This. This is what I want to know! I want to hear it from the horse's mouth, so-to-speak... the people deciding. There are several threads speculating on why but can tPF answer this for us!?
I just bought a preowned Rebecca Minkoff mini MAC bag. The quality of the leather is awesome. I have a MBMJ bag that had the same thick soft smooshy leather.
I have Balenciaga bags (the newer ones) with thinner leather.