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Amazon just made shopping at Whole Foods cheaper — here's exactly how much you'll save on each item (AMZN) http://ift.tt/2wVXx1E Whole Foods/Facebook Whole Foods just got less expensive. On Monday, the day that Amazon's $13.7 billion acquisition of the grocer went through, prices on certain Whole Foods items immediately dropped. "Starting Monday, Whole Foods Market will offer lower prices on a selection of best-selling staples across its stores, with much more to come," the companies said in a press release on Thursday. In the release, Amazon and Whole Foods specifically mentioned certain items that would become less expensive when the acquisition was finalized. On Friday, Business Insider visited a Whole Foods location in the Gowanus neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York and checked the prices on 15 items (including a few variations on similar items) mentioned by the companies. All in all, the total cost of the basket on Friday — pre-acquisition — was $97.96. Kate Taylor/Business Insider On Monday, we returned to the Gowanus Whole Foods and checked back in on the exact same items. This time, the total cost of the 15 items was $75.85. That's a nearly 23% drop in the total cost. Some of the new discounts nearly cut prices in half. Bananas, for example, used to be sold for 99 cents a pound. Now, they cost just 49 cents. The price of local grass-fed 85% lean ground beef went from $10.99 a pound to $6.99. Kate Taylor/Business Insider Whole Foods is labeling the price cuts as "New Lower Price," with the tag "Whole Foods + Amazon." Here's how much money customers are now saving on these 15 items:
Here's a chart showing each item and the discounts: Kate Taylor NOW WATCH: A 'beer sommelier' explains how pouring a beer the wrong way can give you a stomach ache See Also:
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