LEXINGTON, Ky. — A Kentucky woman was in a sticky mess when she found stacks of boxes containing lollipops on her front doorstep.
Holly LaFavers poses for a photo April 23 with her 8-year-old son Liam in Lexington, Ky.
The surprise delivery was ordered by her young son while he played on her phone.
Holly LaFavers says she tried to stop 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.
"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.
Boxes of Dum-Dum lollipops sit May 5 outside of Holly LaFavers' home in Lexington, Ky.
Her efforts to get a refund took a bit more time but she got her money back.
"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 would change some settings on her phone to avoid another surprise delivery.
