Can we talk about the whole "leather is dead" thing?

I heard some guy at a truck stop cafe last week say leather is a scam and pleather is just as good. I nearly choked on my coffee. My dad gave me a leather belt 15 years ago and it still holds up fine, no cracking or peeling. Meanwhile I bought a pleather jacket 2 years ago and it's already flaking apart like crazy. I get that cheap leather exists too, but man, there's something to be said for the real stuff if you pick a decent one. Anyone else had a pleather product fall apart way faster than expected?

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mark6114d ago

Pleather is just as good" yeah right, my fake couch fell apart in two years.

patricia_singh814d ago

Ugh @mark611 preach. My cousin bought a "vegan leather" recliner and the armrests cracked and peeled like sunburn after one summer. Faux leather is just plastic pretending to be fancy.