In a statement, Costa's staff said they were offended at the comparison, stating that they were in no way similar to monkeys. This was hotly followed by a statement from the monkeys, declaring: "we are offended at the advert comparison, and we point out we are in no way similar to Costa's staff."
Animal Rights campaigners have expressed concerns as to whether the monkeys in the ad were wild...
"Wild... we were livid!" was the reply, uttered between banana bites and watching old videos of Rowan Atkinson, in a classic sketch where he was dressed in an amusing Costa Coffee uniform, and yet still spoke intelligent English.
On a lighter note, some of the monkeys have gone on to fruitful careers as a "Costa's-a-gram", delighting party-goers with their inept movements, indecipherable grunting, and unspeakable personal hygiene...