Bezos Feigns Enthusiasm for Amazon Basics Wedding Gifts
“So thoughtful!”
Jeff Bezos got married to Lauren Sanchez this past weekend with a $50 million dollar wedding in Venice, Italy.
The A-list wedding was spectacular, but hit a bit of snag when Bezos decided to start opening wedding gifts in front of guests.
While opening wedding gifts traditionally doesn’t happen at the wedding reception, Bezos was antsy all night, and was caught a few times looking past his new bride at the gifts while muttering, “I want to see what I got.”
As Bezos began to open his gifts, it became apparent he had to fake enthusiasm for any Amazon branded gift he received.
One source at the wedding described the scene as awkward and said Bezos’ face often betrayed him:
“He opened this Amazon Basics blender and his face dropped, but then he realized how bad it looked so he put on a weird smile and said, ‘No way! Amazon stuff! That’s so thoughtful !’ and then he looked at Lauren and rolled his eyes.”
Another source described the moment Bezos opened an Amazon Fire TV:
“He initially said, ‘Yes! These TVs are the best! ’ but then immediately turned to Lauren and said ‘We’re gonna have to jailbreak this.”
After the gift opening portion of the reception, one guest said that on more than one occasion, Bezos was heard bragging about how he “could access all the gift receipts on the backend,” implying his intent to return all Amazon Basics he received.
Despite Bezos’ attitude conveying his disdain for Amazon Basics and his lust for material items, he closed the night out with a sweet toast:
“Life isn’t about money, it’s about moments.”