Yesterday at the night market I got a belt in return for $5 USD and my own belt. I wonder how much that hawker will sell my belt for. It's worn, and perhaps that gives it the rustic feel some travelers expect in the goods they buy in Thailand. It's also about to fall apart -- another aspect of wares bought in Thailand that travelers do, or should, expect. But the belt I bought definitely won't fall apart any time soon. Definitely.