i work in a children's shoe shop which means i am the monkey responsible for measuring feet on the machine and bringing shoes in and out. customers come in all shapes and sizes. there are cute little toddlers right up to sixth formers.

i got a sixth form boy. this is always embarrassing for them because a) i only left sixth form two years ago and b) they should be capable of buying their own shoes by now.

one came in with his dad. clearly, they had been sent in on strict instruction by mum. boy knew exactly what to get down to the size, name and colour. asked for it. was clearly dying to get out as quickly as possible. dad hadn't got a bloody clue what he was doing.

we didnt have the shoe. i came back and suggested some other styles. dad asks what size his son is and whether there would be any in the sale. i say a 10 but we don't go up that high in the sale.

oh but we do, according to dad. and he goes over to a rack of black school shoes clearly labelled 10. i didnt really know where to start. should i explain the size system? shoes start at a 4 for toddlers and go up to a 13, which approximately fits a seven year old, before it starts again at 1. or do i point out that the shoe he is holding up is A QUARTER of the size of his son's foot.

son goes bright red.

clearly, dad felt he hadn't mortified his son enough because before they went to the till, i asked 'can i do anything else for you, sir?' and dad went 'oh yes, but my wife wouldn't like that very much'.
(ladyintheradiator, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 0:16, 3 replies)

Dads
eh!
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 8:56, closed)

Have you ever had the foresight to.....
measure the feet of all your ex bf's and work a out a correlation table of penis sizes? I have small feet but a massive cock, you try proving that to your friends with old gettting the old boy out in public.
(TwinkleFuckingToes Has a ingrown toe nail, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 9:26, closed)

You could get him out and still not prove anything though
as some grow more when they're 'interested' than others do.
(Juan Quar is clinging to her front teeth on, Wed 24 Mar 2010, 17:23, closed)