Look, you buy a belt for $9. If you expect higher quality, buy a more expensive belt elsewhere. Here's what you get for a $9 belt. A belt that works is comfortable (if that's even a thing?) and will show wear after a few months of use, but will continue to work. I've had this belt for about 8 months now and yes the "eyelets" fell out but I can still use these notches no matter what. The belt still works and I can bet it will work for years to come. My shirt hangs over it 99.99% of the time, so I don't care about grommets or anything, I just want to stay up in my pants.