Leather is available in many different ways, especially for portfolios, padfolios, briefcases, card holders and jackets. Full Grain Leather appears just like it was on the animal except the hair is removed. A full grain leather portfolio for promotion (Found in our custom logo portfolios category) is about as nice as it gets. Many believe this to be the highest quality. Top Grain Leather is made from the balance of hides that have imperfections. Often sanded and used as suede, the leather is usually coated with a pigment paint and then stamped to return the leather to its original look or made to look like alligator, ostrich or many other animals. A custom printed top grain travel wallet   (Found in our custom printed passport holders category) would be an excellent representation of a beautiful, long lasting leather piece.

Genuine Leather is the lowest grain in the leather hierarchy. When used in the making of a genuine leather portfolio (Find more Logo imprinted leather portfolios here) it makes the piece more affordable but often times it is hard to tell an expensive, top grain from a genuine, except for price. Most genuine leather is ‘split’ reducing the thickness of the hide to make it suitable for more inexpensive products. Bonded Leather is like a hot dog, all sorts of pieces of 'leather scraps’ or raw fibers are put into a vat with glue and then rolled out into sheets, as they do in paper making, and finished with a pigment.

So, what do you buy?  When looking to impress a board room filled with directors, set before them a full grain leather portfolio. It really depends on who your end user is. Handing out a Bonded Leather Portfolio to an upper level executive is just going to send the wrong message. Most  field reps would be pleased to own a genuine leather product. Whereas, a promo piece used to promote a new lite beer, bonded leather coasters  (Find more custom printed coasters here) would be perfect, and accepts a nice debossed logo. They are very affordable with a great look!

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