Ordered a leather sleeve

[Mutz]

Yaayyy, my small gadget pouch shipped today  !

I'll definitely be back to report as soon as I get it!

Yaaay! Then mine will probably ship tomorrow! Can't wait!

UPDATE: I just got an e-mail notice that SBL has shipped my stuff! w00t w00t w00t!!! 

[PageTurner]

I am really leaning toward ordering one of these.  I continue to use the shipping box to hold my K3 but am in the market for a sleeve.  I like reading with it "as is."  My main concern is that my cat will sit on the sleeve (or whatever I get) and damage the screen.  Would those of you with the SB pouch let me know if you think it would protect the Kindle from a cat sitting.  Thanks

[fidjit]

Personally I wouldn't worry about your cat sitting on your Kindle and breaking it, even naked ( the Kindle not the cat  ). I suspect it would be a nice dispersed weight and wouldn't crack the screen even with the fattest cat.

 That being said the sleeve would definitely help distribute the weight more evenly , protect from fur and any other "contaminants" that the cat may have and even protect from the terrible cat scratchings !!!!  

[Neo]

OK, just wanted to report back that I've just spent the whole week-end fondling my SB small gadget pouch (aka my new iPhone sleeve), and I find it sooooo nice, that I've already ordered (and it has already shipped - those guys are fast!!!!) a passport wallet!

I am very excited 

The quality of the leather is simply amazing, and the workmanship stunning. I highly recommend those products to anyone even just considering them 

Can't wait to hear from Mutz now 

[julip]

As you know, Neo  I have 2 iphone sleeves on the way in tobacco (for me) and coffee brown (for DH), and I fear I will have a medium satchel in tobacco someday in my future.    Thank you, mcpingist, for starting this thread, and thanks also fidjit for those enabling pictures! And of course, Neo, for talking up your beautiful iphone sleeve.  I am waiting impatiently for my order!

[Mutz]

Thanks for the update, Neo...I'm so envious right now! 
My wallet and small (smartphone) pouch are still in transit at this point. Last time I checked (about every hour or so! LOL), my package left the Chicago sorting facility yesterday (Sunday) morning. I guess I'm a bit further away from Texas than you, being here on the west coast of Canada. 
And in the meantime, after reading fidjit's review of his Tobacco Kindle sleeve, I knew I had to have one of those too since he reported that the medium pouch is just big enough for the K3 to fit into it while inside an Amazon cover, so I went ahead and ordered one over the weekend and it should be shipping today. So, I've got two bundles of joy heading my way now! Hopefully I'll receive the first package this week, at which time I'll report back here.
I've been browsing through the dozens and dozens of SBL customer pics that have been posted on the SBL facebook page, and drooling over every one of them! My goodness they do make some incredible stuff, and their owners have sent pics of themselves and their collections of SBL satchels, briefcases, messenger bags, etc. etc. from all over the place. It was interesting to see some of the SBL products after they've aged a little. They look even more gorgeous than when they were new, which of course, is the hallmark of really fine leather.
Anyway, with any luck I too will be fondling some soft, supple SBL stuff any day now!

[PageTurner]

Thanks for the response, fidjit.  You all have convinced me; I'll be ordering an SB pouch for my K3 soon.

[fidjit]

My wallet and small (smartphone) pouch are still in transit at this point.

Which wallet do you end up with

[Mutz]

Which wallet do you end up with

The smallest one. It's essentially a small pouch for carrying a few credit cards and folded bills. Perfect for me cuz I dislike carrying a large wallet around in my pocket. 
Of course, if I had a nice leather satchel to put the wallet in, I wouldn't mind a larger one...hmmm....!!!  LOL

[fidjit]

Ahhh love me small wallet. I came off an All Ett executive filled with about 30 cards (not all credit ). Went to the large SB as it was the same principle but found it too large and heavy in the pocket.

The small is great , I've pruned down my wallet down to about 9 cards. Can carry in jacket pocket, front trouser pocket or even shirt pocket at a pinch.

