“Beautiful item - construction is lovely, and customer service second to none. When you order, you get a chance to state preferences in a 'notes' section automatically, which with such individual items due to the differences in thicknesses and colours of individual hides, is a considerate touch. When my order came through the packer had highlighted the things they were able to bear in mind (in my case, a very green interior and thinness of leather). The only reason I haven't given this item five stars is that there was a scratch on the back which I didn't expect - not bad and hardly visible but there. Also, I didn't realise that with shell cordovan, scratches do show - especially if you're a lady who puts your wallet in a handbag alongside other items or if you were to put this in the same pocket as your keys. I will be writing to Ashland to ask if there is any way of dealing with these. It still polishes up with a dry cloth to a good shine (not quite glass as the denim is only semi polished) but they are there in a way that doesn't necessarily show on Ashland Leather's excellent YouTube product videos. Anyway I have a fair few scratches on this item now but I look forward to seeing how it ages. The interior is really lovely and it stretched out to hold my cards very quickly.”
