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"Secret Santa" Pays off More Than $45,000 Worth of Walmart's Layaway Items

A "Secret Santa" in Pennsylvania spread Christmas cheer by paying off 194 Walmart  layaway accounts in a gesture of holiday giving. 

Ryan Kennedy, manager of the Walmart store in Everett, reportedly said he received a call from a mysterious person identified only as "Santa B" who offered to pay off all $46,265.59 worth of layaway items.

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"It was complete disbelief," he told CNN. "It was definitely a great gesture. I was completely shocked."

A few days after the initial call, a woman delivered a check to the store and Kennedy began to notify the 194 customers with layaway accounts that their balances had been paid.

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"Some individuals were just brought to tears when they were notified about it," Kennedy said.

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This was the third consecutive year the anonymous Santa B had offered to pay off the layaway deposits at a Pennsylvania Walmart, according to reports.

"When customers quietly pay off others' layaway items, we're reminded how good people can be," Walmart said in a statement.

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