“Should have gone to Specsavers” – please share your embarrassing moments with Specsavers - you could win £250! *NOW CLOSED*

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We all know the tag line for Specsavers is "should have gone to Specsavers" - now they would love to know what your "should have gone to Specsavers" moments are - when your mouth seemed to move quicker than your brain and you made an embarrassing error - for example - have you mistaken a stranger for your DH, thought someone was pregnant when they weren't or even waved madly at someone across the street only to find you don't know them at all?

Specsavers say "on our stores, you can be sure to find the glasses that are just right for you - our online catalogue of over 1500 glasses is the widest selection in the UK. We're always sourcing the latest materials and following fashions from around the world to bring you an unequalled choice - the latest fashions, designer labels, materials, colours and frame shapes. We also offer a wide range of contact lenses to suit most people".

Share your best "should have gone to Specsavers" moment (or have a LOL about everyone else’s) on this thread and you will be entered into a prize draw where one MNer will win a £250 voucher from here.

Please note Specsavers may use your comments - anon of course - on their pages on MN, on their social media or possibly elsewhere - please only post if you're happy with this.

Thanks and good luck,
MNHQ

Me and my friend both wear glasses, but refused to wear them on nights out when we were younger. One night in the pub we both went to the toilet together and shared a cubical, as is law among inebriated teenage girls. When we had finished a man was standing near the sink looking at us strangely. "what the f* are you doing in here, I'm getting the manager, pervert!" when we left we noticed the door to the toilets had the men's sign. We hadn't even noticed the urinals

It was quite embarrassing. I was on the rush 1 day and I put wrong shoes to work…so I end up with black on the left and red on the right.

I had taken my DC out for something to eat after swimming lessons and as we were getting out of the car in the darkened car park I saw - who I thought was - one of the Dad's from the school run with his daughters. I shouted 'Hello xxxxx! Hello kids!' and thought no more about it, although as we got into the light of the restaurant I realised that not only was it not said Dad, it was a complete stranger..... who happened to be a woman! Needless to say I kept my head down!

I came out of the supermarket in the pitch black dark last Thursday night, trying to control a cart full of shopping in the gale force winds. After locating what I thought was my car I spent a good 30 seconds pressing the buttons trying to get the door open until I looked down and realised that the wheels weren't mine. My car was 50 feet away, flashing furiously from the constant button pushing. In my hurry to get away unnoticed, I rammed the trolley into one of those silly little island things they put in car parks smashing my Friday night bottle of wine and all the other things you don't want people to know you buy (cream cakes!) all over the floor. Needless to say I got everybodies attention.

In a rush to get to work on a dark winter morning, I mistook the Deep Heat Spray for my Deodorant. Drove to work in a T-Shirt, with my elbows held up and both car windows down to waft cold air at my arm pits.
Not a good start to the day...

Thankfully I haven't had to many of these. I remember holding hands near the park with a random man, only to realise he wasn't my dad!
I was fairly young :)

Thanks for all the great stories!
Am pleased to say finleypop has been selected as the winner of the £250 voucher! Well done.

When I was at college (and too cool to wear my glasses/admit I needed my glasses) I saw my friend walking into the main building in front of me.

I ran up behind her and piggybacked myself onto her shoulders...........................................................

It wasn't my friend at all

I didn't want to wear my glasses on a night out due to vanity. It was a big work meal and we had arranged to be picked up by my friend's partner. She went off to the loo before the journey and told her to meet me in the car- a dark blue Vauxhall. Well I rushed outside and darted into the car (dark coloured car) which was waiting outside with its engine running and lights on.

I slid into the back seat and belted up, all the time nattering away. The man, who was quite elderly, caught my eye in the mirror and looked horrified. Without another word I got out of the car just as my friend rushed out of the door and got in a similar car nearby. I regret not even apologising to that old man, I think I just ran out due to shock. Now I always wear my glasses on a night out.

I'm sure I'm not the only one, but asa self conscious teen I managed to walk into one of those boards with the days headlines on that they have outside newspaper shops, whilst attempting to look cool to a hang of boys across the road. This was pre glasses

Didn't realise that there were lane markings in the road when approaching a roundabout to tell you which lane to use....learning to drive and needed glasses.
Applied for a job in say 'Nottingham' actually misread job advert and offered interview at 'Northingham' 100 miles away!! Still took the job!