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A secret Santa splashed out thousands of dollars to pay off strangers purchases at a toy store ahead of Christmas. The mystery woman paid off close to $17,000 worth of lay-bys at Mr Toys Toyworld at north of Brisbane on Thursday. Her act is the latest in a long line of random acts of kindness at toy stores across Queensland, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. The mystery woman paid off close to $17,000 worth of lay-bys at the Rothwell Toyworld store (pictured) north of Brisbane on Thursday A Toyworld spokesperson said staff were blown away by the act. A local mother shared her gratitude to the Kris Kringle in a post on Facebook. ....
A generous man has shown his Christmas spirit after paying off the lay-by balance for up to 70 families in a popular children s toy store in Queensland. The man, who didn t want to be identified, recently transferred at least $10,000 into the store bank account of Gympie s Toyworld under the pseudonym Santa Clause. He said my wish is that this (money) will spread, staff member Peta Caldwell told reporters. The toy store (pictured above) where a generous man transferred a five figure sum to help families pay for their Christmas toys The toy stores accept lay-by payments for items (pictured above), with plenty of families doing it tough after the pandemic ....