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\"26723268118_78012139da_b\"<\/a>Millions of people across the nation were shocked and saddened by the news that Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us was closing its doors forever. One person, however, decided to see to it that at least one more group of children was able to enjoy the products of the store. An anonymous shopper in Raleigh, North Carolina, used $1 million to buy every toy left in their local store. Those toys are going to be given to needy children.<\/p>\n

The buyer\u2019s identity has not been revealed, but employees at one of the Raleigh Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us stores said that the store was not even opened for their last official day. Instead, employees spent the final day packing their entire remaining inventory into boxes and loading those boxes onto a truck for the buyer. That location, however, was not the only store that found their inventory abruptly bought out by a mysterious Good Samaritan.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt didn\u2019t all happen at this location,\u201d said a Raleigh Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us employee. \u201cWe don\u2019t have that much inventory. It happened at various stores. They likely went through the Raleigh liquidator.\u201d<\/p>\n

The identity of the buyer remains a mystery and fascinates Raleigh residents. \u201cMaybe it\u2019s Bill Gates,\u201d said Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us customer Hailey Rawles. She also suggested that Amazon might have bought them.<\/p>\n

Other residents have attempted to figure out who the secret shopper was, but they have had no luck so far. That has not, however, stopped them from sharing their thoughts on the buy-out with the hopes that their opinions get back to the kind hearted soul who decided to share the joy of Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us with kids one last time.<\/p>\n

\u201cI like the idea of donating the toys,\u201d said Dan Paulson. \u201cThat\u2019s pretty rad.\u201d<\/p>\n

Danyel Smith agreed. \u201cThat\u2019s great. I\u2019d like to know who it is.\u201d<\/p>\n

Erin Sampson added her well wishes as well. She and a friend went to one of the stores the mysterious buyer emptied with the hopes of scoring a few last minute deals, but the knowledge of where those toys were going turned disappointment into joy. \u201cThat\u2019s so nice,\u201d said Sampson. \u201cI\u2019m happy to hear that the toys are going to needy children.\u201d<\/p>\n

Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us filed for bankruptcy in September 2017, but it was not enough to save the 70 year old business. Instead, the company announced the end of its life in March 2018. Thousands of people have taken to trying to get the last few deals from the franchise as they say goodbye to fond childhood memories. Even as Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us ends, however, it is good to know that a Good Samaritan saw to it that the company\u2019s final days would be marked by spreading joy to children as the stores have done for so long.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Millions of people across the nation were shocked and saddened by the news that Toys \u2018R\u2019 Us was closing its doors forever. One person, however, decided to see to it that at least one more group of children was able to enjoy the products of the store. 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