People Are Calling This USA Section In A New Zealand Grocery Store One Of The Best Ever

American food sections are one of my favorite genres of internet content.
If you aren't familiar, let me explain what these sections entail...
It wouldn't be an American section without peanut butter, pancake syrup, and fluff.
They usually have some varieties of Goldfish.
And big ol' tubs of Crisco are a MUST.
Well, we may have a contender for one of the best American sections: this supermarket in New Zealand.
TikTok user @billyhoward24 posted this video sharing what they found in a international food section, and people are loving it.
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There's the American staple, Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and Reese's Puffs cereal.
They've got American delicacies: Arizona Iced Tea and Dr. Pepper.
They have Takis and Jolly Ranchers.
It wouldn't be an American food section without Sweet Baby Ray's.
They've got multiple varieties of Pop-tarts.
That's some Calypso blue lemonade and multiple varieties of Pringles.
I spot MULTIPLE individually wrapped pickles.
And lastly, my personal favorite, multiple varieties of Big League Chew.
Like I said, people are calling it one of the best American aisles they've seen.
"This is the best American aisle I've seen at a store, I at least know these brands even if I don't buy them," this person said.
People are pointing out how detailed this one is, saying, "The hot pickles are at every single gas station in America, so they aren't that far off."
"The sweet baby rays sums us up," another person added.
And they even have the Faygo!
But alas, not everyone is so into it...
"Where's the old bay?" this person asked.
I guess you can't make everyone happy. Bye!

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