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NEVER BUY A LEATHER PRODUCT MENTIONED AS GENUINE LEATHER❗. Whenever buying leather products around anywhere on the internet, you’ve most probably noticed that products are made with Genuine leather. Genuine leather is the catchall term for anything that is technically leather. Over the years, this definition has gotten so stretched that it is almost meaningless for consumers. It’s also perhaps the best-kept secret in the industry. Unfortunately, the vast majority of consumers still believe genuine leather is the “best”.The opposite is often the case. if a leather product or bag is mentioned as genuine leather, it’s not actually a good sign it tells that it's a 3rd Class leather product. Again, genuine leather just means “technically leather”. You could take scraps of pig hide, sand down the surface, emboss it, and reformat it into a bag, jacket or wallet and call it “genuine leather.” Surprised? So, to recap, full-grain or Top-Grain leather is considered the best because it’s the full hide, not sanded or corrected, or weakened in any way. Because of this, hide selection is important, as is the tanning process itself. Now, the hide can be split or shaved down to a different thickness. But this is done from the back (suede) side so as not to weaken the hide. This allows you to have full-grain leather of different thicknesses for different products/purposes. In any event, the top layer or Top-grain of the hide is not weakened with full-grain leather.