2011 Reindeer Games
Anonymous Kmart 'Layaway Angels' Come to Edgewater
Store manager Bruce Derthick said eight angels have hit the Edgewater store since Friday afternoon.
Last week, Time magazine had a story about people anonymously paying off the layaway balances for strangers in Kmart retail stores. That story focused on a Detroit Kmart where a woman came in and asked to pay off a couple of layaway balances. It set her back $500, but she didn't want any credit. Read about layaway angels from Patches in Pennsylvania, Michigan, South Carolina, New York, Iowa and Wisconsin. That was one secret Santa on the loose. Then, another popped up in California. And Nebraska. And Las Vegas. And Texas. And Edgewater. Wait. Edgewater? Edgewater, NJ? No—Edgewater, MD. Bruce Derthick, manager of the Edgewater Kmart store, confirmed in a phone call that not one, but eight secret Santas stopped by Kmart over the weekend to …
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1:00 pm on Thursday, December 22, 2011
My wife and I visited yesterday and took care of one - the folks in the department are keeping a handwritten list of people they think are top candidates which is pretty neat. I cannot tell you the joy my wife and I received from the gift of giving - it was a God moment when I read this article I was touched immediately and almost immediately went over to the K-Mart. ABSOLUTELY JOY. Merry … more ›