Boy Orders 70,000 Lollipops To His Home Using Mom's Phone: 'about Fainted'

A boy successful Lexington, Kentucky, whitethorn person to prime up a fewer much chores for his allowance aft a sweetener craving led to a costly mix-up.

Holly LaFavers said her son, Liam, ordered astir 70,000 lollipops to their location pinch her phone, The Associated Press (AP) reported.

The 8-year-old utilized his mother's Amazon relationship to nonstop 22 cases of Dum-Dums to nan home.

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"He told maine that he wanted to person a carnival, and he was ordering nan Dum-Dums arsenic prizes for his carnival," LaFavers told nan AP. 

She said her young boy "was being friendly. He was being benignant to his friends."

An 8-year-old boy successful Kentucky accidentally ordered 70,000 Dum-Dums connected his mom's Amazon account. (Holly LaFavers via AP Newsroom)

LaFavers said her slope relationship showed she owed complete $4,000 for nan order.

"When I saw what nan number was, I conscionable astir fainted," LaFavers said.

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Of nan 22 cases delivered, location were 8 much cases unaccounted for, LaFavers added.

She went to nan station agency and recovered retired nan cases were returned to nan sender.

Twenty-two cases of Dum-Dums were delivered to nan family's Lexington home. (Holly LaFavers via AP Newsroom)

Although LaFavers did person a refund for nan purchase, it did return a while to get her money back.

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"After a agelong time of moving pinch nan slope and talking to a fewer news stations, Amazon called and they are refunding my money," she said successful a societal media post, according to nan AP.

LaFavers (pictured pinch her son, Liam) did person a refund for nan purchase. (Holly LaFavers via AP)

To forestall different astonishment order, LaFavers said she has changed immoderate settings connected her phone.

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"We're gladsome we were capable to activity straight pinch this customer to move a sticky business into thing sweet," an Amazon spokesperson told Fox News Digital.