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Oprah Winfrey Created An Avocado Orchard Because She Didn't Want To Pay For Them

“I think it’s ridiculous to pay for avocados!” the billionaire said recently.
Oprah Winfrey Created An Avocado Orchard Because She Didn't Want To Pay For Them
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By Karu F. Daniels · Updated October 23, 2020

She’s not a billionaire for nothing! Oprah Winfrey knows how to save a buck. The media mogul found a cost-saving measure for one of her favorite foods.

In a recent interview with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show, Winfrey opened up about some of the things that she does that are “normal,” like bringing her very own avocados wherever she travels.

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“I will tell you several things, very normal. I travel with my own bread and I bring my own avocados,” she said. “I have an avocado orchard.”

“The story [is] not normal, Oprah!” the funnyman interjected.

Then Winfrey, responded: “I think it’s ridiculous to pay for avocados!”

A little powder, a little conversation, and a lot of @trevornoah! See y’all later tonight on @thedailyshow. pic.twitter.com/0esgTtMGr9

— Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah) April 11, 2019

“Which is why you bought your own orchard? Are you kidding me? That is not a normal story! ‘I make my own avocados because they’re too expensive,’” the Daily Show host teased.

Turns out the Queen of All Media is also known as The Queen of All Bargains.

TOPICS:  Oprah Winfrey