Customer Reviews for Staples - Hard Floor Chair Mat with Lip, 45" x 53'' - Clear
Customer Rating
2
Office Chair Plastic Mat
on May 21, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
The Mat serves the basic minimum requirements to provide smooth movement of the office chair and protect that carpeted area of the office. However it seems that this latest model uses thinner plastic than the previously worn out one which have been used for seven years. And the "teeth" which are supposed to grip on the carpet do not perform satisfactorily thus allowing the mat to slide slightly in various directions and curl up at its border edges. Consequently this results in stubbing one's toes and potential tripping of the user when treading in and out of the protection area. Make it stiffer like the old one!
This is my 3rd mat they last about 3 years if used on a low pile carpet. This is a good mat and I will continue to buy based upon the price as long as they continue to last 2+ years.
Purchased to protect the carpet floor in a new apartment with an area rug between this mat and the carpet floor. It flattened easily and without cracking. I've used it for about a week now and it's standing up but it's hard to evaluate long-term protection and ruggedness. There was some initial indentation where the chair wheels rested on the mat which made me anxious about the mat's ability to withstand weight but it has since sprung back and settled. Store pickup was a little awkward -- as if my store didn't recieve a lot of online orders.
This mat is ok for the price. However it is of very thin plastic and mine already has big dimples in it from the office chair rollers. I don't think this mat will last for many years. The other mat I owned previously was not flexible but it was much thicker and lasted over ten years.
Chair mat is good. It does the trick. What can I say about a chair mat? The only concern I had was how it was delivered. It was not delivered by a "Known" delivery vendor. It was not Federal Express. It was not United parcel Service. It was not the United States Postal Service. It was just this guy who showed up at my door. It was a little creepy to be honest. He did not have any identification of a delivery service. He did not have a uniform. He did not have an identification badge. he did not even speak English. But the chair mat is good.
I finally had to purchase a new one of these for the office but the one before this purchased lasted 32 years! Very good quality and a necessity for protecting rolling chairs and carpet.