A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her doorstep
  • DBT@lemmy.world
    6·
    3 days ago

    TLDR:

    30 cases, $4,000.

    She got her money back after making a stink in the media.

    • neon_nova@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      5·
      3 days ago

      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.

      • Lv_InSaNe_vL@lemmy.world
        7·
        2 days ago

        Two thoughts on why it didn’t get flagged

        1. the seller might be used to selling bulk amounts to distributors so 30 cases isn’t unheard of.

        2. 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

  • Buffalox@lemmy.world
    2·
    3 days ago

    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?

      • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
        31·
        2 days ago

        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.

          • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
            51·
            2 days ago

            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.

            • triptrapper@lemmy.world
              6·
              1 day ago

              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.

              • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
                3·
                1 day ago

                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.

              • the_crotch@sh.itjust.works
                1·
                1 day ago

                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”

  • gAlienLifeform@lemmy.world
    2·
    3 days ago

    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

  • yesman@lemmy.world
    01·
    3 days ago

    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.

    • Midnight Wolf@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      3 days ago

      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.