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'Secret Santa' Spends $50K On Layaway Bills For Walmart Customers
An anonymous giver covered the remaining balances for about 100 people who had items on layaway at the store on Nine Mile Road in Richmond.
RICHMOND, VA — A "Secret Santa" made the 2020 holiday season a bit easier for about 100 people who had layaway balances at a Walmart in Richmond.
The anonymous giver spent about $50,000 to pay off the remaining balances for about 100 customers who were paying off their layaway items at the Walmart Supercenter on Nine Mile Road, according to a report from 8News Richmond.
Felicia McKay, one of the Walmart customers the Secret Santa helped, told the news station she was "stunned." McKay was at the store to make a $130 payment on an item, only to find out it had already been taken care of.
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“After I got myself together, I was like, someone needs to report this to the news," she said.
"Even if he doesn’t want recognition, he needs to know that somebody is appreciative of what he’s done.”
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