A warning the classic briefcases are very heavy even empty. I'm off to San Francisco soon ( all the way from Tasmania, Australia )and rather than lug my SB around I'm going with my old nylon travel bag. Great as a briefcase but for me no good as a travel bag.

Don't take this the wrong way it's still a lovely piece of leather.

[Ruby296]

Neo, what color pouch did you get?

[Neo]

I went with the Carbon Black as I figured it would match nicely with my black iPhone. No regrets whatsoever on that front 

[Ruby296]

Sounds like a great combo! I haven't ordered yet, still on the fence b/c I truly don't *need* it.....

[Mutz]

Sounds like a great combo! I haven't ordered yet, still on the fence b/c I truly don't *need* it.....

Yes you do, you just think you don't 

[fidjit]

Sounds like a great combo! I haven't ordered yet, still on the fence b/c I truly don't *need* it.....

Ruby, when ADs ( Acquisition Disorders ) come into play there is no "need" or "want" differentiation.  

I don't need 60 vintage razors..... I don't need 10 different brushes.....I don't need 20 different soaps....... I don't need 2 SB Wallets..............I don't  need a $500+ SB briefcase......... I don't really need two Kindles............I don't need all those books on my Kindle that I still haven't read yet............. I don't .....I don't...I don't........  

BTW the black SB stuff will "age" the least of all their colours, not that that's a bad thing  

Post a pic Neo, that'll get 'em ........  

Oh and for those of you who haven't seen my post in the review section  as well, it'll even fit your Kindle with the Amazon Standard Cover:

[Mutz]

I don't  need a $500+ SB briefcase

You've been holding out on us! I thought your SB collection consisted of a few wallets and your Kindle sleeve. Well, if you don't need that SB briefcase, I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands  And I'd also be willing to relieve you of a few of those razors as well. No need to thank me. I don't mind helping out a fellow Kindler.

What colour is your briefcase? Need to know if it will go with my growing collection...

[fidjit]

You've been holding out on us! I thought your SB collection consisted of a few wallets and your Kindle sleeve. Well, if you don't need that SB briefcase, I'd be more than happy to take it off your hands   And I'd also be willing to relieve you of a few of those razors as well. No need to thank me. I don't mind helping out a fellow Kindler.

What colour is your briefcase? Need to know if it will go with my growing collection...

Sorry mate, chocolate brown...everything else I have is DCB.  

It's not gonna go with your chestnut or Tobacco

( And let me tell you freight from Texas to Tasmania to Canada is a killer )  

[unknown2cherubim]

Ruby, when ADs ( Acquisition Disorders ) come into play there is no "need" or "want" differentiation.  

I don't need 60 vintage razors..... I don't need 10 different brushes.....I don't need 20 different soaps....... I don't need 2 SB Wallets..............I don't  need a $500+ SB briefcase......... I don't really need two Kindles............I don't need all those books on my Kindle that I still haven't read yet............. I don't .....I don't...I don't........  

BTW the black SB stuff will "age" the least of all their colours, not that that's a bad thing  

Post a pic Neo, that'll get 'em ........  

Oh and for those of you who haven't seen my post in the review section  as well, it'll even fit your Kindle with the Amazon Standard Cover:

Whoa that's winning combo.  It makes me wonder if my lighted cover would fit in a SB sleeve.

[Mutz]

That's an awesome BC! Well my preference would be Chestnut but I *could* make an exception...

I can well imagine shipping it that far would cost plenty! 

How could someone not *need* something as exquisitely crafted as this?

[fidjit]

Whoa that's winning combo.  It makes me wonder if my lighted cover would fit in a SB sleeve.

I don't see why not.

