I've had mine (brown leather, no canvas) for almost a year, and it still looks fantastic. I like to keep my nails long, so it has a knick or two, but nothing you wouldn't notice unless you were scrutinizing like me xDI'm sorry to hear that, but glad you were able to get your money back.
For balance, just to reassure others, I've had a Horse-bit 1955 for 2 years and it's still like new.