DEAR MISS MANNERS: There are so many requests to give donations at the checkout line these days — sometimes multiple times in a day! I do give to worthy causes, but I have been asked at every visit to a particular grocery store, where I shop almost daily, for a contribution. It has started to trouble me that all of these funds — collected at the expense of the customers, and with such frequency — serve to benefit these large stores as donation write-offs. Add to this the implication that one is being miserly to the less fortunate if another donation isn’t made. Some people who would like to…
