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

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KathrynMumsnet · 29/12/2014 15:08

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

OP posts:
Frani1 · 09/01/2015 18:49

Before I started wearing glasses I was waiting for the bus to work, I was squinting like mad and thought the next bus was a 30 so put hand out & got on. The bus was in fact the number 80 & it was only when it went the wrong direction I realised my mistake!

Bogeyface · 09/01/2015 20:44

My sister and I, despite being old enough to know much much better, love to much about and embarrass each other in public.

We were in Boots and had gone off to look at different things. I got bored and went to find her (she can spend hours shopping), and found her by a makeup counter. I crept up behind her and grabbed her boobs from behind and made a honking noise.

She turned around and.........I dont need to tell you that it wasnt my sister do I?

To be fair to the poor woman, she accepted my apology very gracefully and did seem to have a good sense of humour! I am purple with embarrassment now just thinking about it, I nearly died at the time. My sister of course, being the sympathetic friend that she is, pissed herself laughing and has never ever let me forget it. Blush Blush Blush Blush Blush Blush Blush Blush

Bogeyface · 09/01/2015 20:47

christmas I have only done it once! It wasnt me :o

Hopezibah · 09/01/2015 21:20

My embarrassing 'should have gone to specsavers' moment was bumping into another mum at soft play and mistaking her for a mum i knew from toddler group. I was stunned at how her strong scottish accent had vanished and how much longer her daughters hair had grown but was still convinced it was the person I thought it was.

It was only later that evening that it dawned on me that although i had seen this person elsewhere before, it was not from toddler group, and she was not the person I thought she was as I'd never spoken to her before.

Lollyp333 · 09/01/2015 22:21

I was out shopping and had had lunch with a friend (including 2 cheeky glasses of wine). I saw my mum ahead of me in a department store so ran up behind her and said 'I love my mummy'. It wasn't my mummy but a very pissed off looking woman who clearly didn't see the funny side. My own mother hooted like a drain when I told her!

funkyfreks · 09/01/2015 22:33

I stood at the school entrance waiting for my daughter, It was the summer and I'd had a day off work so I'd been pottering about the house tidying up like you do, it wasn't my typical day, normally I would do the school run straight from work.
I chitter chatted with a few other Mums about this and that, I remember thinking how cosy I was. It was only when Nattie my little one came running out of the doors and shouted "Errrrr MUM why are you wearing your slippers" that I realised why I was feeling so comfy and relaxed. What surprises me more is I managed to walk all the way to school about a mile and never even noticed. I'm sure the other Mums did, perhaps they thought I'd gone mad or was too embarrassed to tell me.

ataraxia · 09/01/2015 23:12

The other day at the sales I held out a hat to my mum to see what she thought of it. It wasn't my mum (and she had no opinion on the hat).

Ryancrawshaw · 10/01/2015 06:58

went I was 2 hours late for the school play as I read the time as 2:30 instead of 12:30 whoops

libra101 · 10/01/2015 08:09

This happened to my brother and his wife when they were on holiday recently.

During the night my sister in law had just got up to visit the loo, and heard some shuffling about in the bedroom. Wondering what the noise was, she re-entered the bedroom just in time to see a stranger shuffling into bed beside her husband.

Completely startled, she asked what the heck he was doing. It seemed that being bleary eyed, he had opened the wrong door by mistake.

They didn't stay at that hotel again!

snare · 10/01/2015 08:43

when i was younger at a disco, I didn't want to wear my glasses. I walked into the mens loos instead of the ladies as a result!

alison991 · 10/01/2015 08:45

I was trying to get out of a restuarant and walked though what I thought was an open door only to find it was a window

Goldenbear · 10/01/2015 09:45

A few years back now I was pushing my first born around a city park trying to kill time as I was waiting to meet my DH for lunch, I spotted Nick Hewer from The Apprentice. I thought how friendly he appeared compared to his TV persona as he smiled at my baby and was casually chatting to me about the weather- 'lovely sunny day' etc. Anyway, I said something about enjoying the current series of the Apprentice - this person, not Nick Hewer, had not heard of the programme...luckily my DH turned up soon after this so I didn't look like I was trying to chat up a random older man with my 13 month old baby in tow! To be fair I was very sleep deprived at the time and he was very polite when I tried to give an explanation and suggested he watch the programme as I hurried off with DH- who incidentally was looking very confused!

