Genius ideas R 065505 Skirt and Trouser Waistband Expander

I have the curse of many a woman of "a certain age" the spreading waistline, my waist is a minimum of 2 sizes larger than my hips and when it comes to buying jeans or skirts I used to have the choice of a comfy waist with an unflattering baggy hip and butt line or a nice fitted butt and hips and a waistline so tight it interfered with normal digestive functions.NO MOREI took a pair of stretch black jeans too tight on the waist but perfect elsewhere, following the instructions I wet the waistband and inserted the waist stretcher and wound it out slowly when the plastic start to bend a touch I wound it back a little then, using the hanger included, I hung it up.When the jeans were dry I retried them on, definitely bigger, but I decided I wanted a little more room so repeated the process.SUCCESS !! I now have a pair of jeans that fit beautifully everywhere I am working my way through my wardrobe and increasing both the wearable content of and the comfort as well.This product being plastic I can see how if you were unrealistic and tried to stretch a none stretchy product too far or to stretch too fast the plastic could crack so just be sensible with it.The only downside I can see is it needs to be redone after washing, but that is not a fault of the product.Can I repeat I love this product I am genuinely impressed with it.*I cannot believe I am sharing my flab with the world at large in the attached before and after photos but I am so impressed with this product I feel the need to enable other women of "a certain age" *

It appears to be made of a plastic that has a brittle feel to it that gives you little confidence in it's strength and robustness but I have used it on two pairs of trousers and it does do the trick a sight easier than having to force pieces of wood into the waistband when they are wet which was the previous method I employed prior to purchasing this contraption.

One of the cheaper large expanders available but does the job well enough though. It's a little flimsy and some may find it a little fiddly to set up?

The item is made from cheap plastic and so it snapped as soon as significant pressure was applied. Go for something a little more solid.

Brilliant really works no more tight waist bands. Excellent service arrived when it was supposed to many thanks

Tried to stretch waist of jeans and barrel snapped - good design if constructed from decent metal - not strong enough in my opinion

I've managed to stretch nearly every pair of jeans I own and also skirt bands, it's brilliant

Plastic, but has done a couple of jobs ok. Wary of getting too much UV on the plastic, wood would be better.