Yeah, you should add two inches to your waist size to get your belt size. Id it’s still not small enough, I think a cobbler will punch an extra hole so it can be cinched in tighter.

You can find that kind of thing on eBay. You might actually find something really, really nice.

I’ve heard cobblers will also do this for you.

I have the blue, but the buttons don't really hold anymore. You'll pry it out of my cold dead hands though.

I have the gray one that used to be my moms. I’m not sure how old is it but it’s at least 15+ years, being I’m 31 now and I remember using it for band camp in high school

Impressive! Does that number include blank/blind shots?

I had the brown one since 1987 and then my cat three years ago jumped on a the table where it was sitting knocking it to the floor breaking the cage and one of the wings. I was sooo bummed!

Etsy

Snow Peak is the brand that comes to mind

I grew up with the brown one in my room. It’s probably still there.

Well, that's the one caveat: they're kind of not anymore. The plastic clips that hold the guards on have gotten brittle with age, and they'll break if you don't use a specific removal technique. Also the blade can get stuck on there and could shatter if you're not careful removing it too.

Both unintentional age-related issues that wouldn't have affected them back in their day though, and once you get the blade off the first time you can prevent it from happening again.

Why Ti?

Why not made in China?

And they are easy to clean! I can’t say this enough.

I got one of the blue ones at goodwill for $8. They had a second and I’m still kicking myself for not getting both. Amazing fans!

I had one of each colour!

I was a big fan of those fans.

I plan to use the two pair of belts at least four days a week, how often do you use yours? It could be a great idea to check out goodwill, thanks for the tip.

I’ll take a look. Thanks!

They look cool but I need leather belts

Yep. Those are classics for sure.

I think your math might be out. Between two machines, they've made 68000+ shots. A cup is two shots, so 34000 cups/365 days * 12 years (ish). So almost 8 cups a day between 2 people.

I'm not denying there might be an addiction issue here, but it's not quite that bad. What I find funny is that that's over 11 tons of coffee that's come out of these two machines.

Precisely everything I like about them. I specifically got the Lasko branded ones instead of the Galaxy ones for that reason, even though the Lasko ones are harder to find.

These look great - loving the colours, the gradient buttons, and the Lasko font

The fact you are buying this for a wedding and not for daily work basically says it all. I buy a lot of things BIFL but dress leather belts has never been one of them. Go to a thrift store and find a $10 belt that meets your needs most of them are brand new. I got one to begin with and as time passed and I needed a different color, and a plain one... My entire life I've never needed more than the 3 I have. You definitely don't need BIFL for weddings as someone who has been in what feels like a million of them due to having a large family.

Samesies

322 cups a day at 10 years