You do have to wonder.

[go-tazz]

Fair dinkum mate I nearly forgot 

It's made in Australia that's what.

We specialise in leather goods predominantly from India being of Indian origin we have a better understanding of the unique circumstances which prevail in manufacturing in India. Over the years have built up a close relationship with some of the workers and admired there skills that have been carried down from generations. They are very skilled workers and are able to produce excellent product with limited resources. 

It's actually a product stolen from an Assie guy,produced overseas at a lower cost and then sold to Aussies at a lower price and impacting the original guy that thought of it,(they are also made with thinner materials so don't last as long).

They are only based in Aus,(yet their blurb says made in),

[padi*0409]

Ugg boots ?

[curraone]

leather goods i reckon

[curraone]

I thought cows were sacred in India?

[*tippy*toes*]

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@curraone wrote:

I thought cows were sacred in India?

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Only to Hindus. They aren't sacred to other religions.

[padi*0409]

..............meanwhile in New Zealand sheep tread warily and hide often.....................

[curraone]

i wish go tazz would come back and tell us what he is on about, tho

[kopenhagen5]

Unfortunately I think the chemicals they use in India in tanning is not handled n disposed of properly.

Work safety and environment concerns are non existant in India.

tazz, write back and say you buy leather by the container loads but won't buy from India because of their bad treatment of workers and the environment.

[imastawka]

The OP did mention leathergoods, and India.

Never let it be said that stupid reality shows don't teach you anything.

While watching an episode of The Amazing Race (USA version) they went to India.

They had to help tan hides.

The tanning process involved urine.  It was collected from all over the city to be used.

Tanning leather. Urine is full of urea, which degrades into ammonia.

Ammonia in water acts as a caustic but weak base. Its high pH breaks down organic material, making urine the perfect substance for ancients to use in softening and tanning animal hides. Soaking animal skins in urine also made it easier for leather workers to remove hair and bits of flesh from the skin.

[kopenhagen5]

From memory I think arrsenic is also involved somehow. (Or maybe it's cyanide)

Edit - purposely mispelt so it's not bleeped.