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Homecare Direct Shopping -- Woombye Seafood and Takeaway -- Palmwoods Takeaway

HOMECARE Direct Shopping is all about shopping from the comfort of your own home - no queues, no travelling, no rush.

The direct shopping concept offers a wide range of quality household and everyday items presented in attractive, glossy catalogues which are updated throughout the year and delivered by a team of independent distributors.

There are more than 1500 distributors delivering catalogues to 180,000 Australian doorsteps every week.

Householders can then shop at leisure and decide in their own time whether there’s anything in the catalogue they’d like to purchase and have delivered to home. It’s that simple - no face-to-face selling and the products speak for themselves.

Local distributor for the Palmwoods area is Jeanette Corcoran. She will deliver a catalogue and then collect the order. Nothing is paid until the products are delivered to the door by Jeanette.

All of Homecare’s products are fully guaranteed. If you’re not completely satisfied with any item, you can contact Jeanette within 30 days of purchase and the item will be replaced, or money refunded without question.

To help Homecare be environmentally responsible, customers are asked to leave the catalogue out for collection as they are re-used as many times as possible. The paper used in the catalogue is chlorine free and comes from managed tree plantations.

Homecare Direct Shopping is a wholly owned subsidiary of an Australian company called Innovations. Innovations has grown rapidly since its birth in Sydney in 1982. It is now Australia’s largest and most successful Mail Order company, producing over 35 million catalogues each year with over 650,000 active customers on their database.

Homecare Direct Shopping was launched in Sydney in mid 1994, and now has a distribution network in every state and territory in Australia.

For more information about Homecare Direct Shopping and its products phone Jeanette on 5442 2871.

WOOMBYE Seafood and Takeaway’s new owners Rex and Sharron Wood pride themselves on friendly customer service and top quality, fresh food.

Rex and Sharon took over the business less than two months ago, but have already won many customers with their tasty new menu which includes freshly cooked seafood, delicious hamburgers and toasted sandwiches, freshly made sandwiches and rolls, cappuccinos and milkshakes, and scrumptious cakes.

But Sharron said the one of the most popular items had been the hot chips which had been given an extra dose of flavour thanks to the business’ exclusive seasoned salt.

"It has been extremely popular with customers who keep coming back for more," she said.

Sharron and Rex are experienced in the takeaway industry, previously running a similar business in Perth.

"We are really enjoying working here," Sharron said. "The customers and local people are just so friendly, and have kept us very busy."

She said the store had been given a new, cleaner look, which many customers had commented on.

"We haven’t had to do any renovations as such, but we have given everything a thorough clean which gave the store an uplifted appearance," she said.

And with new chairs and tables located outside the store, customers are welcome to enjoy their meals alfresco!

Woombye Seafood and Takeaway is open from 9am to 7pm Tuesday to Thursday; 9am to 7.30pm Friday and Saturday and from 11am to 7pm on Sunday.

For further details contact Rex or Sharron on 5442 2211.

THE new look Palmwoods Takeaway has received overwhelmingly warm welcome from residents during the its first two weeks of operation.

Owners Peter and Judy Nelson said many customers had commented on the store’s new look and increased product range.

Hot chickens have been extremely popular, thanks to the water injected oven which roasts chickens to perfection.

Other popular items have been the top quality calamari and delicious kebabs with a variety of sauces.

Peter said the store had been extremely busy, with customers lined up outside the door on Friday and Saturday nights.

"People were out on the streets and some of the other businesses commented that they had never seen people line up for fish and chips like that before," Peter said.

Customers are welcome to ring through orders to save them waiting (phone 5445 9585), or dine in at the tastefully decorated new-look premises.