alt Hacker NewsFake leather is such an annoying scam. Real leather can last for a century if taken care of, fake leather lasts a handful of years before it literally flakes away into nothing.
Though that reminds me of the time I bought a real leather couch set that had absolute garbage everything else, the legs broke after a couple of years. Really not the part I was expecting the manufacturer to have cheaper out on...
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There are also many grades or "real" leather. In particular, the label "Genuine Leather" means little more than "bits of leather included" [1].
[1] https://mahileather.com/blogs/news/what-is-genuine-leather
This seems like a good time to share the obligatory Fortnine leather vs fake leather video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwuRUcAGIEU
I too am annoyed by “faux leather” as it is so stupid to see some ad saying leather jacket and when you look at the details see faux leather. That is not a leather jacket it is a plastic jacket so cut the shit. Same level of ragebait as things like vegetarian “meat”balls.
Fake leather has a wide, wide range of quality. Polyurethane faux-leather used in many automobiles these days is considered to be superior to leather in terms of durability and longevity. Take a look at old examples of MB-Tex, which Mercedes has been making for ... 60-70 years by now.
Similarly, plenty of leather that will disintegrate and flake into trash or crack and peel, especially if not taken care of well.