Gasp, shock, horror....someone else has dared to criticise the uncriticisable (is that a word????). When I ventured to suggest that UK's quality control was maybe not quite up to the mark on the UK Yahoo group site I could hear the villagers coming up the hill with their burning torches, pitchforks and noose. I'm convinced that all the members of that forum are all UK employees. At the risk of being crucified/hung drawn and quartered I have to agree re the comments of poor quality. My black leather UK is unstitching everywhere (and I mean everywhere). I have one belt loop left which is still in one piece whilst the others are hanging by a thread or two or just sheer willpower. One belt loop was like that when the thing was delivered for Gawd's sake. If they were cheap then fairy fluff but relatively speaking they are not so hence my gripes......Steps down from soapbox and shuffles off to corner muttering obscenities.......