‘What Does About 50 Mean?’: Walmart Shopper Goes To Buy Great Value Pizza Rolls. Then He Takes A Closer Look At The Fine Print

One shopper is calling for a Walmart boycott after noticing something strange about Great Value Pepperoni Pizza Snack Rolls.

Brensten Lindsey, who goes by Brenzel Washington (@brenstenlindsey), holds a bag of the Walmart Great Value-branded pizza rolls. He asks, “What does ‘About 50’ mean?”

He’s referring to what the bag says regarding the number of rolls it contains. He notes that Totino’s and all the other brands selling pizza snacks just say “50,” rather than indicating that the quantity is an estimate.

His video has nearly half a million views.

Why Is Great Value’s Approximate While Totino’s Is Exact?

As many commenters suggested, the most likely reason Great Value estimates its item count is that the bags are filled by weight, not by number of rolls. It seems there may be slight differences in individual roll weight that could cause a bag to have more or less than 50 rolls while still being the promised net weight of 25 ounces. Great Value likely states an approximate amount to account for such variation and avoid customer complaints about incorrect item counts.

“They say ‘about’ because it’s filled by weight,” one commenter said. “They don’t wanna get sued because someone got a bag with 49.”

Indeed, customers notice and get upset about listed quantities not matching actual quantities. In the r/midlyinfuriating subreddit, a customer claimed a company lied to them after their 50-count of pizza poppers only contained 49. The Redditor does not seem to have stated which brand they purchased.

Can I Sue If My Pizza Snacks Say 50 Rolls But The Bag Has Fewer?

According to a consumer protection lawyer’s JustAnswer response to a poster wondering if they could sue over the fact that 10-pound, 100-count packs of wings typically contained around 80 wings, yes, you can sue over falsely stated package quantities.

However, the strength of your case depends on several factors. First, you must consider whether the item is sold by piece or by weight. In the case of the pizza rolls in Lindsey’s video, both apply. In that case, the lawyer says the item weight must be off for you to have a case. That’s because a company could argue the number of pieces stated is approximate, but it “wouldn’t be able to justify” the weight being incorrect.

Incorrect weight is still not enough, though. You could technically sue for even the smallest weight discrepancy. However, the lawyer recommends there should be a difference of at least several ounces. “Otherwise,” the lawyer says, “they could argue it’s due to water loss, or something else.” For the wings in question, she specifically recommends at least a half-pound difference.

However, it’s important to note that these recommended amounts are likely specific to the example and not to be applied to every case.

Once you’ve determined that the discrepancy is significant enough to warrant legal action, the lawyer recommends filing a complaint with your state’s district attorney and considering a lawsuit.

BroBible contacted Lindsey via TikTok direct message. BroBible also contacted General Mills (Totino’s parent company) via press email and Walmart via press contact form.