A TikTok user named Nicole, who posts as @bettyspaghetti55, shared a video showing what she described as a newly sealed can of Pringles that appeared far lighter than the weight printed on its label. In the clip, she held up a blue Salt & Vinegar can and pointed to the packaging before opening it. Nicole stated in the TikTok video that the can was brand new and still sealed. She noted the label listed a net weight of 5.5 ounces. After removing the red plastic lid and peeling back the foil, she said the chips inside did not even reach the halfway point of the can. She then poured the chips onto a red plate, forming what she described as a small pile, and transferred them into a clear plastic bowl on a digital kitchen scale. Nicole said she tared the scale to zero in ounces. The scale displayed 2.31 ounces. Holding the can next to the scale, she pointed again to the “NET WT 5.5 OZ (156g)” marking and said, “I want my money back.” TikTok user describes contacting the company and filing official reports In the video caption, Nicole wrote, “Welp, #shrinkflation has hit @Pringles. Y’all should be ashamed!” She used hashtags including #latestagecapitalism and #pringles. The urge to use a scale to police food portions has surfaced before, as when a Pennsylvania man brought one to Chipotle. @bettyspaghetti55 Welp, #shrinkflation has hit @Pringles. Y’all should be ashamed! #latestagecapitalism #pringles #xyzbca ♬ original sound – nicole Nicole stated in the video, “Cool, so we can tell we’ve got a new, brand new, sealed Pringles. Uh, let’s see, 5.5 ounces. Let’s see what we have. It’s not even half full. What the hell, Pringles? What a scam!” She continued, “All right, so now we’re going to weigh them. Let’s tare it so that we’re at ounces. We should have 5.5 ounces. We’re not even at 1. 2.31 ounces, and that says 5.5 ounces.” One commenter urged others to call Pringles and complain. Nicole replied that the company had already messaged her on Instagram with an apology but had not followed up after she provided details. She said she planned to contact corporate directly. Another commenter stated it is illegal to sell a product that does not match its labeled weight and noted that net weight excludes packaging. A different user asked where the can was manufactured and suggested reporting it to the state weights and measures department. Nicole replied that she had already filed a report with weights and measures in her state. She added that she saw Battle Creek, Michigan, listed on the can and filed a complaint with Michigan’s weights and measures office as well. A separate Reddit post in the r/mildlyinfuriating community, written by a user named kauymattyman, described a similar observation. The poster said they had not bought a tube of Pringles in a few months and noticed the chips looked significantly smaller than before. The user, who said they were in the UK, asked if others had noticed the same change. An accompanying photo showed a can with only a short stack of chips remaining near the bottom. One Reddit commenter suggested the chips might be “feeling cold.” Another wrote that if everyone who saw the post stopped buying Pringles, it might affect the company’s bottom line. A third comment noted “99% less seasoning.” Such discrepancies in expected counts have sparked consumer scrutiny, like when a Colorado woman filmed herself counting a 30-count Chick-fil-A nugget order piece by piece. Pringles have gotten significantly smaller byu/kauymattyman inmildlyinfuriating According to information published on AEANET, a standard 5.5-ounce can of Pringles contains around 100 chips on average, though the exact number can vary. The site explained that Pringles are made from a potato-based dough pressed into a consistent shape rather than sliced potatoes. It listed factors that can influence the final chip count, including slight differences in dough thickness, the automated filling process, settling during shipping, and variations in flavor coatings. AEANET also noted that Pringles offers different can sizes. Grab-and-Go versions are described as holding roughly 40 to 50 chips, standard 5.5-ounce cans around 100 to 110 chips, and larger mega cans 150 or more. The site stated that the company aims for a consistent product weight rather than a fixed number of chips. Viewers responding to Nicole’s TikTok raised additional points. One commenter observed that the chips no longer appeared stacked as neatly as in the past and asked why they looked crumbled. Another wrote that the product no longer seemed like real chips but rather a compressed product.