And they call themselves leather workers

[Cumberland Highpower]

1 hour ago, Klara said:

I was assuming your "perhaps so" referred to fredk's claim (which you quoted) that a material called leather in Europe need not come from animals. And that is not the case, if it's called leather, it must be leather. As was the case for your couch. Fredk's adviser was either misinformed, regulations are complicated, as you have found out, or the regulations have changed since, which they do frequently. 

Yep, that's the other side of the medal: If you try to protect consumers by applying strict regulations and standards, life becomes harder for manufacturers and sellers. 

Well, that's a mistake, taking me at face value.  I'm usually wrong, undereducated/uneducated or politely misinformed most of the time-LOL

Edited September 12, 2023 by Cumberland Highpower

[c2369zulu]

On 9/9/2023 at 5:11 PM, Dwight said:

I won't give the location . . . but I was in two different "leather" shops last week . . . 

Much of it was vinyl glued to fabric to stiffen it . . . 

Leather coats were absolute junk . . . my Pakistan cafe racer jacket I paid a hundred and a half for . . . was three times the quality of that junk . . . and they wanted twice my Pakistan price.

Belts looked like that pressed together and glued stuff from China . . . single layer . . . with buckle . . . no design . . . 26 bucks each and up

I was almost ashamed to mention in that company I work in leather . . . afraid someone would mistake me for them . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

Reminds me of the "Custom Handmade Damascus Knives" at flea markets and shows, where the "damascus pattern" somehow does not transfer into the exposed sharpened edge, and every knife has the same color and pattern. Yeah, they are knives, but not custom handmade damascus knives, lol.........

[Handstitched]

On 9/12/2023 at 3:42 AM, Dwight said:

Last bout with popcorn cost me 382 bucks . . . and a solid hour in one of them there dentist chairs.

And it was the soft stuff . . . no kernals.

Sticking to Doritos Nachos . . . 

May God bless,

Dwight

Hope it wasn't too painful. 

Might consider that for a meal next week, love nacho's . Hard to find un-flavoured  corn chips here, only flavoured types...but still tasty, with lashings of  romano cheese and sour cream and a few fresh herbs on top ,  yummo +++   

BTW, I prefer butter on my pop corn, and sometimes a little salt....mmmmm . By now I'm making everyone hungry, .. am I sorry??? NUP !!! 

HS

[Dwight]

1 hour ago, Handstitched said:

Hope it wasn't too painful. 

Might consider that for a meal next week, love nacho's . Hard to find un-flavoured  corn chips here, only flavoured types...but still tasty, with lashings of  romano cheese and sour cream and a few fresh herbs on top ,  yummo +++   

BTW, I prefer butter on my pop corn, and sometimes a little salt....mmmmm . By now I'm making everyone hungry, .. am I sorry??? NUP !!! 

HS

It actually was not painful . . . felt as though I had a piece stuck on my tooth . . . went to the mirror to see . . . chunk of the tooth was gone . . . 

Doc put a corral around the tooth . . . filled it with his magic potion . . . let it dry . . . sanded and ground it down to where it was needed . . . told me to see the receptionist . . . she handed me the bill.  THAT WAS the painful part

May God bless,

Dwight