Eight-year-old racked up US$1,400 worth of in-app purchases

Next time you’re handing over the iPad to your kid for some play time, you better make sure that it is almost impossible for your kid to make purchases from the device, else you could end up like this poor kid’s parents who were shocked to receive a bill of US$1,400 (about RM4,245) for in app purchases made in the popular Smurfs’ Village.

The problem was the second-grader didn’t realize the items that she was purchasing within the app actually cost real money. She thought it was all just a game. Turns out its not.

But all is not lost, the parents disputed the charges with Apple and received a one-time reimbursement. Nevertheless, with credit cards being directly linked to App Store accounts, this is a lesson all parents who let their kids play with iPhones, iPods or iPads can learn from.

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