My Opinions ties in with Rewards Central so if you are a member of both, you'll find your chance of earning rewards can come a bit quicker. My Opinions can be a bit slow on the earnings, with survey invites coming in every couple of weeks at most. Sometimes you screen out but when you do complete a survey, the points are reasonable. They also have a weekly chance to win awards and frequent mini surveys.

I have been a member of Pureprofile since the site launched. In the past 12 months I have found this site has improved drastically for earning and I now cash out the minimum $25 every couple of months at most. As with most rewards programs, the more active you are, the more you'll earn so I check the site most days. Surveys can be short or upwards of half an hour, but at least its secure and earnings are legitimate.

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I have been a member of this site since around 2003. I have earnt many rewards in this time, including vouchers, cash cheque and even christmas presents for having been a member so long. It can take a long time to earn enough points to redeem rewards, however if you're planning to do some online shopping and can find what you want at their reward partners, it can soon add up. I always manage to at least earn a $50 magshop voucher each year to cover the majority of costs for renewing a magazine subscription and for such little effort, its definitely worth it.

We purchased our first home through Wendy Winks Real Estate earlier this year. They were flexible with times for viewings and at times very good with communication, however once our purchase took place there was no follow p and the only thankyou we received was a keyring, when we saw other buyers receiving bottles of wine.

Boodys is a locally owned convenience store known for the wall of lollies. They sell lollies of all types, which is a popular reason for kids from the nearby school to visit. They also sell the usual conveneince store items, such as milk, paper, bread and other essentials. They offer a drive through service and are open late.

The Mi Hi offers a buffet 7 days a week for lunch and dinner. This is well priced, between $17-23, and includes a huge variety of food. They have a sports bar, gaming machines and TAB facilities. We often go for a meal.

Go Sing Chinese Restaurant offers good value, good tasting chinese food in the Ipswich area. We have never dined into this restaurant, but get it home delivered reguarly. The delivery is only $5 for orders under $50 or free. It always arrives quickly and fresh tasting.

KFC at Brassall provides good service, however as with all KFC stores, the food is relatively expensive for fast food and it is so greasy. I've never been a big fan, but when we do occassionally get KFC, Brassall is always good.

Its great that JB Hifi opened at Riverlink. So close to home as JB Hifi has the best variety for entertainment items. This store is always well stocked and has most of what we are looking for. The line ups for checkout can be a bit slow, but there is usually staff available to assist with enquiries.

Quickflix offers a convenient service of having dvds home delivered. The postage turn around is quick for our location and we get lots of titles at a reasonable price. Cheaper than a video store would charge, although it can be hard to get the popular titles for a while.