New belt smells like fish.

IceBus · 18 May 2011 at 19:59

Ballsack amputation. It's the only way.

Ewaf · 18 May 2011 at 20:03

I was rounding up to 20.. And yea thats 2 student nights out. And I didnt realise GD wore belts of persian childrens hair!

bakes0310 · 18 May 2011 at 20:11

Ewaf said:
I was rounding up to 20.. And yea thats 2 student nights out. And I didnt realise GD wore belts of persian childrens hair!

It doesnt have to be persian.......

Rainmaker · 18 May 2011 at 20:15

Mat said:
Maybe it's not actually a belt... maybe it's a cod piece...!

YYEEEAAAHHHH!

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/ All kinds of win.

Raikiri said:
You beng a student is irrelevant, £18 is still a fairly cheap leather belt

Wut? The last time I bought a belt it cost £3 and that was... *counts*... eight or so years ago. Perfectly serviceable, still looks OK. £18 is not a cheap belt! Oh and my £3 one doesn't smell of fish.

Strife212 · 18 May 2011 at 20:22

OcUK, Only the Finest Belts.

Greebo · 18 May 2011 at 20:37

Rainmaker said:
\/ All kinds of win.

Wut? The last time I bought a belt it cost £3 and that was... *counts*... eight or so years ago. Perfectly serviceable, still looks OK. £18 is not a cheap belt! Oh and my £3 one doesn't smell of fish.

I bet you didn;t get a leather belt for £3 though?

Hence it wouldn;t smell of fish!

My last belt cost me £35.

Rainmaker · 18 May 2011 at 20:38

Greebo said:
I bet you didn;t get a leather belt for £3 though?

Hence it wouldn;t smell of fish!

My last belt cost me £35.

Course it's leather you plant pot.

(1) I wouldn't wear plastic and (2) cheap plastic is unlikely to last over 8 years, still look new thanks to regular oiling, and smell and look like leather. Oh and say 100% leather in gold lettering on the reverse.

Greebo · 18 May 2011 at 22:19

Rainmaker said:
Course it's leather you plant pot. (1) I wouldn't wear plastic and (2) cheap plastic is unlikely to last over 8 years, still look new thanks to regular oiling, and smell and look like leather. Oh and say 100% leather in gold lettering on the reverse.

And you beleive the fact somebody puts "100% leather" on the back of a £3 belt means it must be?

Speaking of which I love the "100% faux leather" adverts at the moment

EDIT: And it can;t be leather if it doesn't smell like fish

Rainmaker · 18 May 2011 at 22:20

Greebo said:
And you beleive the fact somebody puts "100% leather" on the back of a £3 belt means it must be?

Speaking of which I love the "100% faux leather" adverts at the moment

Well, no. But I doubt Tesco would have sold a leather belt, that looks like leather, smells like leather, takes oil like leather and acts like leather, and labelled it 100% genuine leather... if it wasn't leather.

Theophany · 18 May 2011 at 22:21

Absolutely incredible thread. You win OP.

danza · 18 May 2011 at 22:24

I bought 2 leather belts from H&M a while back. A nice red one, and a brown one for about 15 quid each. The red one smelled a little bit fishy, but that diminished to a normal leather smell within a couple of wears. The brown one however, despite being worn a few times and left to air for over 6 months, still absolutely stinks like fish and I can't wear it.

Take your belt back TBH, it'll never smell right.

Raikiri · 18 May 2011 at 22:24

Strife212 said:
OcUK, Only the Finest Belts.

Tescos finest, in this case

£3-5 - Supermarket/Primark, very cheap

£5-20 - Cheapish/normal price

£20+ - 'Better' brands/higher quality (usually)

I still stand by £18 being fairly cheap for a leather belt.

Edit: Not one that smells like fish though, you got ripped off OP.

D.Roberts · 18 May 2011 at 22:24

Holy crap this made me laugh.

Ewaf · 19 May 2011 at 00:41

I just looked and it says "100% real leather" on the back

It's a really nice belt! I'm not going to give up on it. No way I can take it back,, I've taken all the tags off and worn it a couple of times.

Biohazard · 19 May 2011 at 00:44

They'd just blame you anyway.. it's probably for the best. Keep it, treasure it.

DJMK4 · 19 May 2011 at 00:46

Belt smells like fish? What ever next

Amp34 · 19 May 2011 at 01:37

Wait!? People BUY belts? :eek:

I get them free with my trousers...

Helveticat · 19 May 2011 at 06:14

I hope you don't get an erection - you might get caught between a rock and a hard plaice.

danza · 19 May 2011 at 07:26

Ewaf said:
I just looked and it says "100% real leather" on the back It's a really nice belt! I'm not going to give up on it. No way I can take it back,, I've taken all the tags off and worn it a couple of times.

I don't think that'd matter. Go to the shop, take a new belt that's the same (any belt that smells would be fine even if not the same), and take them both to the counter. Show them both belts to prove it wasn't you that made it smell, and ask for a refund.

freak2002 · 19 May 2011 at 08:06

Amp34 said:
Wait!? People BUY belts?

I get them free with my trousers...

This!

Only ever bought 2 belts -

1 x Pornstar one which has lasted for about 6 years
1 x Animal one which lasted for about 10 years and still going

Also got an Animal one for my birthday.

All cloth with a push down clip. Infinitely adjustable perfect for my growing/shrinking belly!