A good Samaritan has paid off $12,500 in remaining parking fees at his local toy store, leaving grateful customers in tears.
The local businessman contacted Bunbury Toyworld, in Western Australia, to ask the owners if he could pay off all the toys currently on the shelf.
He told brothers Rick and Harvey Baker, who run the family business, that he had had a 'good year' and wanted to pass on some Christmas cheer.
The mysterious Secret Santa, who wished to remain anonymous, paid off all the toys in the waiting yard within an hour, leaving the Baker brothers shocked.
A good Samaritan has paid off $12,500 in remaining parking charges at his local toy store, leaving grateful customers in tears (pictured, grateful customers Bunbury Toyworld)
One man was left in tears after discovering his toys had been fully paid off.
He told Rick that he had recently lost his job and was experiencing some financial stress.
“I tagged Harvey. I said, make sure he comes over. Harvey ran out the back. We said, 'A Secret Santa came and paid for all our lay purchases this year,'” he told Sunrise.
'He was a bit lost for words. He had tears in his eyes, it was a beautiful moment.'
Another customer, mother-of-three Rhiannon Williams, told NCA NewsWire that the stranger's generosity “couldn't have come at a better time.”
'I'd lost my job a few months ago and hadn't had much luck finding another, so money was so tight. This generous act means that my partner and I can pay bills that would not have been paid,” she said.
The local businessman contacted Bunbury Toyworld, in Western Australia, to ask the owners if he could pay off all the toys currently in stock (pictured, a Toyworld customer)
Ms Williams went to ToyWorld with her daughter Kade, 10, and Addi, nine, to pay the remaining $1,050 for a Star Wars Lego model of the Millennium Falcon.
Her son Jai, 13, has no idea he's receiving the generous gift – or that part of the cost was covered by a mysterious Secret Santa.
It is not the first time that the store has been blessed by a mysterious Secret Santa.
In 2021, another man contacted the store and offered to pay for the remaining parking spots.
This time the outstanding amount was over $13,000.