A short clip filmed inside a Kroger has been circulating on TikTok with over 170,000 views. The camera pans down an aisle that looks packed with products, with neat rows and few gaps between them. The man filming then reaches out and touches the display, revealing that the products are actually printed on a large poster.
The video comes from creator Gaige Tackett, who shared the clip with the caption, “Went into Kroger slipped through a wormhole.” In the footage, Tackett pans across the shelves and says, “I think I’m in North Korea. It’s all fake. None of it’s real.”
Kroger has not addressed the video publicly, and it isn’t clear which store location it was filmed in. What exactly is behind the display isn’t clear, though the unusual setup is likely what caught people’s attention. It also reminded some viewers of a scene in The Interview, where the characters visit a similarly artificial-looking grocery store in North Korea. One commenter even wrote, “the interview referenced and no one is catching it.”
Commenters tried to explain the strange display
The comment section under the video split in a few directions. One person offered a more grounded explanation, writing, “Its honestly probably ‘we haven’t put the shelves up yet or don’t have the shipment in and if theres a bunch of empty shelves people will post it online and act like were going out of business.'” People have had similar moments of confusion over things they spotted in stores before, including a woman shopping at an H-E-B who was surprised after realizing what a seemingly ordinary feature actually was.
The commenter suggested the display could be a temporary solution to cover empty sections while shelves were installed or waiting to be stocked. It’s only a theory, but it offered a more practical explanation than Tackett having wandered into a different reality.
Others leaned into the joke instead, with one commenter referencing a well-known sitcom bit: “that episode of superstore where marcus makes a big poster of an aisle lmaoooo.”
It’s not the first time someone has spotted something strange in a store, whether it’s an aisle made entirely of printed products or anti-theft security tags showing up on candy. Tackett’s video joined plenty of other strange store finds that have ended up getting attention online.
Further down in the replies, one wrote, “Yo dude, how did you get into a Rockstar game? You gotta buy the DLC to use the store bro,” poking fun at how staged the setup looked on camera.
As of now, Kroger hasn’t explained why the printed panels were put up, whether they’re tied to a remodel, a promotional setup, or something else entirely. Tackett hasn’t posted a follow-up explaining the aisle either, so for the moment, the video is doing all the talking on its own.
Published: Sep 3, 2026 05:45 pm