Do you have problems with belts?

izoneiz · 17 Jul 2008 at 10:47

I have 3 belts that I wear frequently. I find that the holes in the belts are just NOT in the right places. E.g. take my black one. For one pair of trousers I use one hole, for another, another hole, for another, I had to drill a hole in between two existing ones, and for ANOTHER pair, I might need to drill a hole in between an existing one, and an already-drilled one.

This really winds me up and I just think that someone should invent a sliding business belt so one isn't confined to holes!!

/rant

Morba · 17 Jul 2008 at 10:56

i prefer the belts that have no holes. though you cant generally wear them with trousers :/

Snakedoctor · 17 Jul 2008 at 10:57

Morba said:
i prefer the belts that have no holes. though you cant generally wear them with trousers :/

Fan belts?

Elasticated trousers is the way forward for you.

.Lethal · 17 Jul 2008 at 10:58

Why don't you buy a belt that is the correct size for you?

ste_bla · 17 Jul 2008 at 11:06

Buy one without the hols and punch them yourself?

Biohazard · 17 Jul 2008 at 11:06

Damonic said:
Why don't you buy a belt that is the correct size for you?

Would make sense to me..

platypus · 17 Jul 2008 at 11:12

Damonic said:
Why don't you buy a belt that is the correct size for you?

Most people either don't realise this, or do so and then put on weight.

izoneiz · 17 Jul 2008 at 11:34

my belts *are* the correct size for me - but the holes aren't frequent enough. I need a higher density of holes / inch.

currently: o o o o o
need: oooooooo
since I find that I need holes at these positions: o |o||o o
reason: different fit trousers require different hole placements

Morba · 17 Jul 2008 at 11:48

Damonic said:
Why don't you buy a belt that is the correct size for you?

Eh?
Its not that the belt is too big or small, its the placement of the holes. everybodies size fluctuates daily, but not as much as 1.5-2". Need more holes. thats all.

platypus · 17 Jul 2008 at 12:05

izoneiz said:
currently: o o o o o
need: oooooooo
since I find that I need holes at these positions: o |o||o o
reason: different fit trousers require different hole placements

Which is why you get a belt which matches the specific pair of trousers.

Do people only have one belt?

Morba · 17 Jul 2008 at 12:24

platypus said:
Which is why you get a belt which matches the specific pair of trousers.

Do people only have one belt?

you buy belts for trousers based on the holes rather than the size and colour?

platypus · 17 Jul 2008 at 12:54

No that would be silly

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I buy a belt that matches the trousers, as long as it fits. I consider fitting to mean that the holes are correctly lined up as well.

iraiguana · 17 Jul 2008 at 13:05

Why not get a web belt? eg carhartt ones

No holes and whatever size you want.

Abyss · 17 Jul 2008 at 13:21

I don't really understand the problem. Belts should be primarly for decoration, so just use the hole that is just looser than exactly where you want it.

Kappa · 17 Jul 2008 at 13:27

iraiguana said:
Why not get a web belt? eg carhartt ones

No holes and whatever size you want.

this goes well with trousers

Kappa · 17 Jul 2008 at 13:28

Abyss said:
Belts should be primarly for decoration, so just use the hole that is just looser than exactly where you want it.

What?

I have a similar problem when wearing one of my suits, however with another the waist of the trousers is thicker so fits my belt perfectly.

badbob · 17 Jul 2008 at 13:30

Piece of rope?

uv · 17 Jul 2008 at 13:43

braces!

Bubo · 17 Jul 2008 at 13:44

You're looking at this the wrong way. Simply eat enough crisps or Pringles to regulate your girth to achieve the optimum gut to belt hole index.

izoneiz · 17 Jul 2008 at 15:07

I would gladly wear braces, but my suits don't have braces backs and I'm not emo/w/e enough to wear them with jeans.