Dispensing package for discrete stage compressed tissues, compressed tissues therefor, and method of dispensing such tissues

A method of packaging tissues for later dispensing, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of tissues in a stack, said stack having a free height;
• compressing said stack of tissues in a first stage of compression until a first stage compression is attained, said first stage compression height being less than said free height;
• restraining said tissues with a first stage restraint, so that said first stage of compression is maintained;
• compressing said stack of tissues in a second stage of compression until a second stage compression height is attained, said second stage compression height being less than said first stage compression height;
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• restraining said tissues with a second stage restraint, so that said second stage of compression is maintained;
• maintaining said tissues with said both first and second restraint for later use;
• releasing said second stage restraint so that the second stage compression height is returned to the first stage compression height and subsequently maintaining the plurality of tissues with the first stage restraint which hold the tissues in an orderly manner until dispensing the tissues for use.