In a hilarious twist of holiday mischief, a clever six-year-old named Lily Thompson from Arkansas decided to skip the traditional Santa route and make her own Christmas wishes come true. While her mother, Sarah, dozed off during a movie night, Lily seized the opportunity to unlock her mom’s iPhone using her sleeping mother’s fingerprint, resulting in a $250 shopping spree for Pokémon toys on Amazon.
According to Sarah, the incident unfolded when she fell asleep just moments into the film. “I was completely exhausted, and my phone was right there on the coffee table,” she explained. Little did she know that her daughter had a plan. Channeling her inner secret agent, Lily discreetly used her mother’s thumb to access the phone without waking her up. With a few taps, she ordered an impressive haul of 13 Pokémon toys, all thanks to Amazon Prime and her mom’s saved credit card details.
The following morning, Sarah was shocked to find multiple charges in her email. Initially thinking she had been hacked, it didn’t take long for her to connect the dots when she saw that the packages were set to arrive at their home. Having previously allowed Lily to use her phone for games and videos, Sarah never imagined her daughter would take it a step further. “I had no idea she even knew what Amazon was,” she remarked, a sentiment many parents can relate to after giving their little ones access to their devices.
As it turns out, the same auto-fill feature that makes late-night shopping so convenient for us adults also helped Lily effortlessly enter her address and billing information. “Yeah, mommy, I was shopping,” Lily proudly declared when confronted about the purchases.
Children are often oblivious to the concept of money exchange, especially when they see us making purchases with the click of a button and packages arriving at our doorstep. It’s no surprise that Lily thought nothing of using her mom’s phone to fulfill her holiday desires.
After reaching out to Amazon, Sarah managed to return four of the items. To soften the blow of her daughter’s online shopping escapade, she explained that since Santa was aware of Lily’s shopping methods, she wouldn’t be able to keep all the toys. As for Sarah, it’s likely she’ll be keeping her phone a little closer from now on.
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In summary, a clever child turned a sleepy moment into an online shopping adventure, reminding parents everywhere to keep a closer eye on their devices, lest they find their little ones racking up unexpected bills.