This October 2022 photo provided by Kristin Stonehouse shows her son, Mason Stonehouse, 6, in Chesterfield, Michigan. Mason Stonehouse used his father’s Grubhub account to order US$1,000 worth of food delivered to his home on Saturday, Jan 28, 2023. His father, Keith Stonehouse, was not aware his son was ordering the food and at first did nt understand why delivery people kept ringing his doorbell and leaving food.
The boy’s mother, Kristin Stonehouse, told The Associated Press on Feb 2 that Grubhub has reached out to the family and offered them a US$1,000 gift card. The company also is considering using the family in an online promotional campaign, she said. Grubhub officials did not immediately respond to a message from the AP seeking comment.
Keith Stonehouse said his son ordered food from so many different places that Chase Bank sent him a fraud alert declining a US$439 order from Happy’s Pizza. But Mason’s US$183 order of jumbo shrimp from the same restaurant went through and arrived at the family’s house. Kristin Stonehouse told the AP that Mason is extremely intelligent and has been reading since he was 2 1/2 years old.She said her husband had just used the Grubhub app on his phone to order dinner before she left and probably just left the app open. She said her son took the phone, hid in the basement and proceeded to order his feast.