When the news broke that Amazon purchased the grocery retailer Whole Foods — known for often pricy and trendy food items — for $13.7 billion, the stock market wasn’t the only thing lighting up.
People took to Twitter to voice their surprise and other reactions. The jokes were flying faster than Amazon’s stock rose Friday morning — it jumped more than three percent, closing in towards $1,000 a share. And Whole Foods’ stock rose more than 27 percent, coming up to $42 a share.
Probably the most popular joke online after Amazon’s huge acquisition goes like this:
Bezos: "Alexa, buy me something from Whole Foods."
Alexa: "Buying Whole Foods."
Bezos: "Wait, what?"
— Matt Krause (@RepMattKrause) June 16, 2017
Other Twitter users hoped that their Prime membership on Amazon.com will translate into discounts at the organic foods store, which has gained a reputation for being overpriced. (The store previously made headlines for selling “Asparagus Water,” which appeared to be nothing but a few stalks of raw asparagus and good ol’ H2O, for $5.99.)
More on Twitter imagined a re-organization of the grocery store, with “Customers who bought this, also bought this…” signs above produce.
Check out a roundup of some of the funniest reactions:
Whole Amazon. #wholefoods #amazon pic.twitter.com/Ss6Dt9IfKy
— Tracy Lee | ladyleet (@ladyleet) June 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/thebeardpatrol/status/875737420209061890
Damn it. When I read "Amazon buying Whole Foods" I thought they meant her. pic.twitter.com/LBNKxQdycO
— The Volatile Mermaid (@OhNoSheTwitnt) June 16, 2017
Amazon bought Whole Foods and we bought this. pic.twitter.com/0pYzdyEqAb
— comedycentral (@ComedyCentral) June 16, 2017
RT if you have also spent $13.7 billion at Whole Foods recently.
— The Wokest Numbersmuncher (@NumbersMuncher) June 16, 2017
“People who bought Whole Foods also bought…”
— Benedict Evans (@benedictevans) June 16, 2017
Nice to know I wasn't the only one overcharged by Whole Foods.
— Jim Gaffigan (@JimGaffigan) June 16, 2017
right now there are about 10000 tweets with the same "alexa buy me something from whole foods" joke. good luck to whichever one wins
— leon (@leyawn) June 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/davidvu0ng/status/875750444273868800
#Amazon bought Whole Foods?? And folks wanna get on Kevin Durant for joining the Warriors. THESE are the superteams ppl should worry about..
— Cyrus McQueen (@CyrusMMcQueen) June 16, 2017
#Amazon be like pic.twitter.com/13Gj8rfGM2
— Sushant “Godzila” Thakur (@thakursush) June 16, 2017
Meanwhile at Trader Joe's #Amazon pic.twitter.com/zF85fMI9Dq
— Sushant “Godzila” Thakur (@thakursush) June 16, 2017
I hope #Amazon drones have the same look of pity in their eyes as the Instacart drivers do when they deliver $74 worth of ? and ? to me.
— Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) June 16, 2017
https://twitter.com/jamielaird_/status/875704692352966656
https://twitter.com/masherpotatoez/status/875705334542807040
https://twitter.com/DaveAndMahoney/status/875705834608574471