Because of my shyness I came out of a chip shop with a portion of fish...

[MysticTed]

Instead of a cone of chips.

Which is what I asked for but was too embarrassed to correct the woman serving me.

So I ended up eating a massive battered cod on its own for lunch.

Can you please share any silly scenarios you've been in because if your lack of assertiveness to make me feel I'm not alone!

[2017SoFarSoGood]

Dear god, people. This breaks my heart and makes me madder than a wet hen. You are being taken advantage of at every opportunity because you can't speak up. I get it. I know it is crippling - watched a loved one suffer terribly from shyness. However, there are some tricks that can be learned that will really help. One or two small steps can be taken to make your life so much better. I know saying to Google it is glib; you've probably researched it ad infinitum, but still. to those suffering. Please know I am not making light of it!

[pucelleauxblanchesmains]

Went to Lush to buy a bath bomb. The assistant came over to me and asked me if I needed any help. Instead of saying I wanted a bath bomb I found myself saying that I couldn't remember if my friend owned a bath (to this day I don't know how I ended up saying that).
Anyway, the assistant kept asking me about my "friend", why I was buying her a present, what scents she liked and disliked and so on. I was so flustered and panicked that I - completely illogically - had a moment of worry that if I mentioned the smells I myself liked then the shop assistant would know I was really getting something for myself - even though of course she wouldn't be able to tell! I decided on the spot that my friend really liked lemon - I'm actually not too keen on it - and instead of leaving the shop with a nice relaxing bath bomb, off I scuttled red-faced having bought what I can only describe as a jelly, and some soap shaped like a business card, both scented with -fecking- lemon

[endehors]

I sat through a media studies (or sociology or something, they were showing clips of advertisements so I'm guessing) lecture at university, rather than get up and walk out. I even pretended to make notes!

[DJBaggySmalls]

The price on the gorgeous looking wheel of Parmesan was per 100g, not per kilo. A transparent sliver of the stuff cost me £6.

[Discobabe98]

Went on a date with an autistic guy who started volunteering at the same charity shop as me. Thought we were just meeting as friends for coffee but then I realised otherwise and I didn't want to hurt his feelings so sat and let him talk about globalisation, NASA and the abolishion of slavery. I'm a lesbian

[RumAppleGinger]

I had a breakthrough recently!

Had a day to myself before driving to a hen weekend and though I would treat myself to a blow dry. I phoned my usual hairdresser who couldn't fit me in but I knew they had a second salon a few miles away so gave them a call. They had space for me so I drove to the next town and sat down to wait for my appointment. The receptionist asked me if i wanted a special conditioning treatment too. I asked how much it was. She said it was £10 so it would £40 all together. At the sister salon I pay £25 for a toner and blow dry so was a bit taken aback that the prices at this brach were so much higher and asked if they had booked me in for something more than a simple blow dry. I was told that at this branch they charge city centre prices (despite being 9 miles away from the city centre). I sat back down silently seething for a few minutes knowing I would be so pissed at myself for the rest of the day so I picked up my bag and said to the receptionist that I wasn't willing to pay the price they wanted, i apologised for assuming their prices would be the same at both salons and walked out.

Me and my shit frizzy hair smiled all the way home.

[SoGoodToBeBackHomeAgain]

When I was younger my Grandma had had a slight prang in her yellow car so we took it to the garage to get it fixed. For some unknown reason she sent me into the workshop (full of men) to choose the right colour paint. I chose the colour and the chap in there asked if I was really sure it was the right shade. I realised it wasn't right but was too embarrassed to choose again so just said yes and ran out. The big darker patch on the front wing was never referred to and served as a permenant reminder of my feebleness

[oldlaundbooth]

Bear in mind I live abroad where English isn't the first language.

I've ordered loads of stuff that's been wrong. Got black coffee when I wanted milk etc. White toast when I thought I asked for brown malarkey. Luckily managed to have two cesareans without ordering the wrong thing!

I recently ordered 500 grams sliced salami but only wanted 50 grams - the woman behind the counter was slicing like a maniac before I realised and said No, only 50 grams, not 500!'

I made out it was her fault

[BertieBotts]

Some of these are making me feel very sad in sympathy but at the same time They are hilarious.

Oldlaund I use the language barrier excuse all the time. Sometimes it is the language which is an issue. But sometimes I'm pretending because it's exactly the same situation I'd have in English too.

