For me, it may be that the toilet paper roll needs to have the open end away from the wall. I don’t want to reach under the roll to take a piece! That’s ludicrous!
That or my recent addiction to correcting people when they use “less” when they should use “fewer”
Yeah, thanking someone who’s genuinely offering you something is basic manners and to be expected.
I was more responding to the explaining part because I’ve been told in person that it’s perceived as rude (only by one person, even with a thank you) and I don’t want that becoming more common, for the reasons I already mentioned