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Kentucky boy uses mom's phone to order 70,000 lollipops — costing $4,000: "He wanted to have a carnival"

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Holly LaFavers says she tried stopping 8-year-old Liam 's order for 70,000 Dum-Dum suckers before the treats arrived.

Amazon had already delivered 22 cases to her Kentucky home.

After a quick check of her bank account, she found out she owed about $4,000 for the order.

Amazon is fully refunding the money, and her bank is waiving fees.

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English

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