Anonymous person pays off $20,000 worth of Layaway

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Employees at the Hartford Avenue Toys R Us say a “layaway angel” paid for $20,000 worth of layaway items on Wednesday, clearing the entire balance.

The anonymous woman gave the store manager a hug and told employees, “If you have it, give it.” Described as an older woman and a local, she said she would sleep better at night knowing the layaways were covered, the Milford Daily News reported.

More than 150 people received calls Wednesday from Toys R Us employees. As they learned that their gifts had been paid for -- a total of 124 items -- there were tears and cries of astonishment, said Trisha, a longtime employee of the store who asked that her last name be withheld.

“A lot of emotion,” she said. “This is the first time that someone has paid off the entire store.”

A Franklin resident said when Toys R Us called, she thought it was to remove her layaway because she had missed a payment for a $50 purchase of Hot Wheels cars and tracks for her two sons, ages 10 and 11.

“I didn’t believe it,” said Linda, who preferred not to give her last name. “I thought, ‘You have to be kidding me.’ I almost wanted to cry. It was only $50, but that someone would go and do that gave me chills.”

“What they did was so caring and thoughtful,” she added. “I feel like I was part of something special -- touched by an angel.”
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I love hearing about these kinds of acts.