If only nature would find a way to cover these oranges so we didn't need to waste so much plastic on them. pic.twitter.com/00YECaHB4D [1]

— Nathalie Gordon (@awlilnatty) March 3, 2016 [2]

Whole Foods is not exactly known for having the best deals [3], but it has gained notoriety for selling everyday foods repackaged with absurdly steep prices. The grocery store clearly didn't learn from the asparagus water debacle [4], because it recently stocked its shelves with peeled oranges [5] . . . in a plastic container!

Sure, it's convenient to have your orange prepeeled — no one enjoys the sticky fingers that follow eating this citrus delight! For a company that is supposedly committed to reducing its carbon footprint and plastic consumption, it seems like a pretty odd move to sell individual oranges in plastic containers — for $6! After a woman kindly pointed out [6] to Whole Foods that oranges have naturally occurring coverings (their peels) on Twitter, the company responded that it would stop [7] selling them. We're just wondering how long Whole Foods would have kept them stocked if someone hadn't taken to social media and called out its hypocrisy!

@awlilnatty [8] Definitely our mistake. These have been pulled. We hear you, and we will leave them in their natural packaging: the peel.

— Whole Foods Market (@WholeFoods) March 3, 2016 [9]