This girl found a genius way to buy Pokémon toys on Amazon

Even the phone's fingerprint-ID lock couldn't stop her.
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A 6-year-old girl from Little Rock, Arkansas has possibly become the envy of children around the world.

While Ashlynd Howell's mum Bethany was napping on the couch after a movie, she used her mother's thumb to unlock her iPhone and purchase toys on Amazon.

Bethany received 13 order confirmations for Pokémon items worth $250, the Wall Street Journal reports.

The girl's parents initially thought they'd been hacked but they were soon set straight by the culprit -- their daughter.

“No, Mommy, I was shopping. But don’t worry, everything that I ordered is coming straight to the house,” Ashlynd said.

”She is really proud of herself."Howell added.

Since the family could only return four of the items, they told Ashlynd that Santa had found out about the Pokémon and that's what he's going to bring her for Christmas.

Well played Ashlynd!

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