2 Boys in Kroger Checkout Count Their Money, Are Short $4—Until Man Behind Them Intervenes

2 Boys in Kroger Checkout Count Their Money, Are Short $4—Until Man Behind Them Intervenes
Courtesy of Michelle Kilburg
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Two boys were in a Kroger, buying ingredients for a lemonade stand with one of their mom’s cards—when the card unexpectedly failed in the checkout. Thanks to a kind stranger, though, they walked out with all the supplies they needed.

The two Michigan friends from Allen Park, Chris Kilburg-Leis, 11, and Dennis Hougas, 12, rode their bikes to the store in Lincoln Park. Chris’s mom, Michelle, 45, an admin assistant, was working from home at the time.