The Advantages of Fake Leather Office Chairs
There are many advantages to having faux or fake leather office chairs rather than real leather office chairs. One of the advantages is that PETA (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) will be happy with you and have one less thing to yell at your business about. But fake leather office chairs are usually less expensive and easier to clean than real leather.
Resting Cruelty-Free
Although PETA is not keen on anyone using animal skin for clothing or furniture, they are particularly sensitive to leather, as it is made rather harshly by even non-animal lover's standards. Since people of all ages and sensitivities read this web site, I'll skip the gory details. This is why buying faux leather office chairs can help encourage the production of strong and cruelty-free man-made fabrics.
Do They Have The Smell?
Unfortunately, fake leather office chairs usually do not have the distinctive, luxurious smell of genuine leather. However, some people hate that smell, having associated real leather chairs with sitting in a doctor's office or a bank office while waiting for their small business loan to be rejected. Some people prefer the smell because it is associated with the intensely rich and powerful.
Cheaper
One of the most practical reasons for choosing fake leather office chairs is that they are less expensive than real office chairs - and some claim, even more comfortable. Fake leather tends to feel very smooth, instead of the jagged creases and folds with real leather. Since there is a lot more material to work with in fake leather, the cost of making it is a lot cheaper than with real leather.
Cleaning
Real leather still lives, in away. It swells and contracts with the weather conditions, or it will dry up, crack and rot. This can happen even to indoor office chairs. Real leather needs special, regular cleaning and treatment with special leather conditioners. Leather rots with a lot of water, so you need to use as little water as possible. Cleaning is a lot easier with fake leather office chairs.
If you are buying new office chairs, then it will be very easy to tell what is fake leather and how to clean it, because the tags and owner's manual will come with them. You will be looking for labels that say "All man-made materials" or something like that. Real leather has jagged seams and edges, while the fake leather is very smooth. With buying used furniture, do a test patch with a cleaning solution and leave it for a full day in order to see that it won't discolor the office chairs.
