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Originally Posted by retiredguy123
It is almost impossible to find a belt that is actually made of 100 percent genuine leather. Most are vinyl, but some may have a thin leather covering over a fabric. The leather covering will either be stitched or glued to the fabric. I buy belts on sale at Bealls for about $15 and throw them away in about 3-6 months. If the belt you purchased was labelled as "leather" then the vendor was just following the standard advertising practice for belts. So, other than overcharging you, the vendor did nothing wrong. Next time, go to Bealls when they have a sale, which is almost always.
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The vendor DID DO something wrong. But, is only the same thing as 100s of thousands of OTHER vendors are doing. At some point (30 years ago?) sellers realized that they would NOT get sued or otherwise hurt for false advertising by stating that soft flexible PLASTIC cloth is LEATHER. Even REAL leather shoes ceased to exist....... again replaced by a soft, flexible plastic product. So, for about 30 years, I no longer EXPECT "leather" to be REAL leather.
I do what the US military did with their uniforms many, many years ago - went to tough canvas belts. Also. there is a western, cowboy-style type of belt made with woven small nylon threads that are practically indestructible and will last for 25 years (I just made that number up), but it WILL last a long time.