America Day

Maybe this shouldn't be as amusing as it is....I mean, in America we take it for granted that even Wal-Mart sells specialties from all over the world. But over here in Germany, while European delicacies are abundant, those amazing American inventions like Pop Tarts and Velveeta are hard to come by.

In an effort to compensate, each year ALDI has an America Day where they sell everything worthy of putting an American flag on the package. Things like pancake mix, jelly beans, donut makers, hot dogs, and 2-buck-chuck from California. Nevermind the fact that I don't know anyone in the US with a donut making appliance, or that hot dogs aren't normally packed in a jar. It's still nice to know that those little things we took for granted are again at our fingertips once each year.

Here is the flyer from ALDI showcasing all that makes America great. Particularly funny to me are the tubes of swirled condiments; you can choose between ketchup & mustard, or ketchup & mayo. Why didn't we think of that first?