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Colour was beautiful.","reviewer_name":"Frank N."},{"date":"October 26, 2025","tags":["Fabric","Style","Quality","Value"],"title":"Great","rating":5,"content":"Great quality for price , full leather and looks classy","reviewer_name":"Evgenia S."},{"date":"June 11, 2025","tags":["Quality","Value"],"title":"Nice belt!","rating":5,"content":"Nice belt! Good quality - good price. Couldn't believe it's made in Canada - great news!","reviewer_name":"Kim S."},{"date":"April 15, 2025","tags":["Sizing & Fit"],"title":"Nice belt, buy a size up","rating":5,"content":"Definitely buy a size up on this one, but otherwise nice item","reviewer_name":"Thomas H."},{"date":"April 15, 2025","title":"Parfait","rating":5,"content":"Exactement la ceinture dont j'avais besoin. Merci.","reviewer_name":"Denys C."},{"date":"January 5, 2025","tags":["Color"],"title":"belle ceinture","rating":5,"content":"belle couleur","reviewer_name":"GEORGES G."},{"date":"December 28, 2024","tags":["Quality"],"title":"Parfaite, beau cuir, solide.","rating":5,"content":"Parfaite, beau cuir, solide.","reviewer_name":"Solange C."},{"date":"August 30, 2024","tags":["Quality"],"title":"Excellent man's belt","rating":5,"content":"Golden brown colour and subtle grey buckle. Very satisfied.","reviewer_name":"SANDRA M."},{"date":"January 6, 2024","title":"Parfait","rating":5,"content":"Parfait","reviewer_name":"Jean-François B."},{"date":"March 7, 2021","title":"My husband wears a 36\"","rating":5,"content":"My husband wears a 36\" waist but had to up this belt to a 38\". Looks great with dress and casual pants.","reviewer_name":"Glenda"},{"date":"January 11, 2021","title":"Très bien","rating":5,"content":"Très bien","reviewer_name":"Odette"},{"date":"December 15, 2020","tags":["Fabric","Style","Quality"],"title":"Looks and feels great.","rating":5,"content":"Looks and feels great.","reviewer_name":"Paolo"},{"date":"December 12, 2020","tags":["Value"],"title":"Beau produit","rating":5,"content":"Beau produit","reviewer_name":"Carole"},{"date":"December 28, 2019","tags":["Quality"],"title":"Belle ceinture de qualité","rating":5,"content":"Belle ceinture de qualité","reviewer_name":"Anonymous"},{"date":"October 4, 2025","tags":["Quality"],"title":"Good Value","rating":4,"content":"Good quality belt and made in Canada. I would have like a gold coloured buckle but that is a small issue.","reviewer_name":"Graham A."},{"date":"May 28, 2025","title":"sorry about the low score,","rating":2,"content":"sorry about the low score, but the belt was way to small for my husband ( my fault) and I found it very difficult to try to return it, as I do not have an account with you.","reviewer_name":"rita v."},{"date":"December 27, 2024","title":"Pas la bonne grandeur","rating":2,"content":"Je devrai retourner en magasin.","reviewer_name":"Dominique A."},{"date":"April 15, 2023","title":"J’aime la ceinture , elle","rating":4,"content":"J’aime la ceinture , elle me convient","reviewer_name":"Gisèle H."},{"date":"January 11, 2023","tags":["Sizing & Fit"],"title":"A Little Small","rating":3,"content":"I would size up for this one. 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