58008@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago"Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?message-squaremessage-square280linkfedilinkarrow-up1435arrow-down15
arrow-up1430arrow-down1message-square"Flushable wipes"; "dishwasher-safe"; "odourless" - What are some other blatant lies that companies get away with?58008@lemmy.world to Ask Lemmy@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square280linkfedilink
minus-squaremech@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up52·2 months agoGenuine leather is not a lie. It’s leather that’s so low quality, the only positive thing you can say about it is that it’s actually leather.
minus-squareInvalidName2@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up23arrow-down4·2 months agoGenuine leather is leather in the same way that an egg taped to a box of Betty Crocker cake mix doused in a cup of oil is a cake.
minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up14·2 months ago“genuine leather” is often reconstituted leather, that is leather scraps ground up and bound together with a binder, like MDF.
minus-squareotp@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up12·2 months agoWe live in an age where something actually being what it is is a surprise. Chocolate (often brown sugar paste) Ice cream (often frozen oil) Social media (often antisocial or parasocial)
minus-squareCobblerScholar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 months agoOr referring to the extremely small decorative patch that might as well not even be there
minus-squareTower@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up7·2 months agoI’ve seen recycling labels that indicate the only part that’s recyclable is the recycling label itself.
Genuine leather is not a lie.
It’s leather that’s so low quality, the only positive thing you can say about it is that it’s actually leather.
Genuine leather is leather in the same way that an egg taped to a box of Betty Crocker cake mix doused in a cup of oil is a cake.
“genuine leather” is often reconstituted leather, that is leather scraps ground up and bound together with a binder, like MDF.
That is bonded leather I think.
You’re bonded leather.
We live in an age where something actually being what it is is a surprise.
Or referring to the extremely small decorative patch that might as well not even be there
I’ve seen recycling labels that indicate the only part that’s recyclable is the recycling label itself.