A DUNFERMLINE man has hit out at coffee chain Costa for discriminating against single people after receiving a voucher that was absolutely no use to him.

Douglas Millar believes singles like himself are being ripped off by companies who he says never take into consideration a large proportion of the population.

He spoke up after receiving a voucher from Costa through his door for a ‘buy one get one free’ drinks offer, and has now written to the business asking why they are discriminating against himself and single people.

The 65-year-old told the Press: “I am cheesed off, I don’t know why Costa is prepared to give me a discount when I’m a regular customer. The voucher could have been 50 per cent off up to two hot drinks but instead, you get something through the door that is not applicable to me.

“I am passionate about standing up for single people and I’ve just had enough.

“I never stay in hotels with a single room supplement and on one occasion in a restaurant that was offering a two-for-the-price-of-one deal, I ordered two meals and told staff to put one in the bin.

“I wasn’t proud of that but I felt more strongly about being discriminated against than food waste.”

And Mr Millar stressed it wasn’t just Costa. He said major supermarkets continue to sell meat and fish in packets of a minimum of two pieces and that while he could afford to buy two and freeze one for later, not everyone was so fortunate, especially in the current COVID climate.

“The demographics of Scotland don’t align with the marketing strategies that companies do,” the retiree added.

“They are stereotyping and not all households are made up of couples and families.

“I talk to some of my friends that are single and they all feel the same.

“When I have complained in the past, I often got a £5-10 voucher but I no longer accept them as it’s the company’s marketing policies that need to change.

A Costa spokesperson said: “We’d like to confirm that we have caught up with the customer service team who will be responding to the customer today.

“We’ve also passed the feedback onto our marketing team in regards to the offer in question.”