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6-Year-Old Uses Sleeping Mom’s Thumbprint To Buy $250 Worth Of Gifts On Amazon
Sick of trying to be good all year just so Santa will deliver your presents? Well, one sneaky 6-year-old from Maumelle, Arkansas found a clever way around that problem. She simply used her sleeping mom’s thumbprint to access Amazon and buy herself $250 of Christmas presents instead!
Little Ashlynd Howell waited for her mom Bethany to nod off while watching a movie together before embarking upon her crafty scheme. Using her mom’s thumbprint to unlock her phone, she opened the Amazon app and proceeded to buy herself 13 different Pokémon toys. When Bethany saw the order notifications the next day, she thought she’d been hacked until she asked her daughter if she knew anything about it. “Yeah mommy, I was shopping!” said Ashlynd according to the Daily Mail. Her mom was only allowed to return four of the items, but Ashlynd still ended up getting way more for Christmas than Santa intended! (h/t)
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6-year-old Ashlynd Howell decided to make her own Christmas extra special this year
She waited for her mom Bethany to fall asleep, then used her thumbprint to buy 13 Pokémon toys valuing $250 on Amazon!
Image credits: tapsmart
When her mom saw the order notifications, she thought she’d been hacked until she asked her daughter if she knew anything about it
“Yeah mommy, I was shopping!” she replied
Bethany was only allowed to return four of the items, but Ashlynd still ended up getting way more for Christmas than Santa intended!
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Jen H 8 years ago
This is not cute or funny. That child needs to be taught what she did was wrong and never to do anything like that again. Encouraging behavior like this will result in her growing up to be a self entitled brat...just what this world has enough of.
AnnieLaurie Burke 8 years ago
She may grow up to be President of the US.... Or a high-paid CEO.
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Susan Forbes 8 years ago
Also if she waited until mom was asleep to use her thumbprint to unlock her phone she knew it was wrong. Book'em, Danno!
Daria B 8 years ago
What a scary little girl. O_o Today she gets her mother's fingerprints while sleeping, tomorrow she becomes a badass secret agent.
Hans 8 years ago
I find the pictures taken afterwards a bit scary. While I think that the girl was not able to understand the full scope of her actions when ordering, I guess teaching here that it was not right to do it would have been advisable afterwards. This is probably not achieved by taking pictures of all the toys she can keep. On the other hand: incentives for developing a career in IT security have been set!
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Cassie 8 years ago
Just because the toys can't be returned doesn't mean she should keep them. She shouldn't be rewarded for doing the wrong thing. That's bad training. At the very least, this would have been an opportunity to teach her about children in need and let her donate those toys to charity.
Hans 8 years ago
What I find strangest about this case is that the items cannot be returned. Here in Europe, there would be two ways to do that: a) It was ordered online...as a private customer you can return all items within the first two or so weeks, you do not even need to state a reason if they are unspoiled. b) Technically, the six year-old shopped. She is not contractually capable, thereby the shopping is void. There might have been neglient behaviour by the mother; still, the six year old shopped. Thus, the mother might be liable for compensation, but the actual order is void. Is this different under US law?
ThePurpleness 8 years ago
She got toys from a third party seller on Amazon, which means they couldn't return 6 or 7, but could return 3 or 4 direct purchases.
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Ian Carter 8 years ago
I find it hard to believe that the items could not be returned but if that is true posting a smiling child pics and letting her keep the toys is sending her a terrible message. I would have taken all her presents away (except maybe one surprise) frog march her and the toys to the local shelter and make her give them all up. No wonder she is a sneak thief if her mum tells her its ok to steak because hay you can keep 60% so make sure you still big.
Veronique Anketier 8 years ago
I can predict a super mega birthday party for Ashlynd in a few years, threw by the birthday girl herself, and with thousands of people invited via social network. Be caaaaareful, Ashlynd's mom!
Aline Fernandes 8 years ago
I hope the mother did not compliment the little girl after that! She should have been taught that such things are not allowed for little kids to do!
Veronique Anketier 8 years ago
For what you can see in the pictures, I guess she did. Both mom and daughter look very proud, so... more to come from Ashlynd in the future? ;-)
Load More Replies... Jen H 8 years ago
This is not cute or funny. That child needs to be taught what she did was wrong and never to do anything like that again. Encouraging behavior like this will result in her growing up to be a self entitled brat...just what this world has enough of.
AnnieLaurie Burke 8 years ago
She may grow up to be President of the US.... Or a high-paid CEO.
Load More Replies... Susan Forbes 8 years ago
Also if she waited until mom was asleep to use her thumbprint to unlock her phone she knew it was wrong. Book'em, Danno!
Daria B 8 years ago
What a scary little girl. O_o Today she gets her mother's fingerprints while sleeping, tomorrow she becomes a badass secret agent.
Hans 8 years ago
I find the pictures taken afterwards a bit scary. While I think that the girl was not able to understand the full scope of her actions when ordering, I guess teaching here that it was not right to do it would have been advisable afterwards. This is probably not achieved by taking pictures of all the toys she can keep. On the other hand: incentives for developing a career in IT security have been set!
Load More Replies... Cassie 8 years ago
Just because the toys can't be returned doesn't mean she should keep them. She shouldn't be rewarded for doing the wrong thing. That's bad training. At the very least, this would have been an opportunity to teach her about children in need and let her donate those toys to charity.
Hans 8 years ago
What I find strangest about this case is that the items cannot be returned. Here in Europe, there would be two ways to do that: a) It was ordered online...as a private customer you can return all items within the first two or so weeks, you do not even need to state a reason if they are unspoiled. b) Technically, the six year-old shopped. She is not contractually capable, thereby the shopping is void. There might have been neglient behaviour by the mother; still, the six year old shopped. Thus, the mother might be liable for compensation, but the actual order is void. Is this different under US law?
ThePurpleness 8 years ago
She got toys from a third party seller on Amazon, which means they couldn't return 6 or 7, but could return 3 or 4 direct purchases.
Load More Replies... Ian Carter 8 years ago
I find it hard to believe that the items could not be returned but if that is true posting a smiling child pics and letting her keep the toys is sending her a terrible message. I would have taken all her presents away (except maybe one surprise) frog march her and the toys to the local shelter and make her give them all up. No wonder she is a sneak thief if her mum tells her its ok to steak because hay you can keep 60% so make sure you still big.
Veronique Anketier 8 years ago
I can predict a super mega birthday party for Ashlynd in a few years, threw by the birthday girl herself, and with thousands of people invited via social network. Be caaaaareful, Ashlynd's mom!
Aline Fernandes 8 years ago
I hope the mother did not compliment the little girl after that! She should have been taught that such things are not allowed for little kids to do!
Veronique Anketier 8 years ago
For what you can see in the pictures, I guess she did. Both mom and daughter look very proud, so... more to come from Ashlynd in the future? ;-)
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