When I broke story about @Argos_Online axing its catalogue, I was contacted by someone who explained her sister-in-law was severely autistic.
"Throughout the last 2 decades, the Argos catalogues have been her only source of entertainment and comfort." 1/3
"Zina looks and plays with the catalogue all day/every day, using up one a week as she rips the pages off. She also takes it with her everywhere e.g. hospital and respite".
She was distraught that her supply of catalogues was going to end.
Was there any way I could help? 2/3
So I emailed someone senior at @Argos_Online.
This week, this happened...
Yes, that's over a 1,000 Argos catalogues and a very happy Zina. 3/3
Thanks to Amna for letting me share this cheering story on a miserable day. And thankyou @Argos_Online and kind person in @SainsburysNews press office (you know who you are) for making this happen. Sometimes, corporate social responsibility can't be measured on a spreadsheet...
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