I'm having trouble with my new computer

Hello. I recently purchased my first computer. The guy at the store recommended that I should buy a macintosh because they are easy to use. He told me I should get a metal macbook because it is fast. My cousin who is the computer expert in this family put a folder on the wallpaper with a bad name and I tried to delete it by pushing it into the trash but it just stays there. I keep clicking the trash to delete the trash but it just stays there! I don't want my parents to think I have a bad folder on my computer. I was about to drive over to the computer store but then I figured that guy would charge me and the store's pretty far away too. I'm growing impatient with this computer. Can anybody please help me?

Hi macnewbie717,
First of all, Welcome to the  Discussions Forums!
If the option key + delete does not work to get rid of the file/folder try some of the suggestions found in Dr. Smoke's excellent FAQ Solving Trash Problems.
post back if still no luck,
littleshoulders
PS. You might want to purchase one of the Mac OS X books such as David Pogue's Mac OS X: The Missing Manual to make the learning curve somewhat easier for you.

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