Customer Reviews for Staples - Carpet Chair Mat, 46" x 60'', Medium-Pile - Clear
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Staples:registered: 46 x 60 Flat Pile Carpet Chair Mat Rectangular - Much Thinner Than Before
on April 20, 2017
Posted by: Paula K.
I replaced an existing Staples chair mat that was about 5 years old and started to show signs of wear and cracks. This is the same item I had purchased previously but was substantially thinner plastic and immediately shows dimples where the chair wheels sit (on a flat carpet on concrete) this was never the case with the old one. In addition the item was delivered rolled up and had clearly been tossed around. It was warped in 2 corners and required a heat gun to get the extreme warps and buckles to flatten out a bit... I would probably not purchase this item again sight-unseen...
Mat was for my desk chair and unfortunately when I sit on my chair my weight leaves depressions in the mat and then rolling becomes difficult. I'm not that heavy and neither is my desk chair. this should not be happening. Would not recommend this mats
These were a little less sturdy than expected. The sticky labels were a tad annoying when peeling them off. Once it was down and under the chair and desk it looked and worked great! Thanks!
Chair mats are rather expensive come in various thicknesses and stiffness. They state that a mat is for a certain thickness carpet and so on. They don't seem to tell you thickness in thousands of an inch or rate durability which is of interest to me. The main problem with mats is that over time they develop cracks until chunks of plastic are cut out and make unusable. The typical desk chair wheels today are narrower which make this problem more pronounced by concentrating the weight on a smaller area. This mat seems to be not as rigid and the wheels actually leave a small depression but so far on a prior purchase after 1.5 years not crack the mats plastic. I bought two of these mats and the one my father uses on thicker carpet he claims actually creeps and changes location under the desk. I believe this is because of his carpet and the rectangular cleats under side are not sufficient to hold in place on thicker carpet. Problem is mats stated for use on thick carpets are significantly more expensive. Get what you are willing to pay for I guess!
The chair mat is great for ease of gliding my chair around my work space but after just one day I already see some deep indentations from the wheels on my chair so it makes me wonder how long before it starts cracking like the old one did. I'm just hoping it's more durable than it seems! And no I'm not a very large person to cause such depressions!