Review on Handcrafted Leather Pencil Case - Elegant, Practical & Durable 8"X4" Design W/ Side Pocket & Keyring! by Jason Adams

I rarely write reviews, most of the time when I buy a product I go right to the reviews and if I buy the item and my consensus is the same as others I don’t write a review because of redundancies.I don’t know what a few reviewers received, but this is real leather, no question. The chemical smell is the tanning and when it is fresh it is stronger but fades over time just like a couch or saddle, but will always have that smell, working around horses I am used to the smell and it doesn’t bother me.Leather is thick and sturdy, I don’t know why people would want a pencil case for their expensive art pencils to be supple and bendy, I would want it stiff for protection. The zippers seem sturdy as well, I’ve only had it for a few weeks, but it seems like it will last. It is not perfectly square on the corners, I don’t care about that, I like things on the more rustic side that’s why this appealed to me in the first place.Now the reason I decided to write a review. I bought this for my simple on the cheap Dave Ramsey budget wallet. And when I say cheap I mean money wise not quality, the value for this being real leather at the price I paid of $12.95 is amazing, if I had a reason to buy more I would. I didn’t want a wallet with a whole bunch of dividers I wanted one for money that I could use tiny binder clips to separate my budget categories, put a shopping list, coupons, pen, etc. I use the front zip pocket for my debit and other cards but you could use it for change also. Other wallets made for the system were too expensive and too complicated for me personally. I also wanted it to be plain and sturdy and the fact that this is real leather just sweetens the deal for me.The company also included a little snap leather cord keeper for headphones that I have been using as much as the pouch, what a nice little bonus!