Customer Reviews for Staples - Carpet Chair Mat with Lip, 36" x 48'', Low-Pile - Clear
Customer Rating
3
Adequate.
on August 10, 2009
Posted by: Paula K.
You get what you pay for. Though my carpet is very thin the mate gets indentations from the chair while I sit. I don't know how long it will last if day after day the legs of the chair indent the same location on the mate. I previously had a very thick mate but didn't want to spend 75.00 or better so I'll try this one.
This was perfect for my home office. It is thin enough to still show the carpet underneath - in fact unless you know it's there you don't notice it - yet durable to let my chair roll around on it. It suits my needs perfectly.
I am using this in my home office. I have it on a deeper carpet than the product recommends but it works ok. It doesn't slide and my chair rolls better on it than on the carpet. It's not the best rolling surface but I am on a tight budget and it was a great price. All of the other similar mats (or even smaller ones) were MUCH more expensive and I didn't see the need for paying so much more. This isn't the best thing since sliced bread but it works for me and my situation.
I bought this to replace the exact same item that I purchased four years ago so that show the longegivity of this mat. The price has increased by ten dollars over those four years though. And yes over time the plastic does what plastic does - yellows and cracks but the old one although cracked is still fully intact. I will be using it to protect surfaces when I do craft and painting projects. I do wish I knew how to recycle this large piece of plastic. Recycle centers don't want it and I don't want to send it to a landfill - but probably will eventually.
I have a 1/4" pile carpet and the casters from my desk chair sink into the mat and make it difficult to move the chair. That is precisely what I was trying to avoid by buying the mat!