I bought this a year ago. It still looks new. It hasn't warped, cracked, broken or anything like that. And it still holds my pants better than any other belt I've had. I had to make 2 new holes as they were bigger than the cheap shop straps. Not sure if this belt is large or the discounted belts are a bit small, I suspect the latter. It's only twice the price of Wallyworld's laminated trash belts. One of them was already peeling off, otherwise I would have already broken the buckle beyond repair and replaced it. The only complaint I have is that when it was brand new, black paint spilled onto my brown pants like shoes. Paint stain (probably that was it). It stopped doing that.