I’m not proud of this but I’m pretty sure I wouldn’t be able to tell the difference between a $300 belt and a $10 one.

Cheap belts tear up within the first few times they are worn….they crack. When I worked at. Walmart men would be bringing them back for a refund. They would ask me where they could buy a thicker leather belt and I told them some of the Mexican stores that sell groceries plus boots and other leather goods from Mexico would be a good place to look, they use real leather and not the cheap stuff.