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The popular store on Leith Walk posted a picture of the counterfeit £20 note on its Facebook page, warning the public that 'twenty poond' notes will not be accepted in the store.

Writing on Facebook, store owner Craig Davidson said: “First time I’ve been handed a twenty POOND note.

“Just to clarify, all notes will not be returned if fake and are passed to the police.”

Staff at Dofos rumbled a conman trying to use fake money.

Mr Davidson now plans to hand it in to the police - but said it's not the first time someone has tried to pass off a fake note in the store.

He told the Daily Record: “I had a kid come in once and try and hand me a tenner that looked like he’d printed it off his mum’s printer but this was incredibly terrible - I’m not even angry any more.”

The bungling attempt by a male who was attempting to buy two parcels of cat food was captured on the store’s CCTV at around 2pm on Sunday.

“He came in after a couple of parcels of cat food," said Davidson. “I asked him if he was joking - I knew instantly that it was a fake note because it felt terrible.”

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Bungling fraudster tried to use 'twenty poond' note at Edinburgh pet shop