I liked this waist trainer a lot. I got the one with thee straps on it. I purchased a size 2" smaller than my waist measurement. It fit well (tight of course) and stretched like I knew it would. If you've waist trained before, you know they tend to give slightly which is why you start on the first row of hooks and not too long after you're already on the third row of hooks. I did not give this one 5 stars because the steel boning start to poke through where the stitching had come undone on 3 of the sections. This waist trainer got a lot of use (8 hour days, 3-4 days a week, for 3 months) before it started to fall apart, so for the price, I feel pleased with what I got out of it. As for the results, you can definitely tell a difference in your shape, but I mostly use it to hold my belly weight so my clothes look and fit  better .