All The Reasons #GroceryStoreJoe Deserved More

On the first night of The Bachelorette, Becca Kufrin sent home Joe Amabile, a 31-year-old grocery store owner from Chicago. Objectively, she made a huge mistake.

Meet Joe.

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He's from Chicago. He owns a grocery store. It's like he walked out of a Hallmark movie and into our lives.

I'm not the only one who thinks so:

Rebecca Salley @rebsals

Grocery Joe seems to have teleported in from one of those Netflix Christmas movies about finding the true reason for the season by falling in love with your surly but handsome small business-owning neighbor who deep down has a heart of gold #JusticeForJoe #TheBachelorette

02:12 AM - 29 May 2018

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His smile literally lights up a room.

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Look at him and his mama!

He likes DEEP FRIED POTATO TACOS.

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None of this protein shake stuff these other guys are messing with.

Like, marry me now.

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Before the first episode aired, past Bachelorette contestants were already rooting for him.

Derek Peth @PethDerek

JOE IF YOU SCREW THIS UP!!!!! #TheBachelorette

01:55 AM - 29 May 2018

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But Joe didn't feel too good about it...

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Once it was clear that Joe was going home, the Bachelor Nation fans made their opinions KNOWN.

Brett S. Vergara @BrettSVergara

HOW COULD YOU KEEP JORDAN, THE-OFF BRAND KEN DOLL, AND LET GO OF ADORKABLE GROCERY JOE #TheBachelorette

02:00 AM - 29 May 2018

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Lesley Murphy @LesleyMurph

How did grocery store guy NOT get a rose?!? I’d buy them apples🍎 #TheBachelorette

04:56 AM - 29 May 2018

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Julia Brown @juleeeeya

Me when Joe the grocer didn’t get a rose on #TheBachelorette 🌹

02:10 AM - 29 May 2018

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Adam Gottschalk @AdamJGottschalk

Why didn’t you keep Joe?! I mean his name is Joe, from Chicago, and owns a grocery store! #FreeFood4Life #Thebachelorette

01:57 AM - 29 May 2018

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Cari @notcawri

Joe didn't make it past the first cut???? #TheBachelorette

01:54 AM - 29 May 2018

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Allison Avery @AlleyAveryy

Me trying to figure out why Joe the grocery guy wasn’t picked #TheBachelorette

01:55 AM - 29 May 2018

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Ali 🌙🔮 @alibusseyy

All of Bachelor nation when Joe doesn’t get a rose #TheBachelorette

01:55 AM - 29 May 2018

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They also planned out how they were going to win his heart.

Taylor @bb20trash

Me at the grocery store trying to impress Joe #TheBachelorette

02:03 AM - 29 May 2018

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kathleen @kathleen_hanley

me showing up to shop at joe’s grocery store in chicago #theBachelorette

02:09 AM - 29 May 2018

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There's even an effort to get him to be the next Bachelor.

Gabraham Lincoln @ElephantHippie

I’m saying it now and I will stick by it all season, I want Joe the grocery guy for the next Bachelor #TheBachelorette https://t.co/aEaU7SaI1X

02:06 AM - 29 May 2018

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Sophie Edouard @SophDaLoaf11

I don't care that he got cut the first night--JOE THE GROCERY STORE OWNER SHOULD BE THE NEXT BACHELOR! #TheBachelorette https://t.co/5m4iNIsuDG

02:29 AM - 29 May 2018

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But even if Joe isn't the next Bachelor, we'll probably see him on Bachelor in Paradise.

Chris Harrison @chrisbharrison

I hope they have grocery stores in Paradise!!!

02:22 AM - 29 May 2018

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See you soon, Joe!