Customer Reviews for Staples - Carpet Chair Mat with Lip, 36" x 48'', Low-Pile - Clear
Customer Rating
5
Staples High Pile Carpet Chair Mat rectangular
on June 2, 2015
Posted by: Paula K.
The mat is perfect takes to my high pile carpet beautifully. The delivery process from Staples was totally unacceptable. One day service turned into almost two weeks several phone calls from me promises of new delivery dates.
I ordered this for my high pile carpet. I've had it a couple days now and the mat is constantly moving forward towards the desk through normal chair use on it. It also leaves large indented areas into the plastic from the wheels of the chair where if you move the chair it will try to put you back into the indented area the next time you move back to that area. The indents do go away over time but I can't believe this will stand up to regular use and I'm sure my carpets won't be protected. The structures underneath to hold it in place and protect the carpets are only about 1/8 to 1/4 inch deep so your carpets will get pushed down and matted much more easily than one with a pin type bottom or even a thick solid bottom that doesn't indent so much. I am going to return it it is so bad. I'm constantly rolling over these indents.
Not the most heavy-weight expensive mat I've ever used but certainly a good enough one for my home office use and for the price. I do like the slightly beveled edge which makes it easy to roll your chair on and off the mat. Only thing I will change for the next order will be to get the next larger size: this one requires remembering to keep the chair on the surface and even in my small space that makes a difference.
It covers the carpet yes but if you sit in one place too long anything around 5 minutes you make divots in the mat. I was looking for something much thicker but I don't think they make them anymore. I kept them because the ones that needed replacing had actual holes in them because they were so old.
We have had no issues with the chair mat the only issue we had is that it was taped up too well and there's sticky residue on the top of the mat in some places.
I could get better service by laying a piece of cardboard under my desk. To thin won't stay in place seems to have a mind of its own and its totally useless. When I get an opportunity I will throw this away and start searching for something better