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Caitlin Arlow

You might gag a little at what the nozzle on this self-service Costa Coffee machine in a shop looks like

A customer has captured the state of a Costa Coffee machine at a Co-op in Llandovery, and it's a little off-putting. The customer has been visiting the store since January this year and has been keeping a track record of the look of the machine.

Costa Coffee has self-serve machines in stores and service stations across the UK which serve a selection of hot and iced beverages.

Joshua Thomas took pictures of the machine on January 20, February 2, March 28, March 29, and April 11. To get the latest WalesOnline newsletters emailed to you directly for free click here.

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The Costa Coffee machine at the Co-op in Llandovery (Joshua Alun Thomas)

On a post on social media, Joshua said: "I’m am writing this on behalf of the people who actually use Costa Coffee machines, I am a big coffee drinker and used to use these machines very often but I have decided to make my own to take to work. I’ve made Co-op (Llandovery) aware of this situation which didn’t go so well as three workers started questioning why I’m taking photos and what I intended on doing with them.

"So I thought I’d give them a chance to clean it more often. So I went back and took another look and this coffee machine is the worst one I’ve ever seen."

The coffee nozzles of the machine (Joshua Alun Thomas)
The Co-op has said the machine is cleaned daily (Joshua Alun Thomas)

A spokesperson for Co-op, said: “Hygiene and food safety are of utmost importance to us and the Costa Coffee machine is cleaned daily as part of strict standards in store. However, we are introducing new cleaning methods to ensure the machine stays clean during busy periods.”

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