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I am pleased to report that the mother in law is over the moon with her G Plan Oakland suite and we are delighted with the price. Ten out of Ten ! 

Exemplary Service, the kind of service we used to get from a department store. Your G Plan Amber prices were the most competitive, we are very happy customers, Thanks, John. 

We are very pleased with the service and communication, and we saved money buying our G Plan Chloe sofas online through Clayton's, We are very pleased, Thank you. 

Bev and I would like to thank you, Simon and Robert for the service you provided when buying our G Plan Chloe suite which was nothing short of exceptional. Thank you both very much. 

Your service has been great, you beat everyone on price and we are very pleased with our new G Plan suite, it looks really nice. 

Your staff were most helpful, straightforward and pleasant in manner when buying my new carpet. You have done a splendid job and I shall recommend you. Thank you. 

I am delighted with my G plan Chloe sofas, the service was excellent, you did everything that you promised, delivery excellent, I would buy again from you with total confidence! 

My wife & I are retired, we shopped around and your prices were the most competitive on the internet, your service was really very good with no hidden extras. We all know the internet is cheaper, and you made our money go further, thanks. 

My Wife & I are delighted that we bought our G Plan furniture from Clayton's, a first class seller who provided an excellent price and brilliant after sales service. Thanks once more. 

Thank you for an excellent, pleasant service. We want you to know that we are very pleased with our G Plan Oakland suite, it is so comfy. 

I am delighted With the service, the prices, and the delivery. I saved around £600 on my G Plan Brazilia and we are very happy with the sofas. Thanks again. 

My husband and I had seen the G Plan suite in the flesh and found that Ordering was very speedy Online. We saved a considerable amount of money on its purchase through Claytons. I have no hesitation in recommending Claytons. 

Your service has been first class. We are very pleased with our G Plan Malvern suite and we saved a few hundred pounds too! I will be recommending you. Thank you. 

The furniture arrived this morning, we are very pleased with it. Thank you for wonderful service. Regards, Marion. 

I just had to let you know how pleased I am with your service. I recieved my new Tempur mattress on Monday, I have slept really well since and I suffer with back pain. I will definitely be using you again. 

I am simply writing to thank all concerned on an excellent job on my new carpet, well done! We had used Clayton's before and you will be our first and only choice next time we have a need! 

Excellent customer service from not just a web company, but an established furniture store. I couldn't believe how much better your G Plan furniture prices were compared to my local store. 

Most Impressed, My G plan Malvern has arrived in excellent condition, well wrapped. Buying from you was no more difficult than buying down the road and far more efficient with better prices! 

Super Service, Sofa arrived in good condition, what more can I say, terrific! 

Excellent service and prompt delivery on our G Plan Malvern suite. I saved £350 compared to the prices given by shops here in Devon 

I was initially nervous about ordering the G plan Berkley suite online as its the first time we've done it, I am glad we did, we are very pleased with our new suite. 

You have been excellent since day one, we can't fault the service and your prices are very competitive. 

Me and my husband are very impressed! I'd seen the table and chairs set in a furniture shop whilst away and it was too far to go back there and so I went online and ordered it from you. Ive no complaints at all, youve been very helpful throughout! 

I would like to thank you, your service has been brilliant since the day I ordered my G plan Mistral suite on the internet, the suite has now arrived and everything is perfect. 

Bert Wilson, Edinburgh

Mr J. Quarmby, Kent

Mrs J. Walters, Cambridgeshire

Bev & Tony Ellis, Chelmsford.

Mr D Roper, Coventry

Mr A.M. Taylor, Lincoln

Mr D Wilkins, Sussex

David Wyburn, Gloucester

Mr Mike Clark, Somerset

Tony Clements, Oxford

Mr Andrew Fowler, Glasgow

Mrs Rhona Turner, Somerset

Mr Brian Smith, Stamford

Mrs M. Faulkner, Wiltshire

Mrs M.Buckley, Bewdley

Mr & Mrs P Hoggett, Lincoln

Mrs H. South, Merseyside

Mrs S. Greenfield, Surrey

Mr P.Goodman, Essex

Mr Albert Cawdron, Barnstaple

Mr R. Luff, Crawley, Sussex

Mr Rancatore, Harrogate

Mrs Carol Price, Luton

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Leather Types

About Leather Types:

Leather is a natural product. It has individual characteristics which make each sofa unique. Leather will always bear the marks of its natural origin, which can include shading variations, scratches and wrinkles. These markings should not be viewed as defects, but as confirmation that you have purchased genuine leather and not an imitation.
 
