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Angela Giuffrida in Rome

Florence coffee bar customer calls police over price of espresso

The Ditta Artigianale coffee bar in Florence that was fined €1,000
The Ditta Artigianale coffee bar in Florence that was fined €1,000 Photograph: Federica Masciullo/c/o Ditta Artigianale

A coffee bar in Florence has been fined €1,000 (£846) after a customer got steamed up over the price of a humble cup of espresso.

The customer called police after being charged €2 (£1.70) for his coffee – a decaffeinated one, at that – at Ditta Artigianale in the centre of the Tuscan city.

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