Let's get personal for a minute here

I have a pretty thick skin when it comes to people mispronouncing, misspelling, and otherwise butchering my surname. I understand that the typical English speaker may be thrown for a loop by the double-A and the hard G. I have been hoping that the success of Haagen-Dazs would help, but no dice so far. I double-checked my college diploma after graduation and was pleasantly surprised they got it right.

So yeah, I get it, and I don't get uptight about

-My name being "corrected" on conference name badges and the like with a hastily crossed-out A. "Here you go, MS. WAGE! Sorry we misspelled it the first time."

-Being referred to as "Melissa Wahzh" or "Wage" or the dreaded "Waggy" during graduations and other such ceremonies.

-General discombobulation when meeting people for the first time in person.

-The ubiquitous extra G (Wagge. People who have known me for years still make this mistake). "Huh, I know there's an extra letter in there somewhere...I'll take a chance on G."

But I draw the line at misspelled business cards. This is America, God bless us all, and I am sure that you publishing companies have dealt with weirder names than mine. I filled out your form, very clearly, and fixed the proof you sent back "corrected," and when you called to inquire about this odd name, our staffperson confirmed its spelling. What gives? If the folks at Sports Illustrated can spell "Gebrselassie," I know you can do this.