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A real bag with a snake and a crocodile or not???
Good afternoon! Please tell me. Vacationing in Egypt. I look in stores for bags with snakes and crocodile. I really wanted one like this. I could not resist and bought it. The seller assured me that it was natural. I even set it on fire with a lighter. The description of my bag - it looks like snake skin, even individual scales are lacquered. Inside, on the lining - it says Made in Egypt (in English). there must be a price?Thank you.Wears very well
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There are leather bags made from camel skin, which is processed and pressed to look like a crocodile, etc.
I bought myself a wallet under a crocodile, for a year and a half I wear sharp-pay every day. The look, quality and smell so far, does not melt when ignited. They asked for 40 dollars, they gave up for 15 after they showed my passport that it was my birthday today, and with us they bought such a wallet for 25 and below, they didn’t give in even crack after 25 minutes of bargaining. But I can’t vouch for 100% that this is leather, because there are very good fakes.
A friend bought a bag under a red crocodile, but the skin is thick and it is clear that it is a camel, they paid $ 30 with a bargain, she is also happy with the purchase. In Ukraine, I went to experts (where jackets are sewn) - they said leather.
I bought myself a wallet under a crocodile, for a year and a half I wear sharp-pay every day. The look, quality and smell so far, does not melt when ignited. They asked for 40 dollars, they gave up for 15 after they showed my passport that it was my birthday today, and with us they bought such a wallet for 25 and below, they didn’t give in even crack after 25 minutes of bargaining. But I can’t vouch for 100% that this is leather, because there are very good fakes.
A friend bought a bag under a red crocodile, but the skin is thick and it is clear that it is a camel, they paid $ 30 with a bargain, she is also happy with the purchase. In Ukraine, I went to experts (where jackets are sewn) - they said leather.
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answered 12 years ago
Reptile skin products are bought, as a rule, in Thailand. Snake skin bags are cheaper, crocodile skin bags are expensive, the price for good quality products starts around $ 300. Technologies do not stand still, and you can buy reptile skin imitation made from any skin (cow, camel, pig, etc.). Look at the cost of their reptile skin products here http://reptilia-shop.ru/, of course, you can buy cheaper abroad, these are prices for Russia, but you can compare prices and draw a conclusion.
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answered 12 years ago
The original price was $80. I bargained for a very long time - I gave it for 50 dollars.
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answered 12 years ago
In October, in Turkey (village of Tekirova), my friend and I bought her a bag very similar to snake skin, in white-gray-black, the model is very pretty, they asked for $ 210, lost it for $ 90 (end of the season, shops are closing). But the merchants said that the leather was genuine, imitation of a snake. In Egypt, I rarely pay attention to bags, for some reason I don’t believe that you can choose something worthwhile, it’s a pity for time for empty shopping.
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answered 12 years ago
I doubt that for $50 you bought a bag made of a real snake .. just a well-made snake skin, nothing more.
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answered 12 years ago
but the main thing in things is that it brings pleasure - it means you bought what you need! It doesn't matter if the snake is real or not.
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answered 12 years ago
here and I doubt that natures. snake. often they sell good Chinese fakes with the stigma "made in Egypt"
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answered 12 years ago
On my last visit to Sharm, I also bought a red crocodile bag. The seller even showed skins of a crocodile with a head and paws. The quality and appearance of the bag and the skins are the same. Although I strongly doubt that the bags are the same. He also offered very soft products from supposedly kangaroos. And they just jump in herds in Egypt. But the bag "under the crocodile" is very effective, everyone pays attention, and it is worn well. I also took a very soft bag, as they say from the lamb. Shitty rare. On the second day of wearing, the socks began to fall apart. If you like a thing, do not worry, and wear it with pleasure
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answered 12 years ago
I read everything and it was funny. I remembered a joke: in Egypt, the seller has 2 identical crocodile wallets, one costs $ 100, the other 1000. The Russian tourist looked at them for a long time, did not let up and stuck to the seller, why the wallets are the same, but the price differs 10 times. The seller replied: "You see, ma'am, one wallet is made of crocodile skin, and the other is made of crocodile skin. And with a light stroke, it turns into an elegant suitcase" ...
Your bag may actually be made of snake and crocodile skin. The price of the goods depends on the QUALITY of the material and the quality of work. If some residual pieces were taken, and the production of the bag is large-scale, then it may well be real leather. Definitely, this is most likely a multi-skin version, where there is camel or ram skin with inserts. What exactly is the difference? The quality of a fake matters only with good appearance and wear resistance, how it will look during operation, and time will tell. So do not worry, but use it, watching the changes in the appearance of the bag. Then you will understand what kind of product it is
Your bag may actually be made of snake and crocodile skin. The price of the goods depends on the QUALITY of the material and the quality of work. If some residual pieces were taken, and the production of the bag is large-scale, then it may well be real leather. Definitely, this is most likely a multi-skin version, where there is camel or ram skin with inserts. What exactly is the difference? The quality of a fake matters only with good appearance and wear resistance, how it will look during operation, and time will tell. So do not worry, but use it, watching the changes in the appearance of the bag. Then you will understand what kind of product it is
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answered 12 years ago
by the way, today the technology of leather substitutes is so high that even leather experts are lost! They look better and more natural than the original leather! And they check with a lighter, and with anything, and by touch! It's just amazing! And the wear resistance of short circuit is much higher and longer than natural leather! So today, as Donatella Versace said, it is not the material that is more important, but its appearance, processing and reliability. We often think that instead of a crocodile they slip us the skin of a camel, a ram or something else, but in fact this is a high-class short circuit. And there is nothing in it! I think that if you take 2 bags of the same type, one from KZ for $ 80, and from elite crocodile leather for $ 800, I would choose the first one without hesitation! Let many people disapprove of me, but my wife won't find out either, and I'll save $720! )))))))
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answered 12 years ago
Thanks everyone for the info! By the way, the bag is really very well worn)))) Pah-pah)))))
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answered 12 years ago
The other day in Sharm, I also bought a leather bag, but only from an ostrich, they burned it with a lighter. I'm satisfied with the bag, the look is excellent, but we'll see how it will be worn. They asked for 60 USD, they gave it for 30 USD. But there is a problem with wallets, they say the skin is cauterized, but you look at the cut - not leather at all.
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answered 12 years ago
And shoe tarpaulin doesn't burn either! It’s a pity they don’t give bags from it, probably, they would be cool to wear :))) (30 bucks is a fake papyrus, and a decent bag????)
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answered 12 years ago
I work with exotic python, cobra, crocodile and even kangaroo leather. I order from direct suppliers Indonesia, Australia, North America. Now I'm just in shock that it can be faked. Skin flakes, etc. Maybe I'm not working with the right skin. It seems like in Australia they paid a commission for the export of leather, but they just slipped paper on me? Well, if it is faked, then I don’t even know the technologies of today, they just struck my imagination!
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answered 11 years ago