Today the news broke that Amazon is buying the grocery chain Whole Foods for a whopping $13.7 billion (£10.7 billion). Normally, acquisitions are pretty dull fare, but Twitter has come in with some pretty hilarious reactions to the deal.
Amazon already offers grocery-delivery services in five markets, but the Whole Foods purchase would let it expand to many more. Amazon also offers grocery shipments elsewhere, but that’s tough with perishable foods.
This may be so, but some think it might have been an accident on the part of Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos.
Bezos: "Alexa, buy me something from Whole Foods"
Alexa: "Buying Whole Foods"
Bezos: Shit
— Jeff Lewis (@ChicagoPhotoSho) June 16, 2017
This could be a really far-sighted strategic deal, *or* Jeff Bezos’ Alexa might have just made the biggest accidental purchase of all time.
— Anil Dash (@anildash) June 16, 2017
Bezos to personal assistant: "Pick me up some groceries, please."
Assistant: "OK, I just bought Whole Foods."
— Ed Bott (@edbott) June 16, 2017
Others are busy poking fun at Whole Foods’ organic reputation.
Amazon buys Whole Foods for 13.7 billion, roughly equivalent to 11 shopping bags of their organic berries.
— Warren Leight (@warrenleightTV) June 16, 2017
Just read about the Whole Foods purchase. Can't wait for Amazon's drones to bring me carrots and couscous.
— Daniel Mariano (@thebeardpatrol) June 16, 2017
And some are more preoccupied with Whole Foods’ reputation for perhaps not being the cheapest supermarket option out there.
Amazon is buying Whole Foods for over $13bn and all they got was 2 tubs of guac and a smoothie
— Emily Schneider (@emilycharlottec) June 16, 2017
Amazon to buy Whole Foods for $13 billion. Same price as Whole Foods salmon.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) June 16, 2017
Amazon's buying Whole Foods for $13.7 billion? That should get them a 1/2 gallon of soy milk and some organic arugula.
— Christopher J Scalia (@cjscalia) June 16, 2017
.@Amazon I also spent 13 billion dollars at Whole Foods on 7 organic avocados and a red onion.
— Melissa Stetten (@MelissaStetten) June 16, 2017
Then came the inevitable Amazon Prime jokes.
If they had used Amazon Prime could have gotten it for 13.6. https://t.co/ZqEsoYQCh1
— John Keim (@john_keim) June 16, 2017
What could the future hold now that Amazon has Whole Foods under its wing?
Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market, salad drones soon to come.
— James Ferraro (@LIL_ICEBUNNY) June 16, 2017
Only time will tell.
