Toddler shreds more than $1,000 in cash meant for season football tickets
It could certainly qualify as a parent’s worst nightmare. A toddler finds an envelope full of cash and does what else? Throws it into a shredder.
That's exactly what happened to a family in Holladay, Utah, when their toddler discovered an envelope with just over $1,000 in it meant for a family member for repayment of season football tickets, according to KSL-TV.
Ben and Jackee Belnap had saved for a year and then the cash disappeared, KSL reported.
After turning the house upside down, they realized what had happened. Their toddler, Leo, had shredded the money.
So me and my wife had been saving up to pay for our @Utah_Football tickets in cash. We pulled our money out yesterday to pay my mom for the season... Well we couldn’t find the envelope until my wife checked the shredder. Yup. 2 year old shredded $1,060. pic.twitter.com/93R9BWAVDE
— BB (@Benbelnap) October 2, 2018
"Leo helps me shred junk mail and just things with our name on it, or important documents we want to get rid of," Jackee Belnap told the news station.
Toddler shredded $1,060 of cash that his parents had spent a year saving https://t.co/fyCoMemdtn
— Metro (@MetroUK) October 4, 2018
She said little Leo must have found the envelope when his parents weren’t looking and shredded it himself.
The good news for the Belnaps is there is actually a U.S. government office that deals with ripped, ruined or mutilated money. They can fix most things people do to cash, but it takes time.
"I called the guy the next morning and he said, 'Oh, we might be able to help you here,' and I was shocked," Ben Belnap told KSL. "He said, 'Bag it up in little Ziploc bags, mail it to D.C., and in one to two years, you'll get your money back.'"
But there is apparently a quicker way to have the money replaced.
Dr. Pepper, the soda company that touts itself as the #OfficialDrinkofFans, has reached out to the Belnaps on Twitter offering to replace the destroyed dinero.
Sounds like you need a real-life replay @Benbelnap! We know you’re a diehard @Utah_Football fan. We’re the #OfficialDrinkofFans and want to help cover the costs of those tickets. DM us 👍
— Dr Pepper (@drpepper) October 5, 2018
