Recommend me a belt please
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I am on the lookout for a decent quality plain leather belt. Something made of good quality leather which will not fall apart after three months of beating the wife normal wear and tear. Most of the ones I have seen claim to be leather, but appear to be something closer to painted cardboard. Can anyone suggest a good supplier?
Don't know what you've got in Norfolk but here in Swindon there's a small World of Leather (or something) where I got a custom measured belt from one single strip of leather (none of this bonded crap) for only £12.
I'll be heading there again when I need a new black belt. Sure to last me for many years.
I'll be heading there again when I need a new black belt. Sure to last me for many years.
Pints said:
Don't know what you've got in Norfolk but here in Swindon there's a small World of Leather (or something) where I got a custom measured belt from one single strip of leather (none of this bonded crap) for only £12.
I'll be heading there again when I need a new black belt. Sure to last me for many years.
I'll be heading there again when I need a new black belt. Sure to last me for many years.
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OP, did you spot this thread and realise what a t
t you look? 
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
t you look? http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Edited by robsco on Monday 30th August 19:43
robsco said:
OP, did you spot this thread and realised what a tt you look?
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
Oh ct you look? http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...
k. No I didn't spot it - just returned from a country show where I was expecting to find a saddlery or something like that selling decent quality leather belts, but all anyone had was cheap Chinese crap. So I thought PH might be able to point me in the right direction. My timing could have been better.Just to clarify, I am 42 and not into ghetto fashion.
Why not just try and go around a few shops. can't be that hard getting a good Belt?
I have about 6-7 belts, many worn for years and still working fine. never took much notice how expensive or cheap they are when first looking. most cost me anything from £10-25 and all do the job of holding my trousers up. If they look nice I get them.
As a personal thing one I like you may not. best to just go out and have a look
I have about 6-7 belts, many worn for years and still working fine. never took much notice how expensive or cheap they are when first looking. most cost me anything from £10-25 and all do the job of holding my trousers up. If they look nice I get them.
As a personal thing one I like you may not. best to just go out and have a look
Edited by RemaL on Monday 30th August 20:00
EDLT said:
Pints said:
Don't know what you've got in Norfolk but here in Swindon there's a small World of Leather (or something) where I got a custom measured belt from one single strip of leather (none of this bonded crap) for only £12.
I'll be heading there again when I need a new black belt. Sure to last me for many years.
I'll be heading there again when I need a new black belt. Sure to last me for many years.
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Jovial Joe said:
Thanks a lot, that looks like the sort of thing I had in mind.RemaL said:
Why not just try and go around a few shops. can't be that hard getting a good Belt?
I have about 6-7 belts, many worn for years and still working fine. never took much notice how expensive or cheap they are when first looking. most cost me anything from £10-25 and all do the job of holding my trousers up. If they look nice I get them.
As a personal thing one I like you may not. best to just go out and have a look
Because it's Pistonheads, and no one can purchase anything without asking advice from The Lounge.I have about 6-7 belts, many worn for years and still working fine. never took much notice how expensive or cheap they are when first looking. most cost me anything from £10-25 and all do the job of holding my trousers up. If they look nice I get them.
As a personal thing one I like you may not. best to just go out and have a look
Edited by RemaL on Monday 30th August 20:00
It really is a strange phenomenon this.
Oh come on guys you know how these threads go.
You get the pretentious chap going get a 200 quid belt with the defense of it'll last a life time.
You get the Tesco belt for 8 quid chap who goes thats been fine for the past 2 years.
You get the unfunny irrelevant poster who will post something that has nothing to do with anything.
Etc etc etc etc.
Whatever happened to, 'I need something, lets go and have a browse around to see if I can find what I am looking for / google my crap!'
I have belts ranging from, M and S , Levis, Costco Kirkland and they have all been fine so far.
You get the pretentious chap going get a 200 quid belt with the defense of it'll last a life time.
You get the Tesco belt for 8 quid chap who goes thats been fine for the past 2 years.
You get the unfunny irrelevant poster who will post something that has nothing to do with anything.
Etc etc etc etc.
Whatever happened to, 'I need something, lets go and have a browse around to see if I can find what I am looking for / google my crap!'
I have belts ranging from, M and S , Levis, Costco Kirkland and they have all been fine so far.
paprika said:
Oh come on guys you know how these threads go.
You get the pretentious chap going get a 200 quid belt with the defense of it'll last a life time.
You get the Tesco belt for 8 quid chap who goes thats been fine for the past 2 years.
You get the unfunny irrelevant poster who will post something that has nothing to do with anything.
Etc etc etc etc.
Whatever happened to, 'I need something, lets go and have a browse around to see if I can find what I am looking for / google my crap!'
I have belts ranging from, M and S , Levis, Costco Kirkland and they have all been fine so far.
I understand what you are saying, but the last three belts I have bought have all looked fine in the shop (otherwise I wouldn't have bought them) but fallen apart after a few months. The leather just disintegrates around the buckle. The one prior to that lasted ten years but I can't remember where it came from, otherwise I would just go back there. Hence the request for a personal recommendation. I can buy a top quality, almost indestructible English leather lead and collar, solid brass buckle, rotproof stitching etc for my greyhound for under a tenner, so how hard can it be to find a belt made to the same standard? Been looking for months now, haven't found anything any good. This part of East Anglia isn't exactly a consumerist paradise though.You get the pretentious chap going get a 200 quid belt with the defense of it'll last a life time.
You get the Tesco belt for 8 quid chap who goes thats been fine for the past 2 years.
You get the unfunny irrelevant poster who will post something that has nothing to do with anything.
Etc etc etc etc.
Whatever happened to, 'I need something, lets go and have a browse around to see if I can find what I am looking for / google my crap!'
I have belts ranging from, M and S , Levis, Costco Kirkland and they have all been fine so far.
You would think it's a simple question. I know what you mean about getting a good belt. Almost all shops only sell bonded leather which lasts no time before splitting. The other thing they all do that I dislike is what looks to be sintered and plated buckles. The belts always look like rubbish when the plate wears off and it takes no time. I have yet to find a satisfactory retailer none of the high street stuff (~£20) is any good and the more premium branded stuff (~£100) still have plated buckles.
I would gladly pay £100 for a belt that would last a while rather than £20 every 3 months when they have worn. I must have caught the ghey to post this.
I would gladly pay £100 for a belt that would last a while rather than £20 every 3 months when they have worn. I must have caught the ghey to post this.
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