A PRETTY BAND THAT FITS FINALLY

Finally, a pretty band that fits my Alta snugly, doesn’t take a genius to figure out how to adjust it, is reasonably priced, well made, and won’t turn my arm green or break after a few days of use. I had just about given up on finding a new band for my tracker that wasn’t made of ugly cheap plastic like the band it comes with when purchased. The whole point of buying the Alta model of a Fitbit was the fact that it was waterproof and supposedly held a charge for 7-10 days, which means after a full charge I should be able to wear the tracker for 7-10 days, without removing it during that time frame. I knew the band the Alta came with was functional but ugly, but I had done some research and discovered that there were all sorts of replacement bands available to purchase, unlike the Fitbit HR I currently owned, which comes with an attached band that isn’t removeable. So I bought the Alta model, and started looking for a nice band for it. I really wanted something in sterling silver, but was never able to find a band made in silver, so instead I spent $100 on a stainless steel bangle made by a designer who will go unnamed, it lasted about 6 months, then the plastic insert that connected the bangle to the tracker broke and fell out, leaving me with a useless bangle that couldn’t be repaired or refunded or exchanged. After that, I bought several other bands advertised to be stainless steel but weren’t, and a few leather bands that were so cheaply made they broke after a few wears. I bet at this point I have wasted more money on bands than I spent on the actual tracker to start with. Another issue was the bands all came with shiny chrome-like metal clips where they attached to the tracker, and the Alta is made of a burnished silver, so the clips and the tracker didn’t match and it looked stupid. maybe I’m the only one who has had this problem, but I find that hard to believe. This last time I ordered 4 bands from four different companies, a black band, metal, similar to a watch band, with a metal clasp, a brown leather band with a buckle clasp, a double wrap band made with metal links advertised as stainless steel and embellished with semi-precious stones, and this band. This band and the black band are the only two I’m keeping, and I may have to return the black one as well, despite having come with a tool and directions for use, I haven’t been able to remove any links to adjust it and in its current size it’s unwearable. This band is pretty and doesn’t look like a strictly sport/athletic band, like the plastic bands do, so I can wear it with other jewelry without it sticking out like a big black rubber thumb, it’s elastic/stretchy, so it doesn’t require adjustment in order to use it, the clips which attach the band to the tracker are the same burnished steel as the tracker and match it, providing a seamless fit when the tracker and the band are connected, and finally the band is reasonably priced. Whether or not it’s durable remains to be seen, but if it isn’t then I’m only out $10 versus $100.

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