I remember when I was a kid, my mum got my some expensive boots, which she didn't normally do. She was reluctant for me to wear them at my dad because we often went on walks and she feared I wouldn't look after them. Anyway, she let me and as soon as my dad picked me up, I told him about looking after the boots. He meant well... when we went on a walk, he made me take the boots off and leave them in the front door and got me to wear my wellies.... and was horrified when we got back and the dog was proudly showing half of a boot in his mouth!
My poor dad was all panicky (he still feared my mum's moods!), so in desperation, took me to the same shop just before it closed and got me the same pair again except they only had the size up left, so I told my dad that would do and not worry. I went home trying to walk as normal as possible, but my mum did make a comment, so after that I didn't want to wear them for worry she would start to question it more! The biggest irony is that a few weeks later, we went away on holiday, and as were coming back, my mum packed them in a bag with her own boots....except she forgot the bag and only realised as we got back home. She called the place but they said they hadn't seen them. My mum thought I was gutted to have lost them so a couple of weeks later, went yet again to the shop and bought yet another pair (this time they had the right size again)!
It's only once I became an adult that I told both my parents the story. They thought it was hilarious then!
All this to say, however annoying it is, it will be forgotten years later. Just make sure that in the future, you don't buy stuff that needs special care.