I don't have the lighted cover to test however while it's a tight fit in that picture anyone who knows anything about leather will know that over time ( not that long a time ), the leather will stretch to accomodate whatever's in it ( within reason of course ) .  I can't see any reason why the lighted cover wouldn't go in there as well  I'm not sure that they're much bigger ( there's no dimensions of either on Amazon ) than the standard case   and after a while pretty much fit like a glove  

I"m still just using it for a naked Kindle sleeve at the moment, as I know I can stretch it if I really want but can't unstretch it...and I really don't NEED another one ( one for naked, one for in Amazon cover )  

[julip]

I received my and DH's iphone sleeves yesterday, and I am in love with this leather - gorgeous! I always look for unique scarring and other characteristics, and I was thrilled to see my tobacco one has a cool diagonal scar that runs under the Saddleback stamp. I've been working the leather and they are softening up so nicely. I am really going to enjoy these. Thanks again, OP and other contributors for all your rave reviews! I also have a medium DCB satchel on the way - can't wait to get it. I'm pretty sure I'll have a bag in tobacco in my future too. 

Here are a few pics:

[Neo]

Julip, these 2 are GORGEOUS!!!!!!! You are going to get so much pleasure out of them ! And I can't wait to see your satchel!

I have also received my black passport wallet, and it's simply perfect, with a very small footprint but it will easily hold everything I need it to when traveling: I'm very happy 

[Mutz]

Wow, very nice julip!
I'm still waiting (not so patiently!) for my Chestnut wallet and smartphone pouch to get here. They were shipped on the 14th but due to my geographic location (read: Canada) and the fact that Canadian orders are shipped via USPS instead of UPS, I won't receive them until sometime this coming week. But last week I also ordered a Tobacco Kindle sleeve and yesterday a Medium Chestnut Satchel. The satchel will be shipped on Monday. so, I've got three SBL packages heading my way now! Here is a few pics of the actual satchel I'm getting:





I discovered it in the "Dave's Deals" section of the SBL site. I was initially thinking of getting a small satchel soon, but when I saw this one which has only one irregular quality which is some minor rippling in part of the upper back panel (see pic) and therefore didn't quite pass SBL's stringent Quality Control, and I saw that the price was less than that of a small satchel, I just couldn't pass it up! And as far as their so-called "imperfections" go, I'm like you in thinking they serve only to add to the piece's character, not detract from it!  
Anyway, congrats on getting your first SBL goodies as we both (not so) patiently wait for the next to arrive on our doorsteps!  

[julip]

Neo - glad to hear your wallet arrived!! It looks like such a great design, and I'm sure the leather is going to be so soft and pliable by the time you are back from your trip!

Mutz - I saw your satchel posted!  I'd been watching the Dave's Deals like a hawk and jumped on my satchel the moment it was posted lol. I wasn't really planning on getting one right away, but once I discovered that page it was over for me. I'm kind of hoping I don't happen on a must have tobacco anytime soon ...  I was going to get the small as well, but I saw a blog showing what the reviewer was able to fit in it, and I wasn't sure it would be quite big enough for what I wanted it for. I also like the seconds not only for the perceived 'imperfections' but for the fact that you see the actual bag you are getting. Yours looks awesome - hope they are all on your doorstep very very soon!

I almost jumped on a beautiful DCB medium briefcase which was posted at the same time as my satchel, but the weight difference made me go for the satchel. I really love the look of the briefcase too, though, so I may get over the weight issue for a future deal. 

[Mutz]

Mutz - I saw your satchel posted!  I'd been watching the Dave's Deals like a hawk and jumped on my satchel the moment it was posted lol. I wasn't really planning on getting one right away, but once I discovered that page it was over for me.

Same here! lol I'd been toying with the idea of ordering a small satchel in the near future but then discovered Dave's Deals which yesterday had 14 items listed when I checked it out. So I browsed through them all and found a satchel in the color I wanted, but a size bigger, and for a very good price! So, it was game over for me too.  I figured if I didn't jump on it right away, surely someone else would. And out of curiosity, after submitting my order, I went back to the Dave's Deals page to see if my bag was removed from the list and it was...along with 3 others....so in the time it took me to enter my CC information for the satchel (less than 5 minutes) the 14 items shown on the 'Dave's Deals' page had been reduced to 10 ! Talk about selling like hotcakes!  lol
Glad I didn't waste any time! 

And yeah, I think the briefcases look incredible too, and I wouldn't be surprised if one ended up in my collection at some point, but I better wait until I've at least received the four I've already ordered! Ha!