Cafe sells £1 'seagull insurance' as 'terrifying' birds steal sandwiches at stunning Scottish beach
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Cafe sells £1 seagull insurance as 'terrifying' birds steal sandwiches at stunning Scottish beach
By Lauren Beavis
Published 9th Aug 2024, 10:53 BST
A sandwich business in St Andrews is looking to bring in a £1 'seagull insurance' on all purchases as the birds steal food from up to 30 customers a day.
The owners of the Cheesy Toast Shack say they give free replacements to dozens of customers each day, due to seagulls swooping in, attacking people and stealing their newly-purchased food.
The business says this costs them hundreds of pounds a day and are desperate for a solution. The owners are now seriously considering adding the gull insurance on every purchase to try to cover the losses caused by the winged menaces.
Tourist Erica Campbell is swooped on by seagulls while at The Cheesy Toasty Shack in St Andrews. Picture Katielee Arrowsmith/SWNS
Cafe owner Kate Carter-Larg, 35, said: "The gulls are super aggressive and actually terrifying. We are a family run business and I can't just sit and watch a sandwich get stolen and not replace it, so I'll always give another for free.
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