In reply to balmybaldwin:
Do not call into Homebase on way home from family do wearing best jeans and allow wife to lift can of paint off shelf.
In doing so, she somehow managed to dislodge the can of paint below it off the shelf, which hit the floor, burst open and splashed the better part of 5l of Dulux's finest white emulsion all over the floor, my shoes, both trouser legs and another customer. Didn't get a drop on her!
The staff were pretty good about it and efficient at getting the spill contained and it eventually cleaned off my trousers and shoes when we got home.
Had to be firm with the other customer and tell him we weren't going to buy him a new pair of shoes to replace his clearly knackered DIY shoes for a few spots of paint that wiped off easily!