[BlooBagoo]

I once waited for a taxi driver to leave after he had helped me to the door with my bags, pretending I was trying to find my keys in my handbag, so I could then carry all my bags of shopping off my neighbour's doorstep and into my own house. I had told him the house number and told him which house it was as he turned into the cul-de-sac. He went for a house three doors away instead.

Also had a taxi take me to the wrong street, that time I had to walk a good 5 minutes with heavy bags (not easy with my back problems). Wasn't even a similar street name (but it was the next street over from mine).

It was the same driver both times, a good couple of years apart though and I had moved in that time. I avoid using that company unless absolutely necessary now, just in case I ever get him again.

[runningintothelight]

I've ordered a large pizza for myself many times , and every time the delivery man comes , I always shout into my empty house

" babe , pizzas here ! "

They must know.

[retainertrainer]

Every time I go to the hairdresser,when they lie you back in that chair to wash your hair and ask 'are you comfortable?' I say yes even though I'm in bloody agony resting my neck on that horrible ceramic neck holder cause I'm too shy to complain!

[MysticTed]

There is another one I remembered.

On our last holiday abroad when we were waiting in the massive queue to get out baggage checked in, the air hostess called out saying flight #xxx last call and to come to the front. We felt awkward to come forward and then when it was finally our turn, we missed the flight.

We ended up going the next day from a different airport and paid for flights again.

[amusedbush]

Bloody hell MysticTed, that's one time I wouldn't have been polite and British!

[SunnySkiesSleepsintheMorning]

I once spent £30 on fudge. It wasn't even nice. I'm still bitter and it's been nearly 2 years.

[HappyGoFucky]

@retainertrainer I actually sat there in the seat with water almost burning my head rather than just say to the hairdresser it was too hot.

It’s absolutely ridiculous written down I wonder if it’s a British thing?

[BlooBagoo]

@retainertrainer - I'm exactly the same. My hairdressers doesn't have any sort of reclining seat so I have to slouch down in a normal seat and it's agony the whole time on my back, so the neck pain on the sink isn't quite so bad!

[StigmaStyle]

Actually I have managed to find my assertiveness about the hairdresser's basin (ooh sounds like a literary novel). When I book I say I just want a cut and not a wash, as the basins are uncomfortable for me. They spray my hair with water instead (and it's clean when I go). No one has ever objected and it's such a relief not to have to do it! I have a really long back and it's just agony in those things.

However I still always say the haircut is nice even if I hate it. But what else can you say? If it's shit there's not much they can do is there?

[TheDodgyEnd]

@Walnutwhiplash I'm crying at you cheerily taking possession of your bread mountain 😂😂

[forestship]

It is happygo. It's a British politeness thing.

[cjt110]

Many years ago in Gran Canaria. We found a proper supermarket that sold fresh meat instead of the usual tourist crap you find. The mincemeat was sold in Kilos. I pointed to the tray and asked for half, meaning half a kilo. She gave us half the tray. It was bloody loads. To add insult to injury, we had some that night and saved the rest in the fridge. Opened the door a day or so later and there was a cockroach in the fridge so we didnt get to eat it all.

Oh and we bought a melon on the beach for 10 fucking euros. We saw the man and said a piece would be nice and beckoned him over. He chopped the fucking thing up, put it in a bag and asked for 10 Euros....

[Natsku]

At markets when they let you taste the strawberries/raspberries/peas etc. I always think I'll taste them and see if they're any good - taste and they're not good but still feel compelled to buy them because I had tasted them and they might think I was just trying to get free tastes otherwise.

[SarahJayne38]

Just stop being so wet.

I really am at some of the stories on here. How do people live like this?!?

[dolphinbbq]

We had a painter in to decorate the house. I said I would go pick the paint if I knew how many litres I would need (undecided as per) he had said 30litres for the rooms I was painting. (I know it’s a lot of paint). So I went to b&q to get some valspar paint and the guy asked how much do you need, I had said “30litres for each room so 5 rooms would be 150litres please” he asked if I was sure as it was a lot of paint and it would take a while to mix it all up. I was adamant and said that’s fine I’ll have a look around the shop and come back. He said he would call over the tannoy when the paint is ready. I said “oh that should be okay just now, I’ll maybe pick another colour for the other 2 rooms”

The guy took 18 x 5L tubs to the checkout at £28 a tub I was so so so disappointed in myself. Over £500 on paint. THAT CANNOT BE REFUNDED.

My DP could not look at me for laughing. Costly but taught me a lesson. 😂😂😂😂