Kentucky Boy’s $4,000 Lollipop Order Shocks Mom: 70,000 Dum-Dums Delivered
Sarah Johnson
May 7, 2025
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Kentucky boy orders 70,000 lollipops on mom’s phone, costing $4,000. A carnival dream turned financial scare, resolved with a refund.
In a sweet but costly misadventure, 8-year-old Liam from Lexington, Kentucky, turned his carnival dreams into a financial nightmare for his mom, Holly LaFavers. Using her phone, Liam ordered a jaw-dropping 70,000 Dum-Dum lollipops through her Amazon account, racking up a $4,000 bill. LaFavers nearly fainted when she saw the charge, and the delivery of 22 cases of lollipops only added to the chaos.
Liam’s plan? To host a carnival and shower his friends with candy prizes, a gesture as kind as it was extravagant. "He was just being friendly," LaFavers told reporters, though her bank account begged to differ. Eight more cases were mercifully returned to the sender, and after a marathon of calls with Amazon and her bank, LaFavers secured a refund. She’s since tweaked her phone settings to avoid another sugar-fueled shopping spree.
Amazon, ever the diplomat, called it a "sticky situation" they were happy to sweeten with a resolution. Liam, meanwhile, might be eyeing extra chores to make up for his lollipop legacy.
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Editor's Comments
Liam’s carnival dreams prove kids and unchecked Amazon accounts are a recipe for chaos. Why stop at lollipops? Next, he’ll order a Ferris wheel! Here’s hoping Holly’s phone now has more locks than Fort Knox.
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