Right, but with that analogy, you have his store predicated on a cheaper lease from the landlord because he said he wouldn't be making any money off his items.

Right, but with that analogy, you have his store predicated on a cheaper lease from the landlord because he said he wouldn't be making any money off his items. But now he is accepting donations for the items people are taking "for free", and is therefore in breach of the lease agreement he signed with his landlord.