• A Quick History Of Accidental Online Purchases By Kids
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[IMG]http://media.npr.org/chrome/news/nprlogo_138x46.gif[/IMG] [IMG]http://media.npr.org/branding/blogs/alltechconsidered/branding_main-145eb25ca00acff04e540202da68b169a7d1eba8.png[/IMG] [QUOTE][img]http://media.npr.org/assets/img/2013/07/12/ipad_wide-09c75ae92b3bc92908ba76f01ec2a6c608376b1b-s40.jpg[/img] [I]In little hands, a tech gadget can quickly turn from a toy to a cash register.[/I][/QUOTE] [QUOTE]EBay's app is so easy to use, a toddler can do it — and her parents would argue about whether that's a good thing. Paul Stoute says his 14-month-old daughter, Sorella, was recently playing with his smartphone when she tapped her way through the app's purchasing prompts and bought herself an early Sweet 16 present — a vintage car. Stoute says he panicked after receiving a congratulatory email, and he tried to get out of what turned out to be a $225 purchase. (It was a definite fixer-upper.) But after giving it some thought, Stoute says he and his wife decided to try to restore the roadster and give it to Sorella when she can drive. News of her shopping spree quickly went viral on Thursday, and little Sorella's story serves as another cautionary tale for parents of tech-curious kids. Typical of stories in this digital age, many parents virtually nodded along, sharing similar tales of mistaken online purchases with hefty bills — while others wondered about its veracity.) Indeed, the Stoutes' story isn't uncommon; the Internet is full of stories of technology getting the better of both buyers and sellers. An 11-year-old in California accidentally downloaded a $1,000 bar exam review app. A 2-year-old managed to order a pay cable program while playing with the remote. Earlier this year, Apple settled a class-action lawsuit brought by parents whose kids bought items like virtual food, gems and coins while playing iPhone or iPad games. One 5-year-old racked up $2,570 in these in-app purchases. From the Arrested Development school of lesson learning, a mother convinced her son he mistakenly bought a $50,000 Ford Mustang while playing with her iPad. His heartbreaking emotional response ("We're going to have to sell everything! I'm horrible!") sparked a firestorm of criticism about his mother's parenting. [B]...[/B][/QUOTE] [B]There's even more stuff in the actual article, so read it you fuck.[/B] [url]http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/07/11/201196049/a-quick-history-of-accidental-online-purchases-by-kids?utm_source=npr&utm_medium=facebook&utm_campaign=20130712[/url]
[QUOTE] Stoute says he and his wife decided to try to restore the roadster and give it to Sorella when she can drive.[/QUOTE] That's gonna make for an interesting birthday Here's the car you bought when you were like 2
[QUOTE=kaine123;41434954][B]There's even more stuff in the actual article, so read it you fuck.[/B] [/QUOTE] wow rude
[quote]From the Arrested Development school of lesson learning, a mother convinced her son he mistakenly bought a $50,000 Ford Mustang while playing with her iPad. His heartbreaking emotional response ("We're going to have to sell everything! I'm horrible!") sparked a firestorm of criticism about his mother's parenting.[/quote] Monkey123 sure has grown up to become great.
We could make our own list thanks to the Rust community
Don't forget when IBM shipped demo CD's for OS/2 with a magazine only to find out they had shipped full OS install discs with the magazines.
[QUOTE=Liem;41434980]That's gonna make for an interesting birthday Here's the car you bought when you were like 2[/QUOTE] Least they have 14 years to save up and completely fix it up and make it look really nice.
Lesson of the day: Don't give your children your app store password
my little brother accidentally bought like 110 bucks worth of tf2 keys and items lmao
[QUOTE=meppers;41435226]Lesson of the day: Don't give your children your app store password[/QUOTE] Actually: Don't stay logged in with kids, and DON'T save your credit/debit card info.
This is what you get when you give a kid an online shop with access to your credit card details. Absolutely none of it is Apple's fault.
The weirdest thing about app accessories is that they are just virtual items with no value. They could easily forgive a toddler for purchasing it.
