Hello to my readers at AGL.

I know they’re reading because earlier this evening someone from their customer advocacy team rang me up, saying AGL management had found the whole name change saga (Googling “AGL”, apparently) and passed it to him.

He explained what had happened (old data used by a mail house). I understand, I really do. Hey, I have an IT job… data issues are the bane of my life. And he said that having been made aware of it, they’d be preventing it happening again.

Which is good. I told him I was pleased they had learned from their mistake, but that it shouldn’t affect me as after three times ringing up to get it fixed, I had given up and signed-up with Origin.

So, belated kudos to AGL. Apparently they do keep a look out for disgruntled customers, and are making efforts to fix what’s broken. But too late to keep me as a customer.

A couple of years ago I noted that supplies of recycled (facial) tissues were getting more scarce. But I was able to keep buying the Safe brand at Coles in Caulfield until just recently, when they stopped stocking them. Or maybe they stopped receiving them some time ago, and they’ve finally run out. Recycled toilet paper is still easy to find.

See, I have a problem with the idea that we should be chopping down trees to make stuff to wipe our arses on or collect snot with. It’s a waste. And while for nasal use, handkerchiefs can be better sometimes, they’re not always convenient.

So I’ll keep hunting. Coles Online shows nothing, but it appears that Safeway HomeShop still has Naturale brand (at $2.47 for 250 tissues, plus up to $9.95 delivery fee). But since I don’t normally do my grocery shopping online (the supermarket is five minutes’ walk from my house — why would I bother?), that’s hardly very convenient or cost-effective.

Anybody know any other sources of recycled tissues? My stash is running out…