The wrist rest is hard with an edge that digs into your wrist. It should be tapered. Wish I hadn't thrown out my old one. I really dislike this wrist rest.
I'm grateful the "Staples Mouse Pad w/Gel Wrist Rest" has fabric for the top cover. Fabric is much more easier to repair and keep sanitize than plastic. A slipcover can easily be adjusted and sewn to cover the designer's cover. Also the shade of the color gray on the "Staples Mouse Pad w/Gel Wrist Rest" is a mild gray. Most mild shades of any color of an item blends in better with the colors of the items within the area. Unless it's an essential necessity not many individuals will highly decorate their home-office as they would a work office inside a company's building. Making adjustments are necessities of which we need to do during the Pandemic.
I like my wrist gel pad. It’s very comfortable and gives my wrist a stable feeling. I would definitely recommend this wrist pad to someone else. The cost was also reasonable.