Mono.ph comments

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Ok great. First, I’m not a leather expert, so I may say some inaccurate things here.

1. I don’t know if it’s full grain, but it looks like it’s top grain.
2. It smelled more like storage/cabinet than leather when I got it. Had to air it overnight with a fan to get a little of the leather smell.
3. It would be nice to give a guide to caring for the bag, or at least a link to a site. You may optionally sell leather care goods.
4. The fabric inside seems like it’s not durable (I’ve gotten several of the same comments from others). It may be durable, but it feels like it will tear easily. My wife has a small Nine West leather bag and the fabric inside is dark brown and looks like canvas. That looks and feels nice. I can send a photo if you want.
5. It’s not as heavy as I thought be would be. Great.
6. The craftsmanship to me looks good.
7. Hard to beat the price you offer.

I’d recommend you to others!

reply.md

Thanks for the advice Ramon!

As for the bag, we can assure you it's full grain leather. We've had bags that uses a similar hide and so far they've not shown signs of shedding similar to that of top grain.

As for the smell, unfortunately that's normal for most of our leather products and yes we do advice to air it out to those who's smell may be more sensitive. Over time the smell should be gone.

We've been meaning to create a guide for leather care but due to the wide variety of leather materials we've had to dealt with, it's going to vary from one bag to the next. But the general advice is that for all types of leather, stay away from too much sun, stay away from liquids and to clean it with a slightly moist towel.

Also once we have more resources, hopefully we can utilize that to explore more materials.

Thanks again from us Ramon!