Attention Louisiana Walmart shoppers: You apparently love your root beer

Using by-no-means scientific research, Walmart has determined the most popular items of interest purchased on its website from each state for 2017. They range from the unsurprising to the outright bizarre.

For instance, it's no shocker that marine and RV anti-freeze would be a popular item in Alaska. Likewise, it makes sense that a Green Bay Packers bath mat would go over huge in Wisconsin.

But who knew North Dakota has a thing for watermelon flavored gum while Minnesota craves Flaming Hot Cheetos -- and who buys these items online, anyway?

The most popular buy in Louisiana through Walmart.com -- root beer extract. One would think it would have to be Zatarain's brand, right?

Elsewhere, Nevada shoppers are dog people based on the amount of treats they buy, and cat lovers in New Mexico make more pet food purchases online.

But before Colorado residents start to worry about a run on peanut M&Ms or Alabamians fear empty shelves where crayons used to be, keep this in mind: Walmart is trying to gain ground on Amazon in the web commerce wars. Overall, Walmart still has a big revenue edge -- $486 billion last year to Amazon's $136 billion -- but the Arkansas-based retail giant has significantly beefed up its online strategy.

That includes marketing plays like the data for this report, for which Walmart acknowledges it compiled a top 25 for each state and then "identified interesting top sellers."

That doesn't say much for Vermont, where sweet canned corn is apparently all the rage. Likewise for Pennsylvania and its plastic hangers, and Illinois' unabashed love for erasers.

See the Walmart.com map below for the top items of interest from each state. And, hey Mississippi, can you spare a deep fryer?

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