People often make quick assumptions based on what someone’s wearing, especially in retail settings.

When one shopper mistook a photo lab worker for a pharmacist, things took an unexpectedly funny turn.

You’ll want to read on for this one!

Ok, Was kinda my fault…

Back in the early 1990s, I managed a 1-hour photo lab for a now-defunct company in Cambridge, MA, across the river from Boston.

During down times, we’d go downstairs to the CVS to get beverages, a Boston Globe, or just browse.

But on this day, the worker wore something that would soon cause some confusion.

Here is the “my fault” part: the lab uniform was a clean white lab coat. I was dressed like a pharmacist or a mad scientist from a classic Universal horror film.

He quickly caught the attention of a customer.

As I was browsing, a dude came up to me and, in the most Boston accent ever, said, “Yo dude, where do you keep your rubbahs?”

His brain populated multiple responses.

Just like I was the Terminator, possible responses flashed before my eyes:

1. in my wallet
2. in the drawer of my bedside table
3. on my *****

I went with #2.

Not getting the joke at first, the worker clarified with the customer.

He stared blankly at me.

I laughed, pointed to the camera store logo on the lab coat, apologized for messing with him, and led him to the next aisle.

Eventually, they both had a good laugh about it.

He thought it was hilarious.

Still makes me chuckle 33 years later. Still have the lab coat. Stole it when I left.

The shopper got their answer and this photo lab worker got a story to tell!

What did Reddit have to say?

Sounds like this lab coat was quite the souvenir.

This user draws a parallel to a comic strip.

This user understands the reference.

Turns out, a lab coat gets you mistaken for all sorts of people!

This simple mix-up turned into a moment neither of them would forget.

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