A Goodwill cashier, Dolores Almendarez, was caught completely off guard when a mysterious customer asked her to do something unbelievable. He told the Goodwill workers that he would pay for the upcoming purchases for the next two hours. Dolores tearfully gave each customer the news that their items were completely free. It was one day she was happy to be the messenger, as she got to see each customer's joyful reaction.
"Most of them said, 'I can't believe it' or 'Oh my god'," Dolores told Fox's Robert Price. "Those two phrases were used over and over." The customers had no idea the "Secret Santa" was sitting just a few feet away, watching the entire scene unfold. She was happy that for the most part it was hardworking families who were being helped. "When he would hear certain people get all excited, you could see him look up and then look back down," said Dolores. "Single mothers with children that are here taking out their nickels, dimes, and pennies."
The benefactor would like to remain anonymous, but Goodwill does know a little bit about him. The man used to be homeless in the 1970s. One day a waitress gave him a free bowl of soup and $20. The man promised that when he had enough money of his own he would help others, and now he is keeping that promise. "I went home and cried and cried and cried all night," said Dolores.
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