The curtains in my bathroom fell on my dads kindle and bought a romantic novel. He exclusively reads sci-fi
This is why I never let my youngest nephew near my room or near any electronic device. One time he was playing with one of the house phones and accidentally called a number somehow.. and the oldest nephew who is 2 or 3 owns an Ipad that my oldest sister/his mom gave to him.
I was trying to look at porn when I was twelve and accidentally bought a book on how to improve my sex life. I got in trouble.
[QUOTE=JumpinJackFlash;41440393]I was trying to look at porn when I was twelve and accidentally bought a book on how to improve my sex life. I got in trouble.[/QUOTE] but did you improve your sex life?
[QUOTE=DesumThePanda;41435260]my little brother accidentally bought like 110 bucks worth of tf2 keys and items lmao[/QUOTE] "Accidentally"
I once spent five dollars on weapons from the Mann Co. Store in Team Fortress. After 3 years, I still miss those five dollars.
[QUOTE=Sgt. Nikolai;41441023]I once spent five dollars on weapons from the Mann Co. Store in Team Fortress. After 3 years, I still miss those five dollars.[/QUOTE] Oh God why would you ever pay for TF2 except in the form of the Orange Box pre-order cost?
Hello, My Son accidently bought loads of games on the steam sale, Can I have a refund ([i]and keep the games[/i]) Thankyou.
Oh fucck oh fuck they are gonna be poor!
[QUOTE=sYnced;41436153]The weirdest thing about app accessories is that they are just virtual items with no value. They could easily forgive a toddler for purchasing it.[/QUOTE] You really don't know how value means do you? How about cash then? It's just a piece of paper but in our eyes it has value. Anything can have a value, even if it isn't physical.
[QUOTE=Sgt. Nikolai;41441023]I once spent five dollars on weapons from the Mann Co. Store in Team Fortress. After 3 years, I still miss those five dollars.[/QUOTE] i bought secret of the magic crystal ive yet to touch it
[QUOTE=meppers;41435226]Lesson of the day: Don't give your children your app store password[/QUOTE] or, y'know, teach them to be financially responsible with their parents money. If they're smart enough to use it they're probably smart enough to understand when they're spending money. This is ofcourse not about cases of toddlers mindlessly clicking away; but 11 year olds and the like. I've no idea how a toddler typed in a password but was stupid enough to not know what that password did.
[QUOTE=Suttles;41442214]i bought secret of the magic crystal ive yet to touch it[/QUOTE] why did you buy that for yourself thats like buying yourself bad rats
I tried to buy a month of Pandora One and I entered my card number wrong, so when it went back to the order page and I entered my info again it had default selected buy one year and I didn't notice. Not that it was a bad deal, but still.
buy the kid a book or something
[QUOTE=Mike Tyson;41445038]why did you buy that for yourself thats like buying yourself bad rats[/QUOTE] hey its a great game
[QUOTE=Mark364;41440724]but did you improve your sex life?[/QUOTE]I didn't even get to read it...[QUOTE=TheCloak;41440863]"Accidentally"[/QUOTE]Seriously, I was trying to "hack" (or thought it was hacking back then) into the pay area of the site. When I realized what I had done, I got the mail for two weeks straight in an effort to hide my horrible mistake by hopefully throwing the book in the pond. Turns out, they deliver packages too big for mailboxes to your house. How was I supposed to know!? [editline]13th July 2013[/editline] By the way, my grandma was present for the huge shitstorm of buying a 60 dollar book on sexual positions and dating advice. Try to imagine the embarrassment of all of that.
[QUOTE=lifehole;41444856] This is ofcourse not about cases of toddlers mindlessly clicking away; but 11 year olds and the like. I've no idea how a toddler typed in a password but was stupid enough to not know what that password did.[/QUOTE] My neice and nephew somehow know their parent's itunes password and they download a ridiculous amount of free apps on their iPad that need to be deleted consistently. They're age 5 and 3, respectively. I'm surprised that they didn't end up spending tons of money.
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