I am not against the concept but I am vehemently against the pricing!
Now I get that Carpenters are custom, hand-made, one-at-a-time, low volume items. That has more to do with the pricing than the cost of the materials used. Think of most other industries using the same materials. It usually equates to a lower price, not higher. It only equates to high prices in the high end fashion industry. Take Louis Vuitton for example (Yes, due to being married, I've gained an extensive knowledge into the fashion industry through osmosis!
). Their main line of product is mostly synthetic material but yet they are able to charge prohibitive prices because: a) they can & b) they want to generate an air of exclusiveness.
I think that the more interesting question is, why aren't the big boys in the baseball glove industry making moves in the direction of all synthetic gloves? There's nothing exclusive about the materials being used. Anybody can use them. One would think that if everything
else is equal, being able to take the fluctuating price of leather & the inherent inconsistencies of hides out of the equation would be beneficial. The obvious answer is that everything is not equal! I have serious doubts about the "feel" of an all synthetic glove being the same as a leather glove. The best analogy I can think of is shoes. We all wear shoes or footwear made out of synthetic material. It can be lighter, more durable & more cost effective........ But if you give me a choice of the synthetic shoe or a leather one? I'd take the leather one every single time! They just feel better & breathe better to me. The same with gloves........
I can't tell you how many times I've been oh so close to pulling the trigger on a Carpenter glove just because.......... Just can't do it........
