I would spend more to find something that holds up better. It is used solely to protect the carpet underneath. It usually breaks into pieces after one year or so.
This is for the chair at my computer and replaced a similar mat which had given many years of service. I think the mat is a little too soft although my carpet is not high pile so that the chair does not slide as smoothly as did the prior mat.
I am using this mat on a low pile carpet with a thick carpet pad. My problem is that the mat dents into the cushioned floor covering and then my chair wants to roll and "stick" where those dents are so maybe a thicker mat would have been better but I was also looking for affordability (as in cheap). So I got what I paid for. I don't know that I would recommend for use on home carpeting.
I had a plastic protector before which did the job but it wore out. This product is aggravating and fairly useless. I WOULD recommend it to an enemy but not to a friend.