The mat had good grip characteristics but was too flexible for the low pile textured carpet in my study. The office chair castor wheels sank in when the seat was occupied making it hard to roll the chair. I added my old smooth faced chair mat over the top and the combination worked well
While the mat fits well into my desk space I can't quite understand why it won't stay in place. It's as if this mat has a mind of its own and likes to crawl along the floor beveling and buckling along the way. I will have to find a better way to keep it locked in place on the floor but for now it's simply satisfactory; nothing special to write home about so to speak.