A mum has praised the 'angel in disguise' who took over scanning her shopping for her and even paid for it - so that she could feed her four-month-old twins in peace. Claire Armstrong, 32, was doing her shopping in the Colchester branch, with her twins Phoebe and Jacob accompanying her in their new baby sling.
When she scanned her shopping, the twins, Phoebe and Jacob, began to cry, leaving the mum-of-four flustered as she realised she might have to bottle feed them. However, a kind stranger stepped in and scanned the rest of Claire's shopping so that she could feed the twins in peace - even paying the 'near £100' bill and leaving before the 'gobsmacked' mum had a chance to thank them.
The special needs trampoline coach put out an appeal on Facebook to find the Good Samaritan and was later able to thank her personally via messenger, vowing to 'pay forward' her good deed. Claire, from Colchester, Essex, said: "I was absolutely gobsmacked when the shop assistant told me that the lady had not only scanned and packed my shopping for me but also paid for it.
"I'm just so touched and myself and my family are extremely grateful to her for being so kind and generous. The bill came to nearly £100 so it was a massive help especially with the rising fuel costs at the moment.
"As the woman left before I could thank her I just felt the need to track her down so I could say thank you and luckily she saw the posts I put up and messaged me. She just said she didn't do it for a reward or recognition just as a little boost to help me from one mother to another and it gave her great joy to help me out.
