Received this item yesterday, very disappointed with the size. After reading the reviews I realized I need to order a larger size. Even though my waist is 33 I still ordered a 36 thinking it would fit me perfectly as many reviews say it's smaller but to my surprise it was still very tight. so I'm sending it back today. While I'm disappointed with the size, the product itself is really high quality and that's the only reason this product gets 3 stars. Will order this belt again in waist size 38 this time.