Ministry of the Exterior | Division of International Commerce
“Let us learn from those who traded twelve goats for a mirror and came back with neither.”
📘 Overview
The Hall of Historical Trade Blunders (HHTB) is a public archive, cautionary exhibition, and educational scrollery dedicated to the most infamous, absurd, or gloriously miscalculated exchanges in Eyehasseen’s commercial history. Run jointly by the Division of International Commerce and the Ministry of Public Memory, the Hall is a place to laugh, wince, and reflect on what happens when good intentions meet confusing ledgers.
Whether it’s a shipment of cursed shoes, a wildly overestimated pumpkin, or the ill-fated Exchange of Exactly Twelve Identical Teapots, these tales are preserved so future traders may carry a little more wisdom—and far fewer lemons.
📚 Featured Trade Blunders
🫖 The Great Teapot Equivalence Debacle (1963)
Twelve guilds attempted to exchange ceremonial teapots. All were identical. None would concede. Talks collapsed after four days of cordial silence.
🐟 The Mackerel-For-Marbles Agreement
Tiermoor’s marble shortage was addressed by importing 800 fish. Spoiled within hours. Marbles never arrived. Town fountain smelled of regret until midsummer.
🪙 The Whispernote Misprint of 1989
A shipment of currency scented with regret instead of lavender caused emotional confusion and four minor duels. Withdrawn, repurposed as poetry paper.
📦 The Case of the Box That Bit Back
Traded in good faith, the box allegedly contained a “blessing.” Brought to market. Bit three. Currently under containment and theological review.
🧾 Educational Exhibits
- The Wall of Whoops, engraved with the names of well-meaning officials
- A Replica Market Stall of Catastrophic Pricing
- Interactive Barter Simulator, where you can accidentally trade away your shoes
- The Scroll of Conditional Apologies (updated annually)
🏛️ Visiting the Hall
Open to all citizens, guilds, students, and wandering scribes. Ideal for:
- Merchant training
- Trade agreement cautioning
- First dates with a sense of humor
Tours are guided by certified Blunderkeepers, who wear bells so you know they’re coming (and so do they).
👤 Curatorial Staff
Chief Chronicler of Commercial Folly
Lemora Grint, O.P.S.
- Collector of broken abacuses and author of Oops: A Trader’s Memoir
Scrollmaster of Ongoing Errors
Tibbin Phowl
- Tracks recent miscalculations for inclusion in the Annual Blunder Review
Director of Regretful Relics
Miss Fenna Cupwright
- Curates items of suspicious value and fragile pride
📬 Contact the Hall
The Hall of Historical Trade Blunders
Gallery Annex, Ministry of the Exterior
📧 blunders@eyehasseen.gov.realm
📞 +EHS-34-2025-OOPS
If you have committed a blunder worth recording, submit it in triplicate with dramatic flair.