Anyone who has ever stumbled onto the site People of Walmart would likely be unsurprised to learn that some very strange customers — with very strange taste — have been known to shop there.
But even braced for some weirdness, seeing the most popular things bought at the retail giant in each state is still surprising and amusing.
Recently, Walmart released a infographic of some of the top-selling products at its stores in each US state, offering a peak into the unusual shopping habits of its customers.
Odd habits: Walmart has revealed some of its top sellers in 2017, broken down by state
Toward the top: The store looked at the top 25 most popular items in each state and picked the most interesting one
The infographic doesn’t list the actual top-seller in each state. Rather, it reveals the most interesting of the top 25 highest sellers.
Still, it’s sure to raise some eyebrows that watermelon-flavored gum is so popular in North Dakota that it made it to the top 25 highest-selling products in the whole state.
Food, naturally, is a big seller across the US. North Carolinians are fans of mayonnaise, people in Arkansas buy chocolate more than most anything else, and South Dakota residents need their orange juice.
Some of the choices, though, are a bit surprising. Vanilla frosting is especially popular in Washington, and people in Louisiana seem to do a lot of cooking and baking with root beer extract.
Grape-flavored drink mix is big in Ohio, sweet canned corn is popular in Vermont, and Great Value brand French Fried Onions are a Washington, D.C. favorite.
Bringing the magic in Boise: Kids in Idaho really like My Little Pony miniatures
What the kids are playing with: In West Virginia, lots of little girls are getting dolls from the My Life As series, while Tennessee kids love Disney Infinity Power Discs
Bath tub QB: While it’s not surprising that people in Wisconsin buy Green Bay Packers gear, it is a bit of an eyebrow-raiser that they like bath mats with the team logo, specifically
Tastes: In Connecticut, there are a lot of shoppers for Scarlett Johansson’s Ghost in the Shell DVD. In Delaware, spiced Jelly candy is popular
Spiced jelly candy — those colorful gumdrops covered in sugar — are a top seller in Delaware.
Some toys are also bigger sellers in certain states. The people of Idaho love My Little Pony (specifically, the mini collection), Arizona kids dig L.O.L. Surprise! dolls, and in Hawaii, Farmer Barbie is the most popular of them all.
Tennessee kids love Disney Infinity Power Discs, and parents in Georgia are buying their little ones the Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Chair.
Other odd favorites include a Green Bay Packers bath mat in Wisconsin, lavender-scented cleaning products in Michigan, erasers in Illinois, cinnamon-flavored toothpaste in New Hampshire, and in Connecticut, the DVD of the Scarlett Johansson movie Ghost in the Shell.
The new map includes some of the most popular products for the whole of 2017.