Some companies use their own numbers and codes for grading leather for example grade 50,000, or grade A etc. This is generally to be ignored, as it usually just an internal way of pricing leather, and a way some furniture chain stores attempt to make some leathers seem better than they really are.

It can be very confusing when deciding which leather to choose for your new furniture. Here at Clayton’s, we will explain the leather types available to enable you to make the right choice for your new furniture.

Full Aniline / Sauvage Leather

Full Aniline / Sauvage leathers are considered to be the most attractive and natural leathers which are prized for their soft natural feel. These are leathers which have been aniline dyed in a vat process with no colour coating added to the surface. They are the most expensive leathers to produce because only the very best selection of hides can be used to produce full aniline leathers. Full aniline dyed leathers are more susceptible to absorbing liquids because of the natural porosity of the hide. Because they don't have a top coating the leather breathes more easily and is cooler to sit on
This is the most natural grade of leather, but also the most impractical. We would not recommend a full aniline leather for a family, it is considered the ultimate leather for purists, but does not offer resistance to everyday use and is prone to soiling, scratching and marking. Usual characteristics of a full aniline leather Include:

Very soft handle 
Extremely delicate  
Colour variation 
Low light resistance 
Susceptible to soiling

All characteristics of the hide remain visible, scars, bites and grain variation will be particularly apparent, giving the hide a unique appeal.

Semi Aniline Leather

Semi-Aniline dyed leathers have been both dyed through and have a thin finishing layer on the surface. They offer a combination of the softness and feel of full aniline leather with the protective benefits of a surface finish. By dyeing the leather through before the final thin top coating is applied, a very even colouration is achieved with only a thin layer of finish. Thus the leather remains softer because it is not necessary to apply a thick top coating.
Semi aniline is a very nice soft leather, it has not gone through an intense processing and so retains softness, and gives the ‘real leather’ look and feel. Here at Clayton’s we sell a lot of semi aniline leather, it is of a higher quality than a corrected grain finish and would be considered to be a better grade of leather than a pigmented or corrected leather. 
Semi aniline offers the beauty of a natural leather, but offers a level of protection against wear and soiling, due to the light sealant layer applied to the hide.

Soft handle
Improved resistance to wear and light
Natural characteristics almost as evident as full Aniline hide
Will feature some scars and marks and natural grain pattern and size variation
No two pieces of hide are identical as this is a natural finish
Nice, high quality, touch and appearance to the hide.

Corrected Grain / Pigmented Leather

This is the most common type of leather and it is also the most durable, this is due to the finish used on the hide. After the leathers have been selected, they will be buffed (corrected) to reduce heavy natural scarring and blemishes in the hides. The hide is then coloured with a coating containing opaque pigments and embossed with a grain pattern to ensure a uniformity of colour and resistance to fading.
This type of leather which has been ‘corrected’ will have a fairly uniform appearance, there will be less evidence of natural scars, creasing, bite and stretch marks. The heavy protective coating applied to the hide means that the hide looses some of its suppleness and natural look. The leather takes on a slightly processed appearance, but it does gain in durability and offers the most protection against wear and soiling, making this type of leather the most suitable for families with children.

The most durable of hides
Generally a loss of suppleness in the leather due to the processes applied
Durable protective layer
High resistance to wear, soiling and light
Suited to family buyers
A fairly even grain pattern due to the ‘correction’ process

Leather Match / Leather Look / Faux Leather / Leather Like / Vegetarian Leather

However sexy a name is given to this category, there is no getting away from the fact that this is pure and simply, cheap, nasty plastic! Our advice is stay well clear of a sofa which features this material. This is used for one reason, and one reason only, and this is to cut the costs of a sofa as much as possible. This is what is secretly known in the trade as creating ’a mugs eyeful’, a practice used by many of the national furniture chains to produce furniture at the lowest possible price.

Unfortunately though, it doesn’t just stop there. Ask yourself this question, is a sofa which features part leather, part plastic really going to have a hardwood frame and highest grade fillings or recliner mechanisms?  Or will it have been made from the lowest specification, cheapest possible, poor quality materials in order to achieve the low price ‘mugs eyeful’?

It’s sort of obvious really isn’t it??
None of our sofas feature these plastic panels, we refuse to sell what we see as poor quality rubbish. At Clayton’s we use real, quality leather – We’ve all heard it a million times, but you really do get what you pay for!

Leather Match is the cheapest cover possible and is used to cut costs as much as possible
Has an awful plastic feel and smell
Prone to splitting with use
Cheap and nasty
Not very durable at all
Our advice, don’t touch it with a bargepole!

We hope that our information has helped you to understand the differences between some of the leather types available on the market. If you are still unsure, or have any further questions, please get in touch.

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