Amazon bought Whole Foods and everyone made the same joke

Did you know groceries at Whole Foods are expensive?
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Margaret Sullivan
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Amazon bought Whole Foods and everyone made the same joke
Amazon purchased Whole Foods in a $13.7 billion deal Credit: AP/REX/Shutterstock

You've probably heard by now that Amazon has acquired Whole Foods in a $13.7 billion deal ... or, if you ask Twitter, the amount a typical customer spends on a trip to Whole Foods.

Yes, pretty much everyone made that same joke.

So will we all be using Alexa to order organic berries and quinoa soon? Unclear, but we are pretty sure you'll still be charged extra for bags.

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Margaret Sullivan

Maggie was a Real Time News Intern in Mashable's Los Angeles office. She is originally from the suburbs of Chicago, and she is currently studying journalism at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. She previously freelanced for the Chicago Tribune, and enjoys petting dogs and drawing pictures in her spare time.

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