Okay, so you guys know I have an unhealthy obsession with messenger bags. In my effort to consolidate, I found something I really liked and was different from the one I mostly use now, my Saddleback Leather satchel. I got a Saddleback front pocket messenger—it came yesterday and had a ton of surface scratches on it. The seller (I bought used, talked him down from $400 to $340, a new one is $509) said it was a year old—about the same age as my satchel, but it was in much worse condition. It was all superficial, so I figured it could be repaired. I bought Chamberlain’s Leather Milk No.1 and No.2, Saddleback’s recommended brand (family connection between the companies, of course, but it helps because the formulas were designed with Saddleback in mind) and gave it a go today. Shocking results:

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After:





The difference was so incredible that when I showed it to my brother, he said “That’s the same bag?” I’m really impressed with this stuff. I highly recommend it.