I decided to give the belt a shot, I'd been intrigued, so when a "seconds" clearance discount happened, I decided it was time to try one. I received it quickly. BTW, there wasn't anything noticable wrong with the buckle. I like the belt and buckle as well. They look good, and It's nice to have a belt that doesn't loosen as I wear it during the day. How do I say, I don't have a figure that naturally keeps a belt up? Having a belt that stays tight is very nice. I got the wider belt, that's what I usually like. It can be a tight fit on some loops, which I figured on, but if I had to do it again I would have the angle cut on top AND bottom, it can be difficult getting it through some of the loops when I'm working it underneath the belt because the square cut corner tends to catch on the loops.