Kentucky boy uses mother’s phone to order 70,000 Dum-Dum suckers to share with his friends

Estimatedreadtime:1-2 minutes LEXINGTON,Ky.—AKentuckywomanwasinastickymesswhenshefoundstacksofboxescontaininglollipopsonherfrontdoorstep.Thesurprisedeliverywasorderedbyheryoungsonwhileheplayedonherphone. HollyLaFaverssaysshetriedstopping8-year-oldLiam’sAmazonorderforabout70,000Dum-Dumsuckersbeforethetreatsarrivedbutitwastoolate. Amazonhadalreadydelivered22casestoherhome. “Hetoldmethathewantedtohaveacarnival,andhewasorderingtheDum-Dumsasprizesforhiscarnival,”LaFaverssaid.“Again,hewasbeingfriendly,hewasbeingkindtohisfriends.” Thesurprisegotworseafteraquickcheckofherbankaccount.Sheowedabout$4,000fortheorder. “WhenIsawwhatthenumberwas,Ijustaboutfainted,”LaFaverssaid. Thenshefoundoutthateightmorecasesfromtheorderwereunaccountedfor,shesaid.Afteratriptothepostoffice,thosecaseswerereturnedtosender,shesaid. Hereffortstogetarefundtookabitmoretimebutshegothermoneyba