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30 cases, $4,000.
She got her money back after making a stink in the media.
this post was submitted on 07 May 2025
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I don’t think that company regularly gets orders that big, do they? Maybe when getting a large order, they should contact the buyer to confirm it.
Two thoughts on why it didn't get flagged
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the seller might be used to selling bulk amounts to distributors so 30 cases isn't unheard of.
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Since it was on Amazon, there might not have actually been a human in the loop (except the person who packaged it but its not on them to check stuff like that) until the package actually arrives
But idk, I just skimmed the article lol
IDK what the fuck kind of settings people have on their phones to allow anyone with access to it to do that?
Any action that requires a payment or money transfer on my phone also requires authentication, and I'm not even sure I can disable that.
But maybe that's because I'm in EU?
Imagine having 4000 of available credit in this economy
I'm a solidly middle class and have 10x that. My mother, who is lower middle class, has more than me. It's not a question of economy, it's about being responsible and old enough to build up a favorable history.
Be rich, don't be poor got it. I'm gonna follow you for more financial tips.
My mother raised me alone barely scraping by. I was a free lunch kid. If it wasn't for social security payments from my dead father we would have been homeless. So how about you go fuck yourself. Cause I don't wanna hear "wah it's so hard being millennial" from some dickhead who almost certainly came from more privilege than me.
You're being totally real and reasonable. Not sure why you're getting any pushback on this. $40k in available credit is doable by having a few cards open, and anyone who has a history of paying on time should have no difficulty being approved.
I looked at that person's post history. They used to play a Sega game gear while waiting in line at universal studios. We couldn't even afford the batteries for a game gear. They had every advantage that I didn't. If they can't get a credit card, it's not because the economy is shit. It's because they're stupid and wasted their opportunities.
Start out mega poor but get rich later.
Got it.
The hits keep coming with this guy.
Better than "start out with every advantage, fuck it up, and blame the state of the world that you don't have an average adult's credit rating"
We've lowered the bar so far that middle class is considered rich now?
But maybe that's because I'm in EU?
~~Enabled by default as far as I can tell.~~ I don't know anyone whose kid has done something like this and there's no way none of them tried.
Nevermind, I see that it was Amazon so I went and checked the app (not a frequent Amazon shopper). No verification, you can just click Buy Now
No verification, you can just click Buy Now
I don't think that's possible here, Are you in USA? IDK if it's EU or because I'm in Denmark.
We had it some years back, but our available payments systems have increased security since.
I don't think it's a good idea to have purchases drawn from you account with no security. And I don't think it should be legal.
Yes, USA. I was thinking of Google Play purchases when I first left the comment (which definitely has confirmation)
It's Denmark. I live in Germany and Amazon doesn't require authentication when buying something. Maybe I turned it off at some point but I doubt it
OK then it's our payment systems that don't allow it. Probably by law?
When you cross the Great Belt toll bridge in Denmark, you can pay with the universal "Dankort" without authentication, but they have a special permission/agreement for that.
I don't use Amazon, but on Steam we used to be able to make unauthorized payments, but that is not possible anymore last I tried.
I actually considered trying it to see for sure, but I can't think of anything worthwhile to buy right now.
Do you have confirmation if you put in your card number? If yes, that's good, but I also don't think that's a EU-wide thing.
Do you have confirmation if you put in your card number?
They can store the card info, but we need to confirm purchases with an SMS code.
I also don’t think that’s a EU-wide thing.
No apparently it isn't, I got a response from a German who says they can buy on Amazon without security validation.
Jesus, how many friends does this fucking kid have?
A shitload more now.
Or none because he didn’t follow through.
Yeah, I was thinking kids young enough to do this are young enough to hate the disappointment more than respect the effort.
At least they aren’t blaming the immigrants for no candy
LaFavers said she was changing some settings on her phone to make sure there's never another surprise ~~delivery~~ candy crush at home.
C'mon guys, that joke was easier than taking credit card information from a single parent
LaFavers doesn’t want her kid doing the favors for other kids.
there should be a regulation that businesses who sell to minors over the internet are liable for the mistake. They're the ones who benefit from such easy ordering, and this is a foreseeable consequence of that.
That's just asking to have online shopping become much harder, requiring more identity verification than just having a credit card and an address. Which is maybe beneficial overall; it would cut down on fraud, but I doubt it would be a popular change.
I'm honestly pro-anything-that-reduces-consumption. This would reduce consumption because it would make people consider their purchases more.
How? For all they know the mother bought them. That's what the billing and shipping info says.
There should be a regulation that if you don't secure a device that is later used in a way you don't want because of lack of said security, you are shit out of luck. - ftfy
It's not the fault of the business because your pin code is 1234 (or non-existent). People need to figure shit out. If a child grabs your car keys and then crashes the family sedan, it's not Toyota's fault; same thing.
They didn't know they were selling to a minor. He used his mother's phone. It's right there in the headline.
Let the boy have them
but that's all he gets to eat until he finishes them
Per my quick research, 1 Dum Dum is about 25 calories, if we assume he eats 1500 calories per day, he'd die of malnutrition before he finished eating them over 3 years.
Dental plan
Lisa needs braces
70,000 is just a starting point for negotiation, she counters with zero then they settle on 7,000 and both walk away with a win.
Kid's been brought up right, sharing with his friends. Very kind
ABC couldn’t just have said “found herself in a tough spot”, absolutely had to shoehorn “sticky” in with a pile driver
The story isn't finished!
Did the kid end up having his sucky carnival‽
Phrasing!
I don't like this sentence.