Bill Gates Doesn't Know How Much Groceries Really Cost — Pop Culture

Do really, really rich people compare prices at Trader Joe's and Costco like us plebeians? Do they know where to buy the cheapest bananas, or that Costco has four-and-a-half-pound tubs of knockoff Nutella for under $8? To no one's surprise, the answer is probably no. Or at least that's the case when it comes to Microsoft billionaire Bill Gates.

This Wednesday Gates appeared as a guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where the host asked him to guess the cost of common items you'd find at the grocery store. "When's the last time you have been at a supermarket?" Ellen asked Gates before they got started with the game. "A long time ago," he responded.

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