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| Screen shot from the new Scion website with on-line shopping facility |
I have finally managed to find the time to finalise the Scion Supply on-line shop and making it activating payment methods and setting it to "live".
I really hope this will provide an opportunity for us to broaden our customer reach. We have worked hard to develop a product range that works over the last few years and these products are obviously now available to purchase on our website as well as in our Ebay store.
I have tried to maintain visual continuity through the two sites in terms of images. Our carefully selected range of products reflects our experience dealing with face-to-face engineers and mechanics, learning their preferences, what works and what does not work.
The main challenge with on-line stuff is getting the product uploaded. It can feel like something you are doing continually and it is a challenge to keep up with the day-to-day business tasks and get time to catalogue and upload product details. I've found doing a few a day helps.
In particular, I have a couple of new products I am selling on-line which are quite interesting. In this post I want to introduce you to this simple tool: PipeStrip.
PipeStrip is a really clever idea thought up to deal with a specific task. If you've ever been on site and had to strip paint from copper pipes you will know what a tough job it is. It usually involves a sharp blade, like a Stanley knife blade, and a lot of elbow grease!
Stripping is time consuming and hard work, so someone has had the clever idea of PipeStrip - a light-weight, handy tool specifically designed to make the stripping of paint from 15 & 22mm copper pipes easy.
To use, you simply place the curved blade of PipeStrip over the pipe at the point where you plan to make the cut. With your free hand, press the blade firmly into the paint so that it 'bites'. Maintaining pressure on the blade, push & pull PipeStrip along the pipe to clean about 5cm on either side of the central point, so that you strip approximately 10cm of pipe.
Turn PipeStrip as you work to clean the sides and back of the pipe - PipeStrip is flat enough to help you reach the back. It really is essential for any tool box!
If you visit the page in our on-line store and scroll through the pictures you will see a video we have uploaded about the tool, how handy it is and how to use it.
Thanks for taking the time to read this blog. Please do visit the new shop and let us know what you think in the comments below.
