't ladder them, just before diving into the car.

As I was walking into to meet the Finance Director they started to slip down

I soldiered on but the Hr Manger caught my brief look of panic when I stood at the end. I just smiled and said "slight wardrobe malfunction". She walked me out with her clipboard shielding my legs from him.

I got the job! She said he never realised, and she had admired my coolness under pressure. I worked alongside her for years and we always had each other's backs.

Once had to ring dh from the changing room to declare I was stuck in a size 10 dress ..
We both emerged flustered and me red faced....
Only due to him releasing me from the dress honestly!!
Instead of admitting I needed a 12 I left empty handed!!

It’s like that woman who wore a car seat cover as a skirt!!

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