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Dave Munson, of Saddleback Leather, has come on record to share a change they are making to using scarred and marred leather.
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Dave Munson, of Saddleback Leather, has come on record to share a change they are making to using scarred and marred leather.
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glen 11 years, 2 months ago
Man, what a great move. I own a couple Saddleback items, and couldn't be happier. The new "love marked" items will make the pieces even more personal.
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LSUTigersFan 11 years, 2 months ago
Love my Saddleback bags. Built for life.
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cjcs 11 years, 2 months ago
I don't have anything against scarred leather, but this is definitely a cost-cutting measure being passed off as a "feature". Don't piss on folks and tell them it's raining.
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tjkastning 11 years, 2 months ago
Actually it's more expensive to select and place the scars.
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cjcs 11 years, 2 months ago
Not at all. Bags with scars were previously sold as seconds for a discounted price. Scarred leather was thrown away during the current manufacturing process, and while I'm all for reducing waste, it is also going to cut costs (which isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it's being sold as a feature which I find a little insulting). In addition, hides with prominent scarring are less expensive than those without.
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tjkastning 11 years, 2 months ago
This is a different manufacturing model that includes different steps for these scars. Instead of weeded them out, they are selecting them in. It takes just as much time and the large damaging scars are not included anyways. What's not to believe?
They explain all this on the website.
There are certainly a lot of other options if you don't like SBL.
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banjoben 11 years, 2 months ago
I agree with cjcs. This is a move to cut costs and increase profits. I don't care for the types of scarring he shows off in the video and would be highly upset if they sent me such sub-par merchandise after I paid such a high price.
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tjkastning 11 years, 2 months ago
There are certainly plenty of options, Ben. http://www.bestleather.org/leather-companies/">http://www.bestleather.org/leather-companies/
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banjoben 11 years, 2 months ago
Absolutely there are. The discussion was about a change in Saddleback products though.
As a side note, Colonel Littleton products, from those I've seen, are amazing. And their customer service is second to none.
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