garage sale language blunder

i don't know if i can relay this in writing as funny as it was in person, but i'm gonna try...

a lot of our customers on Friday were Hispanic, stopping by with their children, droves of families who didn't know each other, all looking for a great deal. i was attempting to help an older lady and her family while using the selling method better known as bartering. as i quoted prices in Spanish, my grandma sitting nearby would ask me in English, "how much, Jenny?"

after three or four times of her asking me that and me repeating the same answer, i FINALLY realized i was talking to my grandma IN SPANISH and the reason she kept asking me was because she didn't know what i was saying!

once i got it, i apologized, "oh, Grandma, i mean FIFTEEN!" and laughed for a while. i thought it was hilarious that i was in Spanish mode and didn't even realize it. i guess that's what happens when you get focused on trying to sell a bookshelf! *LOL* :-)