I hope you all get a good chuckle out of this.
I was working at Gap the other day, when I saw a tall & thin woman walk in. I greeted her per usual and continued on my way. While she was shopping I looked over and noticed (through her very tight tank top and yoga pants) that she had a slight belly bump. I thought to myself.. “hmm she could be pregnant,” but didn’t say anything & moved on. Fast forward and she is headed to the dressing room. When hanging her clothes in there I notice that she is trying on pants in sizes 4, 6, 8 and 10. Any woman knows that this is a huge size range of pants to try on. So I think again… “hmm she could be pregnant.” When she is finished trying on, I ask her how her items worked out.
She points to a pair of pants and replies “I like these but they are a bit big.”
And I STUPIDLY respond, “oh, well aren’t you growing?”
“umm…NO.”
Me (again STUPIDLY) “oh did you already have the baby?” (should’ve stopped while I was ahead)
“umm…NO.”
*** At this point I am so dumbfounded that this all happened I can’t even try to save my sorry @$$ by making an excuse generic levaquin online about the range of pant sizes. So I take her clothes, apologize and get out of there ASAP.
Naturally she wants to now check out, and guess which cashier is available…ME! And to top it all off this woman had 3 SEPARATE online returns. Which means she and I got to spend another 5-7 awkward minutes together.
I breathed a sigh of relief when she walked out because all I wanted to do was crawl in a hole and hide.
Driving home from work I called my dad to share this lovely story – and of course he bursts out laughing. His response “Don’t worry honey, we all make that mistake once…and now you’ll NEVER do it again.”
You guys, I’m still embarrassed thinking about this! Tell me (if you’re brave enough), whats your most embarrassing moment?
-M
PS. I’m loving this outfit – Old Navy is killin’ it with this maxi skirt 🙂 (I’m wearing an XS and its not too long).  Also – I’m a huge fan of these tanks from Target, the straps are wide enough to wear a regular bra & they aren’t ribbed; making them look nicer
TANK: Target //// SKIRT: Old Navy //// SANDALS: Target //// WATCH: Target //// SCARF: Gap
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Your dad’s right! You shouldn’t worry about what happened. Though I did laugh when I read your post, I’m sure I would have made the same mistake!
An embarrassing moment I can remember happened a long time ago back in elementary school. People were coming in from lunch break so the halls and stairs were packed with students. My *amazing* backpack spontaneously rips (or the pocket unzipped) and my stash of pads fell out and onto the stairs… I was so embarrassed that I quickly stuffed them back into my bag and ran up the stairs as fast as I could. I laugh when I think about it now hahaa
I bet that was the worst! Haha thanks for sharing!
Ohhhh noooo! That’s got to be the most embarrassing thing ever! And then having to check her out too! I feel for you! On a brighter note, I love this outfit! That skirt is gorg!!
Oh no! How horrifying! You really do look gorgeous in this outfit though! 😉
Love this outfit so much, and that shade of blue is stunning on you!!!
Your dad is right! That’s a mistake you’ll only make once…after doing the exact same thing, I vowed to NEVER, EVER guess! 😀
AHHHHH That’s so awkward!! I really can’t ever tell when someone is pregnant unless it’s SUPER obvious!! OMG.
Honestly though, there is a time someone thought I was pregnant and I was MORTIFIED. I was bloated, and it was an elderly, foreign man, so I know he didn’t want to upset me, but just UGH.
Loving the outfit, by the way. The skirt looks WAY nicer on you than it does on the ON site.
xo Jackie
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Thanks girl! Yeah, the website picture definitely doesn’t do the skirt justice. It’s a beautiful color in person. I got a ton of compliments on that outfit when I wore it the other day! Hope you had a great weekend 🙂
Haha oh that story is amazing! Gotta love awkward conversations while working retail!
Also, I love that skirt on you!! I’m loving these bright, cobalt blues that are happening right now, and you rock that color!!!
xoxo
Lauren
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That’s nothing. That’s called foot-in-mouth, and I used to do it all the time. If that’s your most embarrassing thing, then you are pretty lucky! A few off the top of my head are: falling on my ass in mid-sentence talking to my band teacher. He just shook his head-he was a very intimidating guy that looked like Lurch. Um, I was reading something out loud, and the guy I liked came in but we weren’t a couple yet and I misread the word and said something about sex. That was like a year ago. I’ve gotten into STUPID fender benders. Like the time I had a buick with 2 doors, and my sister kicked the seat (yeah, the seats STILL went up in drive) and I thought I put the car in park and turned around to smack her and rolled into an old grandma. Instead of being apologetic I was raging at my sister. I’m glad to report there was no damage to the car, and we made up later that day. Or the time, my friend and I went into a video store to apply for jobs (yeah in the 90s), and I started laughing really hard and had to run out of there. I ran into the glass wall, thinking i was running out the door. I hit my forehead so hard, I fell on my ass. Next time, instead of asking about the bump, ask if she has any kids. Moms don’t mind that question, don’t automatically assume you are talking about their pouch, and you give them the control to talk about their body. If they aren’t a Mom, they will just say No. 8/10 times, they are prob a Mom if they look like it. Otherwise it may be a person that just lost a few pounds, but their skin hasn’t shrank up tightly yet. But honestly, by the pant range, it isn’t an odd question 🙂 But your Dad is right. You will never assume again 🙂
oh, and after I ran out of the video store? I half peed my pants and ran to the back of the complex to finish the job. It was my BFF, but still. That was still in HS!! She could have gotten mad at me, and EVERYone may have found out!
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