This afternoon I did some living room furniture research and went to a few furniture stores to check out their "faux" leather offerings. I've been wanting to get rid of our real leather sofa, loveseat and chair for eons now- and they're finally to the point of wear that it makes sense to get rid of them based on that alone and not just on the fact that they're so NOT vegan! I was surprised to find plenty of faux leather choices are available, which is really the best for cleaning up dog hair v.s. a fabric couch. BUT I was dismayed to discover that not all faux leathers are equal- some actually have real leather mixed into the fabric when it is made! So you have to ask to look at the material list to see what it is really made out of. One salesperson told me - even after I told him I was vegan (which I don't think he quite understood) that a faux couch I really liked had leather in it- "all the leftovers of unused leather from other products" - he smiled like this was a BONUS- real leather mixed into fake leather for a cheap price! So I will now have to be very careful in my search. I was relieved to discover, however, that my "leatherette" seats in Beetler really are vegan. WHEW!!!





