Tissues

Wed 17 December 2008 7:42am by
Filed under: Consumerism, Home life 

Time for one of those quick boring domestic posts: Recycled tissues. I’m almost out. I can’t find any in the local Safeways, Coleses or IGAs, or anywhere else.

Anybody seen them recently, or do I have to resort to using recycled paper towels as tissues? (Well, and handkerchiefs, of course.)

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10 comments on Tissues

  1. David on Wed, 17th Dec 2008 9:45 am

    2. This is a constant aggravation with me. Not only can’t we find recycled tissues but a lot of our favourites have been replaced by generics. I always try to make a point of not buying the generic brand if possible. I guess it’s a middle class way of fighting the power and sticking it to the man!

  2. Nathan Littel on Wed, 17th Dec 2008 9:45 am

    3. Hm, I went through Coles yesterday and the range of toilet paper was most alarming, the normal “safe” brands I buy were no where to be seen. I’ve found Coles to be pretty crap lately, Safeway is much better. But Aldi FTW! :D

  3. Reuben on Wed, 17th Dec 2008 12:05 pm

    4. Just recycle them yourself, Daniel. ;)

  4. Liz on Wed, 17th Dec 2008 2:30 pm

    5. As part of cost cutting in my office, they’ll no longer be supplying tissues. I have already stockpiled 4 boxes, that should keep me going for a while…

  5. Jayne on Wed, 17th Dec 2008 3:17 pm

    6. Hankies may be dropped down your chimney sometime shortly, Daniel :P

  6. Ronnie on Wed, 17th Dec 2008 6:44 pm

    7. Aldi usually sells recycled toilet paper (or at least what looks like it) – but I can’t remember the brand – I know they sold the ‘SAFE’ brand paper – but I don’t remember if it was the toilet paper or the paper towels.
    I can confirm they sell it at The Pines store (left side on most right side aisle), Warringal – Heidelberg (somewhere in the middle aisles) and Heidelberg West.

  7. Jed on Wed, 17th Dec 2008 8:58 pm

    8. Toilet paper is much less scratchy to use as a tissue than a paper towl. I never buy tissues, I just use toilet paper as it easier to find when I need it or use a paper napkin that I have saved from a restaurant. I have never used a hanky and would never want to wash one after use.

  8. Daniel on Wed, 17th Dec 2008 10:36 pm

    9. Ronnie, there’s no problem finding recycled toilet paper at present. There’s a couple of brands around, and it’s available widely. Facial tissues are more problematic though.

  9. flerdle on Sun, 11th Jan 2009 1:01 am

    10. I hadn’t seen them for ages either. Naturale recycled tissues are now in Safeway, at least in Brunswick (near the train station). Perhaps they are listening to you!

  10. Daniel on Sun, 11th Jan 2009 7:33 pm

    11. Oh yeah, forgot: I emailed the company and they said that they’d be showing up again in Safeway, but I haven’t seen them for myself yet.