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LEATHER descriptions on Suites/ Argos etc

Hmm_Messiah · 2006-11-13 09:15:47

Hi would any one have more knowledge on how they grade leather for suites etc Argos used give little icons to show the quality of the leather. Now they talk of corrected grain ? split leather / etc Any one know more, I did google but no luck edit: found some definitions on web so I guess if any one has experience of Argos…

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13-11-2006 10:15am

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Hmm_Messiah

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Hi
would any one have more knowledge on how they grade leather for suites etc

Argos used give little icons to show the quality of the leather. Now they talk of

corrected grain ?

split leather / etc

Any one know more, I did google but no luck

edit: found some definitions on web so I guess if any one has experience of Argos etc

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#2 13-11-2006 10:23am
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'You get what you pay for' pretty much sums it up. If you buy leather from Argos, Atlantic etc. you can expect it to wear through within months.

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#3 13-11-2006 10:37am
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http://www.furniture.ie/news/idx/9/052/Home-advice/article/A-guide-to-leather.html

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#4 16-11-2006 6:52pm
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so any one buy a leather suite from argos and thinks its a great buy ??

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