Unbelievable description

The term 'faux leather' has been around for a long time. I'm vegetarian but I see leather as a by-product of the meat industry. I dislike the smell as well as hating the idea of carrying around a skin, so try not to buy leather goods.

Becoming vegan is admirable but could be simply a fad. However, manufacturers will always take advantage of any current trends.

Our shops too... and to tell the truth I suspect a wee bit of conspiracy when I see two countries at opposite ends of the world (but controlled by the same multi-national food corporations) going all out to market expensive foods to the gullible.

I do NOT mean vegans are gullible (at least the 3 vegan I know aren't) but that people will buy just because it's been pushed on the telly, whatever their eating preferences.

I was in the supermarket this morning browsing and looking along the ready meal area. There was a whole section of vegan products all described as vegan meat pie, or vegan chicken nuggets, or vegan pulled pork. Why?

Could the shops get caught under the trade descriptions for trying to pass off non-meat as meat?

This shows an example of why saving the planet is not going to be dhappen by going Vegan!

More plastic has to be much worse than using leather.
If we don't eat cows we won't actually save them because they won't be born.
They won't exist.
if animals have a good life and are killed in the most kind manner then that is a good thing that fits in with nature.

It used to be 'mock-croc', then we had 'faux-fur'.
Why call it leather when it patently (no pun intended) isn't.
Just another way of selling plastic.

The phrase 'vegan leather' annoys me, as does 'pleather', but I suppose it's better than seeing a bag or shoes described as 'leather' in the headline then as polyurethane in the more detailed description. People should know what thy are buying without having to dig about to find out. Some will only buy the 'real thing', whilst others will avoid animal products, and both choices are equally valid. Trying to confuse the issue won't work, surely? I would return a bag that was sold as leather but turned out to be plastic, just as my niece would return a leather one, as she is vegan.

It's all about trends, isn't it? I have seen 'gluten free' water, which is equally ridiculous.

A double negative?

Better not to just don't buy stuff says she who sometimes uses retail as therapy.

Hmm....polyurethane? More plastic then?

Meant to say cash, not cast.