People Are Kicking Off Over This Costa Coffee Toastie

Arguably the best part of the festive season is actually the introduction of Christmas-themed sandwiches in our local supermarkets and coffee shops.

But one customer was thoroughly disappointed with a toastie she nearly bought.

Posting to Twitter, the shopper complained about a Costa Coffee toastie they had picked up believing it was filled with turkey, but actually turned out to be a vegan alternative.

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The customer shared a picture of the toastie in its packaging along with the caption: "Nearly picked up a fake turkey and stuffing toastie in @CostaCoffee today. How misleading to call it a Turkee, cranberry and stuffing toastie! No thanks! What on earth is turkee?? 🤢 #costa #misleading #badlabelling".

Some people agreed that this packaging wasn't acceptable.

A Twitter user replied to the post: "How do they get away with trying to mid-lead [sic.] the public in this way?"

However, many more people were not seeing the criticism as a valid comment.

Someone responded to the tweet: "I fail to see your problem. It is quite clear that it is a vegan alternative which means you can eat without causing suffering. What is it you are concerned about? That there is insufficient animal brutality wrapped up in the toastie?"

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Other people have also noted the mention of "vegan" three times on the front of the packaging.

One person replied to the tweet: "says it’s vegan on the package 3 times it’s not misleading at all lmao".

Another sarcastically said: "If only there was a big green sticker that said vegan".

While someone else applauded Costa for the amount of clear labelling: "The labelling is -really- clear for a change! Nice one @CostaCoffee".

Some social media users even appreciated the original poster for alerting them to this new product.

"This looks sexy ngl, cheers for the promotion", commented one toastie lover.

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The Twitter account for Costa Coffee replied to the original tweet, reassuring the poster "We have plenty of meat Xmas offerings as well".

The "Vegan Turkee, Cranberry & Stuffing Bloomer Toastie" also appears on the Costa Coffee website where they describe the product: "Soya protein and wheat gluten shred, cranberry sauce, sage & onion stuffing, sage & onion vegan mayo & fresh spinach in bar marked white bloomer bread."

The bloomer made a comeback on the festive menu this year after being a hit last Christmas.

Costa Coffee has been contacted for comment.

Topics: Food and Drink, Costa, Christmas, Vegan

Charlotte Forrester

Charlotte (‘Fozz’) was a part of LADbible group’s Kickstart Class of 2021 and is now a freelance journalist for Tyla. A pop culture fanatic, she likes writing about entertainment, lifestyle and social issues.

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