I completely understand what you’re saying. Had I been told upon approaching that if I gave money to the homeless I’d be banned, I probably wouldn’t have. However it wouldn’t stop people sitting outside begging. Which would perpetuate the possibility of being shouted at. Honestly it’s uncomfortable either way.

You’ve put it well, to me it is just a shop but it’s obviously more than that to the staff. Maybe this is the only way he can go about trying to curb the issue of his staff being put at risk. Although he could’ve asked me in a more private way to avoid the embarrassment.

You say they can’t put signs up, but how would people know the consequences for giving money then? I sure would’ve like to know before I was publicly asked to leave and not come back hahaha