In a holiday twist that would make any parent raise an eyebrow, a clever six-year-old named Lily Thompson from Arkansas found a unique way to get her hands on the gifts she wanted. While her mother, Sarah Thompson, was dozing on the couch after a long day, Lily decided to skip the traditional route of waiting for Santa and went straight to her mom’s phone. Using her sleeping mother’s thumbprint, the tech-savvy little one unlocked the device and went on a shopping spree, racking up $250 worth of toys from Amazon.
Sarah shared with the Daily Chronicle that the incident occurred during a cozy movie night. “We settled in, and before I knew it, I was out cold within minutes,” she recounted. With the phone resting innocently on the coffee table, Lily, channeling her inner secret agent, managed to utilize her mother’s thumbprint without waking her. The result? Thirteen shiny new Pokemon toys ordered, courtesy of Amazon Prime and Sarah’s conveniently stored payment details.
The next morning, when Sarah checked her email and saw the unexpected charges, her first thought was that her phone had been compromised. It wasn’t until she noticed the items were scheduled for delivery to her own home that she began to piece together the mystery. Sarah had previously let Lily use her phone for games and videos, but she never imagined her daughter would take it a step further. “I had no idea she even knew what Amazon was,” Sarah admitted, echoing the silent fears of parents everywhere who have entrusted their devices to their little ones.
As it turns out, that handy auto-fill feature—which makes ordering those late-night beauty products a breeze—also allowed young Lily to easily enter her address and payment info. “Yeah, Mommy, I was just shopping,” she innocently confessed.
Considering how children observe us using technology, it’s easy to understand why Lily thought nothing of using her mother’s phone to curate her own Christmas list. After all, they see us click buttons and receive packages without witnessing any cash exchange, so the concept of spending money online can easily fly over their heads.
After contacting Amazon, Sarah managed to return four of the items, but she gently broke the news to Lily that since Santa knew how the toys were purchased, she wouldn’t be able to keep the entire haul. We can only imagine that from now on, Sarah will be keeping her phone much closer—perhaps even in her pocket while she sleeps!
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Summary
A six-year-old named Lily Thompson cleverly used her sleeping mother’s thumbprint to unlock her phone and order $250 worth of Pokemon toys from Amazon. When her mother, Sarah, discovered the charges the next day, she was shocked but managed to return some items. The incident serves as a reminder for parents to keep a closer eye on their devices.