8-year-old child orders 70,000 lollipops from Amazon, and gets them

[Sunny]

I don't know if this will be able to be copied, but if it is, take a minute to read it. It's both awful and funny.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/business/dum-dums-amazon-order-kentucky.html

 

[PeppermintPatty]

I don't know if this will be able to be copied, but if it is, take a minute to read it. It's both awful and funny.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/business/dum-dums-amazon-order-kentucky.html

$4,200 worth of suckers/ lollipops! What a huge mistake to have. It’ was a crazy idea to show her son how to order in the first place. Luckily Amazon let her off the hook. It’s nice that she gave the candy away to those willing to purchase it. It’s a story with a happy ending..

 

[OldOld]

Amazon does have a return policy.

 

[Sunny]

This one was funny, I thought, especially since it had a happy ending. OldOld, according to the article, Amazon initially refused to take them back because the item is food (which may be questionable, but that's how they have it listed), but finally they gave in and gave her her refund.

Another similar "Amazon" story was about a woman in San Jose who kept getting boxes and boxes of car seat covers from somewhere in China, being returned for refunds. Apparently, they can just send returns to any random address. The poor woman couldn't use her porch and at times couldn't even get her door open! I'll see if I can copy it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/us/amazon-packages-returns-california-woman.html

 

[Jace]

Brat!!

 

[PeppermintPatty]

Amazon does have a return policy.

Apparently not on food.

 

[Paco Dennis]

A picture for the headline.

 

[OldOld]

 

[Wombat]

That should keep his dentist's child in private school for a very long time.

 

[timoc]

8-year-old child orders 70,000 lollipops from Amazon, and gets them​

I wanna know where he lives so I can give him some help sucking them.

 

[timoc]

A picture for the headline.

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My idea of heaven.

 

[oldman]

Anywhere I go and they have a jar of dumbs dumbs sitting out, I usually sneak one. Most people behind the counter laugh, but I tell them it’s for my grandchild, but somehow, they know I’m pulling their leg, especially after I take the wrapper off and put it into my mouth.

 

[fuzzybuddy]

This kid gets 70,000 lollipops delivered to his doorstep- no questions/no problems. Meanwhile, I've got items from 20 years ago that are still lost "in transit".

 

[Sunny]

Aside from the lollipop side of it, it's kind of scary that it's so easy for a young child to be able to get online and order stuff.

 

[Fritz]

If I had done that I'm certain my parents would've beat me.

 

[RedAlert76]

Sorry not very sympathetic ... where was the mother , father, older sibling? Besides I see first hand how parents now days let toddlers play with their phone, car keys and etc.

 

[JBR]

I don't know if this will be able to be copied, but if it is, take a minute to read it. It's both awful and funny.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/08/business/dum-dums-amazon-order-kentucky.html

Yes, there'a lot of pure bunk and valueless opinions/advice on the internet, and one is obliged to sift through and apply due skepticism. But what Sunny posted about here on SF is such an outrageous story that, in its on way, is definitely hard to believe... though I suppose it's genuine. (Comes from another SF thread... the 8-year old who ordered 70,00 lollipops on his mother's Amazon account.)

Leading me to say our times are very strange, aren't they? The internet amplifies this and contributes to it. Things in general seem to have become quite bizarre, and it's challenging for an individual to navigate through it.