Family loses $12k through TikTok
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- Grand Pooh-bah
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Tik Tok screw up
https://www.castanet.net/news/Kelowna/3 ... ded#315067
Thoughts? Although I believe the credit card company possibly should have sent a notification, I feel the parents are 100% responsible for the costs.
Thoughts? Although I believe the credit card company possibly should have sent a notification, I feel the parents are 100% responsible for the costs.
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- Grand Pooh-bah
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
https://www.castanet.net/edition/news-s ... htm#315256"We are so grateful ... I did not even imagine this, this is amazing. This is the best news we've had in months, in regards to this."
They SHOULD be grateful and thank their lucky stars that OTHERS saved them from themselves!
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- The Wagon Master
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
I'm glad they are getting a refund and hope this will teach other parents to be more diligent.
I check my CC online regularly to make sure there are no bogus charges on it and have caught a few in the past. If they did that they would have stopped this before it got so outrageous.
I check my CC online regularly to make sure there are no bogus charges on it and have caught a few in the past. If they did that they would have stopped this before it got so outrageous.
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
If nothing else, the public has also learned a great deal from this story.
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
Oh well. The squeaky wheel gets $12K.
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- Generalissimo Postalot
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
^^^Have they learned?
I recall plenty of cases of YouTube and exorbitant cell phone bills incurred by youngsters on family trips.
I’ve got a 12 year old kid and she does not have a phone nor will she ever have access to any of my credit cards. She does however already have a weekend cleaning job where she earns $100 a month. She understands the value of money. As parents WE are failing our young when we don’t teach responsibility.
Parents are lucky they wiggled out of their responsibility here.
I used to slip a 5’er or 10’er out of my father’s wallet now and then when I was a kid. I knew exactly what I was doing.
I recall plenty of cases of YouTube and exorbitant cell phone bills incurred by youngsters on family trips.
I’ve got a 12 year old kid and she does not have a phone nor will she ever have access to any of my credit cards. She does however already have a weekend cleaning job where she earns $100 a month. She understands the value of money. As parents WE are failing our young when we don’t teach responsibility.
Parents are lucky they wiggled out of their responsibility here.
I used to slip a 5’er or 10’er out of my father’s wallet now and then when I was a kid. I knew exactly what I was doing.
I really like your post, just can’t find the button. I’m part of the fringe minority.
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
I know parents who have gotten ipads for their kids as young as 4 yrs old..instant babysitter
I remember when my kid was 11 yrs old, all his friends had cell phones or ipods or a laptop, he was actually teased because of it...I had parents telling me to "get with the times"
I'm not gonna beat up on a 12 yr old kid who obviously has a serious lack of self esteem that her life revolved around getting "likes" at any cost...hope her parents get her some help about that...the tween yrs mold how they think and act when they get older...
and again I do wonder why their credit card wasn't flagged with $12,000 worth of charges in one mth ?? especially when it was being used on one item..
anyways glad it all worked out for them :)
I remember when my kid was 11 yrs old, all his friends had cell phones or ipods or a laptop, he was actually teased because of it...I had parents telling me to "get with the times"
I'm not gonna beat up on a 12 yr old kid who obviously has a serious lack of self esteem that her life revolved around getting "likes" at any cost...hope her parents get her some help about that...the tween yrs mold how they think and act when they get older...
and again I do wonder why their credit card wasn't flagged with $12,000 worth of charges in one mth ?? especially when it was being used on one item..
anyways glad it all worked out for them :)
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
I feel sorry for this child, in that her "likes" obtained from a bunch of internet, anonymous, "friends" defines her as a person.W105 wrote:I'm not gonna beat up on a 12 yr old kid who obviously has a serious lack of self esteem that her life revolved around getting "likes" at any cost...
Her parents share in this child's psychological issues, and should be ashamed of their failure in setting boundaries. They fear the loss of the love from their daughter for restricting her wants.
Bring back the LIKE button.
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- Buddha of the Board
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
I’m glad they will be reimbursed, but I hope this child is helped.W105 wrote:I know parents who have gotten ipads for their kids as young as 4 yrs old..instant babysitter
I remember when my kid was 11 yrs old, all his friends had cell phones or ipods or a laptop, he was actually teased because of it...I had parents telling me to "get with the times"
I'm not gonna beat up on a 12 yr old kid who obviously has a serious lack of self esteem that her life revolved around getting "likes" at any cost...hope her parents get her some help about that...the tween yrs mold how they think and act when they get older...
and again I do wonder why their credit card wasn't flagged with $12,000 worth of charges in one mth ?? especially when it was being used on one item..
anyways glad it all worked out for them :)
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Her. “Mom can I...”
Me: “No.”
Her: “but I didn’t even..”
Me: “you are not getting an iPhone”
Her: “but so & so has one, and this person and everyone...”
Me: “That’s their problem.”
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Insanity is hereditary, you get it from your kids.
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
I have zero sympathy for these parents. Who let's their 12 year old on tik tok to begin with? A generation raised on tablets and phones. Maybe the parents will smarten up.
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- Grand Pooh-bah
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
When I was 4 years old an iPad would have lasted me 4 minutes or less before being smashed all over the house.W105 wrote:I know parents who have gotten ipads for their kids as young as 4 yrs old.
The box would have kept me occupied for days.
By age 12 I wouldn't have smashed an iPad, however I would have dissected it within 10 minutes.
I still can't reassemble most electronics, but it's fun trying

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- The Wagon Master
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
My favorite reply was "sounds like a personal problem"kgcayenne wrote: Me: “That’s their problem.”
I'm old enough to remember when Plastic bags were the solution to the destruction of trees!
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
The child likely didn't realize the purchases within the app were linked to real money. Or maybe she did, and didn't realize how much they were adding up. Kids can be both incredibly savvy and incredibly dumb, sometimes in the same breath.
I don't blame the parents for trying to get the charges reversed; it was worth a shot and it worked out. They weren't owed a break but TikTok/Apple were kind enough to give them one. Good for them.
I don't blame the parents for trying to get the charges reversed; it was worth a shot and it worked out. They weren't owed a break but TikTok/Apple were kind enough to give them one. Good for them.
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
Hopefully the parents learned a lesson and disabled the app linking their daughter's device to the mother’s credit card authorizing purchases.
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Re: Family loses $12k through TikTok
I would like to see so pictures of this girl doing some nice things to help our community or the less fortunate. Maybe her parents should go out with her to ring the bells for the Christmas Kettle. I really am tired of seeing stupidity being rewarded. I got nothing nice to say about any of it, absolutely unbelievable.