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★★☆☆☆
Not the quality these used to be. Just another low-quality belt.
Wow, what a let down. I purchased this same belt eight years ago in black. I am still using that belt to this day. It's heavy, holds it shape, and is still attractive after all these years. Sure, the wear is apparent, but it still has it's color and is perfectly acceptable in almost all situations. Because of this I wanted to get another one in the color brown.
Immediately I noticed what other reviews have said. The leather is thinner and not as heavy. It is also much more flexible than not the old belt, somewhat flimsy. The holes aren't finished on the inside. The metal clasps and protective ring don't have the noticable metal noise of the old belt, signifying much cheaper metal.
I've been wearing it for two weeks and every day I have to switch the direction I put it through the pant loops in an effort to push back the bend left from my back. As I look at the belt while writing this, there are already noticable waves in the leather. The fit is good, and that's the only reason I bumped the review up a star. I don't expect this belt to last more than a year.
Honestly, I paid less for it in 2018 than I did in 2010. But, I gladly would've paid double if I would've got the belt I was expecting. Sad, as my old belt now seems irreplaceable.
