Because everything was donated it made it a wonderful Christmassy thing to do, he said.
The shop volunteers have enjoyed feeling their creative Christmas spirit coming to the fore.
"We have been so busy with people coming here to find Christmas presents our volunteers have been rushed off their feet. At the same we were having a clothing sale as well... fill a plastic bag for $5 - and people love it."
The op shop in Follett St is very popular and sells everything from clothes, shoes, bric-a-brac, books to furniture as well as being the town's foodbank.
"It really is a thriving shop," Robert said.
Nearly eight years ago two men torched the old shop and stole food from the foodbank.
But in the face of tragedy the town rallied to help find the culprits.
Everyone still remembers the charred and twisted ruins of the Follett St store, he said.
Many local people had stood and wept at the scene.
The shop has been run by the Christian Welfare Fund for more than 30 years.
"We are also a foodbank and community drop-in centre. We are also a haven for many elderly and lonely people," he said.
The more than 40 volunteers took great pride in working at the shop.
On Monday the shop was closed while staff were out and about delivering food parcels and children's gifts (given by McVerry Crawford Motors) to the children of needy families.
"We know who these children and families are," Robert said.
This week a special Christmas lunch will be enjoyed by volunteers and on Christmas Day will be the slap-up annual community Christmas Dinner in the Marton Memorial Hall.
"For our Christmas dinner we are flooded with contributions from local businesses especially from the supermarkets. We are very blessed here in Marton to have such a caring community so we can really show the love every year."
