Amazon Buying Whole Foods: The Internet's Funniest Reactions

June 16, 2017 11:02 AM EDT

Amazon announced on Friday that it will acquire upscale food market chain Whole Foods for $13.7 billion, and the Internet was quick to erupt with all the avocado and hummus-themed comedy.

The companies struck the deal at a time when sales had been declining for Whole Foods, as some shoppers were swinging away from buying organic. The merger is a boost for Amazon, which has been making a play for physical retail spaces lately. As soon as news of the merger broke, the Internet got down to firing off the jokes.

See below for the best of the hot takes about the business deal. Humor about Amazon’s voice-activated assistant Alexa? The Internet had that, but also some fun with grocery costs, and the idea that consumers could go a lifetime without ever shopping anywhere other than Amazon.

See the most ridiculously funny reactions below.

This could be a really far-sighted strategic deal, *or* Jeff Bezos’ Alexa might have just made the biggest accidental purchase of all time.
— anildash.com (@anildash) 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

Whole foods groceries will now be bagged in excessive packaging and delivered on 3 separate days.
— Chester Lampkin (@chesterlampkin) June 16, 2017

Whole Foods Brass: Our grocery store is not for sale!!
Amazon: We'll give you $13.7 billion dollars.
Whole Foods: pic.twitter.com/JmQ8Mkp3bM
— Scott (@ScottInSacto) June 16, 2017

Whole Foods, who packs a month’s supply of food in a single grocery bag was bought by Amazon, who ships a paper clip in a refrigerator box.
— Marie Connor (@thistallawkgirl) June 16, 2017

Best news of the day: Amazon buying Whole Foods. Now I can prime my $30 a lb Wild Atlantic salmon straight to my door.
— Justin Sherman (@JShermOfficial) June 16, 2017

If they had used Amazon Prime could have gotten it for 13.6. https://t.co/ZqEsoYQCh1
— John Keim (@john_keim) June 16, 2017

Tim Cook is probably like wtf about the Whole Foods thing with @Amazon. "Buy Wegmans stat dammit!" he's furiously typing on his iPhone.
— Rob Toole (@robtoole) June 16, 2017

AMAZON IS BUYING WHOLE FOODS OMG
— CJB, Esq. (@CJoeBlack) June 16, 2017

@jimcramer when he heard Amazon purchased Whole foods for $14 billion pic.twitter.com/C2uyERp5L1
— Super Perfect Cell (@avengedsorrow) June 16, 2017

Amazon is buying Whole Foods Market, salad drones soon to come.
— JAMES FERRARO (@LIL_ICEBUNNY) June 16, 2017

The Most Ridiculously Funny Reactions to Amazon Buying Whole Foods

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