Well, we really can’t blame Starbucks for what happened with the 4-year-old nephew of TikTok user @marcfranks 7. Sure, the coffee purveyor would love to get everyone hooked on caffeine at a young age, but this is one of those situations where a youngster was able to access one of his parents’ smartphones without their knowledge leading to the situation that we are about to describe.
Four-year-old spends $100 on Starbucks coffee and other treats on accident using the Uber Eats app
A four-year old ordered $100 worth of coffee and other food items from Uber Eats
The entire delivery came to over $100 and the rascal escaped punishment since his family thought that it was hilarious to find the order bagged up on their doorstep when they returned home. “We just thought it was funny, he was not punished, just asked to not do it again,” Franks said. He added that “I can’t tell you how hard it was to explain to him why he shouldn’t do that. Meanwhile, he was stuffing his face with a blue cake pop.”
TV anchorman sets off Alexa as orders for dollhouses are placed throughout San Diego
That was the first mistake. When she noticed large sums of money vanishing from her bank account, she chalked it up to a banking error or fraud. Because the purchases were not itemized, the mother was confused. Finally, she contacted the bank which told her that the charges were real and that she needed to speak with Apple. By the time she got off the phone with Apple, she realized that her son was the culprit.
What happened, in this case, was rather simple. CW6 anchor Jim Patton said the “Alexa” wake word followed by “order me a dollhouse.” The digital assistant heard “Alexa, order me a dollhouse.” Those with credit cards on file were billed and received a surprise shipment. There is a setting in Alexa that will allow users to disable voice purchasing, but it is such a convenience that many are loath to turn it off.