jennywren7 · 10/01/2015 10:13

When I picked up a tshirt for my 7 year old grandaughter in Florida, got home and gave it to her and it said "Hello Titty" instead of "Hello Kitty"

tishist · 10/01/2015 13:46

Recently at the park I mistook a small dog for a big bird

maria08k · 10/01/2015 13:59

Out shopping with a friend and i spotted a lady wearing a rather distasteful, mismatched outfit looking at one of the clothing rails. So i whispered to my friend about the total clash of colours and how this ladies taste in fashion resembled "Joseph's Technicoloured Dreamcoat" to which my friend replied " That is my aunt Beryl, and she is partially sighted" I knew my friends aunt and would never make such a statement about someone she was related to, so i assumed my friend was joking. "haha" i replied " Auntie Beryl is much slimmer than that women" i laughed.

It wasnt until Autie Beryl came closer and had spotted my friend that i wanted to curl up and die....needless to say after months of being pestered to get my eyes tested...that was the final straw that pushed me to get myself some glasses.

FUZZ62 · 10/01/2015 14:33

myself and husband where in the school play ground picking 2 of our children up, Ellis (5) came out and talked about his day while we walked round to where his brother came out of class. Ellis ran off waiting for Dylans teacher to open the door, as he did Mark (husband) we to tell him to stop swinging on the bars that the door opens against, as mark walked off Ellis ran towards him but looking round towards myself, he reached a black pair of pants with brown shoes and grabbed the legs, asking questions and about going to the playground on the way home, as the legs tried to back off he asked "why are you not answering me?" on looking up he had ran to a total stranger and the chap in question looked kind of sheepish at him asking him was he lost.
myself and husband where in stitches at the chaps face as the was swinging on his leg. Ellis i am afraid to say is a +9 and wears glasses.

javentura · 10/01/2015 16:30

I was about 19 and dating a beautiful girl who worked in a Food Courtyard. One day I saw her sitting on a high stool with her back to me. I crept up behind her and put my hands over her eyes and gentle whispered in her ear, "guess who?" When the young lady turned around she wasn't who I thought she was. In fact she was her sister who I had never met. I was so embarrased.

Kangakate · 10/01/2015 17:31

I confused the sugar with the salt and bad my husband a lovely cup of tea which he promptly spat all over the couch

smit23 · 10/01/2015 18:22

Spent a good 10 minutes running around the house shouting "where's my phone?!?!" I was certain that I'd lost it somewhere.
It was only when the OH rang it, that I found out I'd actually been holding it the whole time...

oops?

ser1 · 10/01/2015 18:56

when i went to bradford to get a second hand garage to get a jeep and the thing was a death trap only i was nearly home 3 hours away when it started to show its true colours. seriously should have went to Specsavers that day and walked away.

danikagrace · 10/01/2015 19:00

When we ended up having to take a 30 mile detour when already late because when directing my husband I thought junction 3 was junction 8! :-0

paulaburnside114 · 10/01/2015 19:13

I went to Bingo with my family recently and I have never played before. During a game whilst the room was in complete silence I thought I had won and shouted out. When they came to check my card I had missed 2 numbers. I was so embarrassed. #shouldhavegonetospecsavers

piggypoo · 10/01/2015 20:14

I was refusing to wear my specs, trying to look sexy and mysterious, not easy when you have a squint! Sitting in a bar, trying to make eye-contact with a sexy bloke across the room. I thought I was well in, until my friend told me that the "sexy" guy I was making eyes at was in fact a woman with short blonde hair! Needless to say, I never did that again! :)

Clairej81 · 10/01/2015 20:39

I was cleaning the living room and picked up a can of Mr Sheen to polish TV and stand. Sprayed TV and stand only to find out I d picked up Mr Sheen Over Cleaner by mistake.

ThePortlyPinUp · 10/01/2015 20:41

In my teens my parents owned a static caravan at the coast, we would visit it every weekend and use the outdoor pool. The first weekend we stayed was rather hot so we headed to the pool, I accidentally walked into the mens changing rooms, mortified I scuttled out and into the ladies changing rooms, if that wasn't embarrassing enough after I had changed and started to put all of my stuff on a sun lounger the hot lifeguard came stroking over to me. Thinking he was about to chat me up I gave him my best smile, he then said "are you missing anything?" I replied that I wasn't and then he handed me my knickers which I'd dropped on my way out of the changing room Blush My younger siblings and parents thought it was hilarious and didn't let me live it down for months.