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[gertrudecloset]

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@Etoile308 wrote:

Sometimes there are small things that make me question the veracity or motivation of these type of human interest stories.

For example, looking at the photo there appears on the counter to be a tablet resembling an Amazon Kids's Kindle Fire. You know, the type of tablet with age appropriate, game appropriate apps for a six year old. So why the need to hand him a phone?

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Don't you think that's a bit presumptuous?  It might not have internet access, or it could be broke.  It might not be what you think it is either.  There are some papers there that looks as though he was drawing or doodling.  Is it that serious @Etoile308 ?  Think something really nefarious is going on?  

It just happened and I'm sure the father will think twice about letting his child use his smart phone again.

[Trailrun23]

Father's fault he wasn't monitoring the use of his phone by a 6 year-old. Saw the report on tv....the little boy is adorable. Nice of Grubhub to give them a $1000 gift certificate. Equal to the charges. Good PR for them and maybe keep the boy from being grounded for life. 

[Stelladorable]

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@Trailrun23 wrote:

Father's fault he wasn't monitoring the use of his phone by a 6 year-old. Saw the report on tv....the little boy is adorable. Nice of Grubhub to give them a $1000 gift certificate. Equal to the charges. Good PR for them and maybe keep the boy from being grounded for life. 

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My grandchildren and their cousins did this to their parents one Christmas eve buying Roblox. I believe the totals were over $200 before one of the parents caught on. We never did find out who the ring leader was. Lessons learned. When they're too quiet, there's bound to be trouble. And never, under any circumstances give out your passwords to kids.

[debfau]

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@Etoile308 wrote:

I don't see him looking for sympathy either, but if he were I wouldn't give him any. That simple. Jeez Louise.

Seems to me he was looking for something...his 15 minutes perhaps. If not, he would have kept the story to himself and never brought it to anyone's attention. Of course there are those that believe everything their children do is so very special.

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The message I got from the father was for people to be careful when about what kind of apps are on your phone that a kid could get into and charge who knows what amount.

[Bhvbum]

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

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@Bhvbum wrote:

And how did these things get paid for? Have you ever ordered something online, there are a number of steps and then the option of how to pay? Pick up or delivery?  Would you have your credit card registered to all those places?  If I didn't know better, I suspect this kid has been taught to place orders for Food before. 

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Listen, did you read the story?   I know it was long @Bhvbum but this was an app on a phone.  The apps sometimes have Apple Pay or other methods of payments in these apps.  Uber has your payment information stored in the app for when you want to make a payment.  This isn't complicated.

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I use apps for everything, including Uber and food ordering. And yes, they are fast and easy, but you FIRST have to have all the right information to allow the app to even open.  i.e.  either use Face or fingerprint ID, or a password. That in itself is a number of steps, just look how many steps it takes to order from QVC, choose the item, how to pay, where to send.  Food being home delivered is no different. I still think the kid has been taught how to do this in the past. 

I order food almost daily, using apps with my credit card stored.  This is making headline news for a reason, it doesn't happen that often. 

[JoyFilled Warrior]

@gertrudecloset 

You continue to find the *most interesting* topics! 

[Spurt]

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@Etoile308 wrote:

Somehow I have zero sympathy for this guy. Perhaps next time he won't use a cell phone as a baby sitter. You want to allow a six year old to play games, buy him a LeapFrog. Better yet, hand him a book and expand his world.

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@Etoile308 

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Unfortunately, that's what a lot parents do, here kid here's my cell phone....get outta my hair.....

Back in the day the TV Stations ran a message..."ITS 10 PM DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE ?"...

Maybe they need to update and run an announcement on TV and Social Media----"DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CELL PHONE AND CHILREN ARE?"

there was a story about a parrot that talked and a computer was left on and a parrot placed an order online...

[Spurt]

@gertrudecloset AND ALL

Most apps/websites have a condition stated that the person must be 18 yrs or older to make a purchase its part of their customer legal requirements...🤔

Read the USING GRUBHUB USERS AGREEMENT.....if under 18 must be DIRECTLY SUPERVISED by the parents ...which this kid was not if the parents were at the movies and wasn't supervised by a babysitter...🙄 And Grubhub can block someone abusing their system 

sounds like Gubhub wanted the publicity and so did the parents...🙄😒

https://www.grubhub.com/legal/terms-of-use

[debfau]

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@Spurt wrote:

@gertrudecloset AND ALL

Most apps/websites have a condition stated that the person must be 18 yrs or older to make a purchase its part of their customer legal requirements...🤔

Read the USING GRUBHUB USERS AGREEMENT.....if under 18 must be DIRECTLY SUPERVISED by the parents ...which this kid was not if the parents were at the movies and wasn't supervised by a babysitter...🙄 And Grubhub can block someone abusing their system 

sounds like Gubhub wanted the publicity and so did the parents...🙄😒

https://www.grubhub.com/legal/terms-of-use

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From an article I read today - the kid took his father's phone off the kitchen counter and went down to the basement (only the mother was at the movies); father thought he was playing games on the phone until food started arriving.

[gertrudecloset]

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@Bhvbum wrote:

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@gertrudecloset wrote:

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@Bhvbum wrote:

And how did these things get paid for? Have you ever ordered something online, there are a number of steps and then the option of how to pay? Pick up or delivery?  Would you have your credit card registered to all those places?  If I didn't know better, I suspect this kid has been taught to place orders for Food before. 

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Listen, did you read the story?   I know it was long @Bhvbum but this was an app on a phone.  The apps sometimes have Apple Pay or other methods of payments in these apps.  Uber has your payment information stored in the app for when you want to make a payment.  This isn't complicated.

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I use apps for everything, including Uber and food ordering. And yes, they are fast and easy, but you FIRST have to have all the right information to allow the app to even open.  i.e.  either use Face or fingerprint ID, or a password. That in itself is a number of steps, just look how many steps it takes to order from QVC, choose the item, how to pay, where to send.  Food being home delivered is no different. I still think the kid has been taught how to do this in the past. 

I order food almost daily, using apps with my credit card stored.  This is making headline news for a reason, it doesn't happen that often. 

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@BhvbumThis still depends on what phone you have.  Right Now, my Pixel 6 is set to let me do what I want with any app on my phone.  Please understand that not everyone has the latest and greatest Iphone with these new security features.  Nowhere in this story does it state the kind or year of the phone this person is using.

It is clear the phone was "open" if the man allowed the child to use it.  Why would he have handed him a locked phone?  That doesn't make a lot of sense.  I can imagine this scenario easily.  Very easily as a matter of fact.