New Jersey Couple Buys Every Pair of Shoes From Closing Store, Donates Them to Women’s Shelter

A worker puts the finishing touches on a sign unveiling the company's new look at a Payless Shoesource store at a mall in Independence, Mo., on May 18, 2006. Charlie Riedel/AP

A New Jersey couple’s quick trip to find a pair of shoes ended up helping hundreds of women and children walk more comfortably after they bought out a closing Payless store then donated all the shoes to a women’s shelter.

It started in late June when Patrick Riordan and Susan Cook walked into a Payless store in Hamilton, New Jersey, looking for a pair of tan shoes for Susan and possibly something for the grandchildren, reported Hamilton Pulse.