The greatest conspiracy of our time may be upon us, and it’s not DNC emails, or global warming, or whatever the hell Alex Jones thinks about anything. FRIGGIN’ PIZZA ROLLS, PEOPLE. Yes, you heard me: Totino’s pizza rolls. Los Angeles Times reporter Daniel Miller first stumbled on this bombshell, tweeting Wednesday: “Whatever plagues you, know this: ppl are furious over their 40-count bags of Totino’s pizza rolls including just 39.” As evidence, he included several screenshots from unhappy customers tweeting their displeasure at Totino’s.
Whatever plagues you, know this: ppl are furious over their 40-count bags of Totino's pizza rolls including just 39. pic.twitter.com/XrILHBWEwV
— Daniel Miller (@DanielNMiller) August 3, 2016
It’s unclear how he came across this info, and I’d imagine he’d have to keep his sources — if any — top secret, because clearly this thing is like the dang Da Vinci Code of stoner snack food. (Or I’d have to imagine, anyway. I’ve never actually seen or read The Da Vinci Code, but I kind of get the gist.)
At any rate, I decided to do some digging myself, and this conspiracy seems to span entire years… or at least back to 2013.
https://twitter.com/JustinBurrr/status/752285923081990144
@totinos hi, I received a bag of only 39 pizza rolls rather than the marketed 40, and I am furious.
— Cory (@howe_ya_doin) September 9, 2015
There's only 39 pizza thingys in this bag 😐 @totinos
— Ty (@848ty) December 20, 2015
@dtbradford92: The last 2 40-count bags of pizza rolls I've had, I've been ripped off. One had 36 and the other 39… Come on, @totinos…
— Dustin Bradford (@dtbradford92) November 9, 2014
https://twitter.com/phatzach72/status/396351083418636288
.@totinos can I speak to ur manager i got a pack of 40 pizza rolls and got 39 and would like my money back I will never buy from you again
— john sund (@sundjohn) December 8, 2013
As Miller also pointed out, however, a representative from Totino’s has been reaching out to these unhappy customers, and even followed up with Miller himself.
Addendum: Totino's responds to the indignant customers, offering: 1) An explanation 2) A replacement pizza roll (?!) pic.twitter.com/3TCw37tkql
— Daniel Miller (@DanielNMiller) August 3, 2016
*sighs loudly until the heat death of the universe*
— Pete Zaroll (@totinos) August 3, 2016
Sure… That’s what they want you to think. Now, please excuse me while I fashion myself a tinfoil hat, made from the aluminum foil used to bake a batch of 39 pizza rolls.