Keith and Kristin Stonehouse from Chesterfield Township, Michigan, thought they would spend just another Saturday night as usual, until their son, Mason, got his father’s mobile phone.
That night, Keith stayed at home with 6-year-old Mason, while his wife went out on a ladies’ night with her girlfriends.
Father and son spent some quality time together, they did fun stuff, and, when it was finally time to go to bed, Mason was allowed some screentime before he went to sleep.
Little did his father know that the boy would open the GrubHub app and order $1,000 worth of food, including his all-time favorite shrimp.
Once Mason was in bed and Keith was about to relax, the doorbell rang, and the man saw a delivery driver leaving packages of food at their front door.
Initially, he was not alarmed because his wife runs a bakery, but after the first couple of deliveries, he just was confused.
So, he went outside and asked one of the delivery men why he brought food to him.
Well, obviously, because he had ordered it.
Only, it wasn’t him, but his little boy who had spent a good amount of money on food orders.
The boy ordered “shrimp, salads, shawarma, chicken pita wraps, sandwiches, chili cheese fries and multiple orders of ice cream”, KSLTV reports, adding that a $400 worth order of pizza was declined by the man’s bank, triggering a fraud alert.
Soon, the man realized what had happened. He and his wife didn’t know if the whole thing was extremely funny or if they should get angry.
However, they both kept their composure and seized this opportunity to teach their boy a lesson about money management.
“We had to open up his piggy bank and take the money out, and explain that this $20 bill covers some sandwiches, this $20 bill covers chili cheese fries,” the boy’s father explained.
As Mason admitted, he now only has one cent left, but he definitely knows more about the impact that ordering so much food that you don’t really need can have on your bank account- or your piggy bank for that matter.
As for the food that arrived at the family’s door? Of course, it didn’t go to waste.
Luckily, the fact that Kristin runs a bakery means that they have extra freezer space, so much of the food went there, and the leftovers were shared with neighbors.
But Keith and Kristin will now make sure to childproof their apps in order to avoid similar “accidents” in the future.
Experts advise parents to install a baby-friendly browser, to use apps that restrict the use of certain apps that they don’t want to be used by their kids, and to activate the option of blocking purchases through Google Play.
Of course, every parent knows what is best for their family, and acts as needed.
See Mason and his dad sharing the story in the video below.
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