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This guy tricked his mam into thinking she had to go to Tesco to buy Pokémon Go

Damn youths.

Jul 21st 2016, 9:05 AM 4,731 Views 2 Comments

DON’T TRUST YOUR kids when it comes to technology. They want to see you suffer.

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Sharon Wall from Lancashire asked her 22-year-old son Nathan how to download this new Pokémon Go app all the kids were talking about.

He, wanting to have a bit of fun, told her she had to go into any shop and tell the cashier “I want to be the very best”, before she’d get a code.

Seems legit.

She took some convincing, though

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Not only that, but she went ahead with it and he filmed the whole thing

Source: Nathan/Facebook

Nathan told the LADBible that the people in the shop found it hilarious, and his mam took it all in good spirits.

She’s convinced she’s going to get me back.

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This guy tricked his mam into thinking she had to go to Tesco to buy Pokémon Go