Nine year old Icelandic boy Fridrik was excited to say the least when he headed to Toys R Us in Reykjavik today. The mission: To buy a box of Lego that he had been saving money for over a long period of time. After finding the Lego's, priced at 3990 ISK equivalent to approximately 32 USD, he headed to the cashier with his mother.
"We put down a 1000 ISK bill, a 500 ISK bill and the rest in 100 ISK coins. The cashier told us the cash drawer was full, all of the actually and also the safe," explains Erna Helgadottir mother of young Fridrik.
"I told her I was still buying it since it shouldn't stop a child from buying a toy that the drawers are full. Her response was shouting out "next" and helping the next customer."
Erna says young Fridrik was very disappointed to say the least. The excitement and joy quickly changed after their trip to the store.
"It hurts even more because it seemed like an every day thing for her to refuse the child and continue to smile."
Lolita Guvki, shift manager at Toys R Us in Reykjavik, tells Vísir she's spoken to the cashier regarding the incident which will be reported to the board. They intend to make sure an incident like this doesn't repeat itself. Lolita says Fridrik is welcome back to the store where they will happily accept his coins.
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After Vísir ran the story Örvar Eiríksson, manager of the Toys R US store in Korputorg, contacted Vísir and insists that is was a mistake not to accept the coins. He has been in touch with Erna and Fridrik and the store plans to make today's dissappointment up to the young one.
"The boy is going to visit the store, choose a toy for himself and will hopefully be smiling before the weekend is over," Örvar says.
Nine year old boy wasn´t allowed to buy a Lego set at Toys R Us
