DIY: sanding down synthetic sax reed

Disclaimer: I'm not affiliated with any commercial companies, nor an expert on saxphones or reeds. It was just a surprise that the less costly reed model turned out to better (great) for me after sanding it down.
Addenda: I DID get the same improvement sanding down a cane reed, and start to like the non-metal mouthpiece. (It sounds more natural, the cane reed, too).