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Are they really business donations?

A business asks it's customers to buy items from their store, and pay for them mind you, and place them into a donation basket for a good charity. The...

 

A business asks it’s customers to buy items from their store, and pay for them mind you, and place them into a donation basket for a good charity. Then the store manager turns in the "donation", gets a receipt from the charity, and uses it for a tax deduction. How right is this? Is it wrong? Give me your opinion. 10 points to the one who makes me believe their point of view!
Emilie: You didn’t answer the question, it happens all the time in the area where I live. I’m just wondering if people think this is a right thing to do or if it’s really cheating since the store received $ for the "donated" items.
Devil: That’s not an answer either, are there any intelligent people on here? Someone?

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