Agree, my pepes so far has had no issues and I own several, but they weren't from recent years. Lamb is by nature a delicate leather, but it really depends on each season's sourcing and tanning. I must say it's still better than Chanel quilted lambskin from recent years! I just scratched the smooth lamb so the pepe at least hides it better!Pepe from years before used to be very durable! don't know what happened to it during past years, personally love the look of it, but won't buy. New pepe has a lot of issues, doesn't wear well (based on other people's experience).