Kentucky boy uses mother’s phone to order 70K Dum-Dum lollipops to share with his friends

A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her front doorstep. The surprise delivery was ordered by her young son while he played on her phone.

Holly LaFavers says she tried stopping 8-year-old Liam’s Amazon order for about 70,000 Dum-Dum suckers before the treats arrived but it was too late.

Amazon had already delivered 22 cases to her home.

Boxes containing 70,000 Dum-Dums sit outside the front door of Kentucky mom, Holly LaFavers, on May 5, 2025. AP

The boxes of lollipops were moved to the family’s garage after they were delivered. AP

“He told me that he wanted to have a carnival, and he was ordering the Dum-Dums as prizes for his carnival,” LaFavers said. “Again, he was being friendly, he was being kind to his friends.”

The surprise got worse after a quick check of her bank account. She owed about $4,000 for the order.

“When I saw what the number was, I just about fainted,” LaFavers said.

Then she found out that eight more cases from the order were unaccounted for, she said. After a trip to the post office, those cases were returned to sender, she said.

Her efforts to get a refund took a bit more time but she got her money back.

Holly LaFavers and her 8-year-old son Liam pose for a photo on April 23, 2025. AP

Holly LaFavers stands next to several of the boxes of lollipops during an interview. AP

“After a long day of working with the bank and talking to a few news stations Amazon called and they are refunding my money,” she said in a social media post.

LaFavers said she was changing some settings on her phone to make sure there’s never another surprise delivery at home.

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