Leather is an expensive investment. There are certain criteria you need to look into carefully before clicking the ‘purchase’ option on that laptop screen.  There have been several guides and tips inspiring you to make a wiser choice. This is one of them, but with some additional information in the payment, faux or real quality and credibility criterions. Credibility: The Company suggests you buy the jacket since it is the “best” This need not necessarily be the best, since you cannot trust online shopping on that basis. Confirmed research on the existence of the source is the only way to not be disappointed in the end. The duration, previous buyer history and online reviews are but a few ways to consider your dollars going to the right destination. Your shopping spree does not stop at the dizzying variety that is available. There are levels of security, since some online sites do not offer protected shopping. It is easy to tell if a site is secure of not. A secure web site starts with HTTPS:// instead of HTTP://. They would also possess a tiny lock icon at the right bottom of their site. Faux or Real: Since the availability of the product cannot be double checked by all your senses put together, it is hard to know if the genuine leather is really genuine or a fake promise. It basically comes back to the seller’s identity. Check out previous transactions of a seller, including a detailed read through the terms and conditions. Do not get lazy and just agree by clicking into that box. Evaluating the seller’s reality will instigate the confidence you need to make the purchase. Every leather product needs a unique style of leather for e.g. shoes need rigid or semi-rigid leather while jackets need soft. So study that carefully too and plunge into your shopping spree. Payment: Credit cards offer security from identity robbery that debit cards don’t. if you are used to using your debit card and if anyone gains access, they’d be able to clear your entire account spick and span, before you even realize your problem. So why not use a credit card and pay the bill off as and when there is salary in your account. Genuine or faux, the things you need to be clear about are pretty uniform or anything else that you buy online too. As far as leather is concerned, genuine brings in authenticity and richness. And faux is a cheaper alternative of the same prestige. Make sure you get what is promised to you.