An American woman was surprised to have 70,000 Dum-Dums lollipops delivered to her door. The order, for a particularly hefty amount, had been secretly placed by her 8-year-old son via his Amazon account. Helped somewhat by a touch of negligence.
An American woman, Holly LaFavers, recounts on Facebook (via Yahoo News) the rather unusual mishap she has just experienced because of her 8-year-old son. One day, she was astonished to discover dozens of boxes of Dum-Dums lollipops that had just been delivered to her address in Kentucky.
In total, they contained thousands of candies—enough to keep her mouth busy for at least two or three lifetimes. Intrigued by this unexpected arrival, she checked her emails. She then discovered that the order in question had indeed been placed in her name on Amazon. But the painful amount nearly made her faint. Especially since the lollipop arrivals had only just begun.
Putting your smartphone in a child's hands is risky
Since $4,200 had indeed been debited from her account to deliver, in total, 70,000 cardboard sticks with a ball of sugar. "I had just received my salary, and when I saw my bank account in the red, I immediately panicked," Holy recounts, quoted by Yahoo.
The culprit, as you will have understood, was not very difficult to track down. His 8-year-old son admitted to having placed the order because he wanted "to organize a carnival for his friends". Excellent intentions despite a very real cost. Especially since he planned to give it to his friends “as a prize.”
His mother, who has spent her nights dreaming of returning him to the hospital, wants to see the glass half full – to better highlight the altruistic side of her offspring. Since, after all, the toddler had no concept of quantities, and “was simply being friendly – he was nice to his friends.” Rest assured, when contacted following this order, Amazon agreed to take back the items already delivered and reimburse the mother.
Nevertheless, a few measures could have prevented such a near-apoplexy. To prevent your little one from causing a similar outburst over a misunderstanding, consider locking your phone with a somewhat complex code that you NEVER show to your child. Also, avoid one-click purchasing in the Amazon app – and require your bank to systematically confirm online purchases via your bank's app.
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