Ontario dad receives sympathy, criticism after son racks up $8K Xbox bill

Ontario dad receives sympathy, criticism after son racks up $8K Xbox bill

CBC News | Posted: January 11, 2016 5:52 PM | Last Updated: January 11, 2016

Lance Perkins's credit card bill for $7,625.88 arrived just 2 days before Christmas

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Caption: A 17-year-old from Pembroke, Ont., racked up about $8,000 in charges by making purchases through a FIFA game on his Xbox. (Anand Ram/CBC)

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A man from Pembroke, Ont., received a credit card bill upwards of $8,000 after his son billed the card to make purchases on the Microsoft Xbox.

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The story generated a lot of mixed reaction as to who should answer to this issue.

Some people felt for the dad.

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Some thought the father needed to monitor his son more closely.

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Others believe either the credit card company or Microsoft should bear some of the responsibility.

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