toilet paper math (and other things that don't make sense)

Big, important things are going on in the world, we all know that. Climate change, US politics, the situations in Gaza and Ukraine and Sudan (among many other places globally), the spread of misinformation, artificial intelligence. It all feels very overwhelming at times and I can feel helpless, wanting to do something but unsure what. More on that later. Amidst all of this angst, sometimes it's the small things that add up, literally. With the rising costs at the grocery store, I'm sure I'm not the only one trying to figure out which item is the best deal, but I feel like it's getting less obvious. Which brings me to the toilet paper math.

I'm sure you've noticed that toilet paper no longer comes in "rolls." It comes in double rolls! And triple rolls! All advertised in large excited lettering, with things like 12 double rolls=24 rolls! Or six triple rolls=18! As if we should be over the moon about these fabulous hygienic options. The only problem is that if you look closely, some of the "double" rolls have 142 sheets per roll, and others have 186 or 224. Packages come anywhere from 6-30 rolls, "double" or "triple," and the consumer is then left to do the math to figure out how much we are actually paying per roll (or per sheet, if you want to get technical). Admittedly, it's not difficult math, and unlike the warnings of past math teachers, we DO actually all carry a calculator everywhere we go now. The point is, why should buying toilet paper require a calculator? I feel like the confusion is deliberate, so people will just grab whatever seems like a good deal. Add trying to buy Canadian-only products into the mix, and I could spend the day in the toilet paper aisle while the Earth slowly falls apart around me. Why make things more complicated than they need to be?
         Moving on to flat-rate chicken. Which, in fact, does seem to simplify things: packages of chicken thighs and breasts, all labelled at the same price: $9 or $12 or whatever. Why are grocery stores doing this? The range in weight for a single price was anywhere from 700gm to 1.2 kg, with the 1.2 kg obviously being a much better deal...40% more chicken for the price! In the past, I'm pretty sure I just grabbed one without looking at the weight; maybe that's why they do it, in which case stupid me, but also, just list the price by the weight PLEASE. 
          I realize I am very fortunate to be able to buy both toilet paper and chicken. I found out recently that charities handing out food cannot give expired items, even if they are in cans. Since I never even knew cans had expiry dates on them, I've definitely eaten some expired soup and tomato sauce! Dried pasta? Unopened cereal? Salt? At a recent charity food collection, we had an entire table of these items and more, food we could not use. And yet, I just heard on CBC about the rise of discount grocery stores that use surplus, expired or near-expired food, to reduce costs. There's also the "Too Good to Go" labelling (a company in Denmark) that simply suggests Look-Smell-Taste rather than throwing something out just because it's past its best before or expiration date. If we want to bring down costs and reduce waste, we need to do anything possible to avoid throwing out usable food items.
         Now, looping back to all the insane things happening around the world: I can't do any "big things" to protect Greenland, or prevent wars. What I can do (we can do!) is pay attention to small details, like prices, food waste, item sources, packaging, and the many day-to-day decisions that, when  multiplied by thousands or millions of people, can make a huge difference (look at our impact on US tourism!). There's so much more I could be doing at the local & individual level, so I'll keep working on that. Do you have suggestions? 
And manufacturers and grocery stores: please, just simplify the process for everyone. There's enough going on as it is.