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Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

DollarBillHines

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3. Any decent synthetic will trump (sorry, I know...) any natural skin.

Reply to Union Scribe (Original post)

Fri Oct 26, 2012, 03:27 AM

Oct 2012

Buy the best you can afford.

You will get the same "feel".

And you won't have to break them in.

Plus, depending on the make, they might be wash-able.

There is no advantage in natural leather unless you are a hard-ass horseperson (image, you know).
DBH

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Anyone's experience with synthetic leather? [View all] Union Scribe Oct 2012 OP

Unfortunately 'synthetic leather' is too general a term... PoliticAverse Oct 2012 #1

Good point Union Scribe Oct 2012 #5

In my experience, vegan-specific shops tend to carry high quality stuff and to be great about LeftyMom Oct 2012 #2

Cool Union Scribe Oct 2012 #6

Any decent synthetic will trump (sorry, I know...) any natural skin. DollarBillHines Oct 2012 #3

Thanks Union Scribe Oct 2012 #7

They don't wear nearly as well as the real things Warpy Oct 2012 #4

Those are great too Union Scribe Oct 2012 #8

I admit I've gone custom. flvegan Oct 2012 #9