Customer Reviews for Staples - Carpet Chair Mat with Lip, 45" x 53'', Medium-Pile - Clear
Customer Rating
4
Does the job so far
on February 6, 2014
Posted by: Paula K.
I have bought these mats before (different products) and they all work fine at the beginning. It will take a while to see how the mat stands up to normal wear and tear.
This chairmat is a little different from the three others I have tried ... the carpet grips are rectangular not pointed tacks. Will this make a difference in it longevity? The jury is out. I hope that it last longer than the 18 months (or less) the previous three prevailed before beginning to crack chip and disintegrate. I am not so concerned about the "beauty of my office carpet showing through" as I am in the chairmat's durability. Check in again in 17 months and I'll let you know if this is just another product with planned obsolescence.
I had bought some of these mats before at Staples a few years ago and they were great. These are a very cheap excuse for a chair mat. The plastic is so thin that the chair will not roll on it. I am not happy at all with these. They probably would work on a hard surface but not on even thin carpeting.
I got this chair mat for a home office. It's on top of some really fluffy carpeting so I do find that my wheels on my chair tend to sink in a bit and sometimes I get stuck in one place. It's on the smaller side but that's perfect for my small work space. For the price I don't feel like you could really beat it! I would recommend this for sure!
This works for our computer in our home. It stays where it is supposed better than other I have used. I liked it so much I bought another one for under my exercise work bench and it works wonderfully there also. Then put it under my exercise bike because we had new carpet put down to keep the bike up off the carpet in case of any rust and is also great for that. Don't have to mess with other objects like rugs to keep them in place and covered for protection under the exercise equipment.