Arrived by Staple's free delivery to my home. Was delivered flat in very cold weather. Allowed to lay flat at room temp for 2 days then removed adhesive labels and cleaned with mild soapy water rinsed dried and now lays and appears as expected. This is a replacement for a previous 5 year old mat in my home office.
I've had this for just over a week now and I noticed that the mat shifts from normal use. Just this morning I measured that the mat had moved 6 inches forward under the desk. It only stopped because it hit one of the legs on the desk. I'm using this on a LOW pile carpet with a 5 caster rolling chair and I only weight about 180lbs. As others have reported the 'nubs' on the bottom of this mat are worthless. Furthermore the thickness of the mat is not substantial enough to warrant being called a 'medium pile' mat. As I said I'm using this on a low pile carpet and the chair makes a noticeable indentation within just a minute a sitting down. I fully expect this thing to crack within a year. Just poor quality in every regard.
Just had 2 of these matts delivered to my house rolled up and stuffed into a a giant box loaded with Stapes There has to be a better way of shipping these things. I've beought this brand and model before and they seem to last 3-4 years which isnt a long time but better than the cheaper models. The one thing I did notice is they are about 2 inches smaller than they were the last time I bought them; I guess any way that a company can save a few pennies helps keep the cost down. Hopefully I will get the same life out of these as their predecessors!
The shipping labels are affixed to the smooth surface of these mats and the stickers do not come off; you are left with sticky glue residue on the surface of the mats. Staples doesn't seem to be able to send the mats without placing the labels directly on the mats. I would not order these mats unless they are shipped in a box.
This floor mat is exactly as described and works well. It stays securely in place. I was especially happy with the next day delivery of it right to my door.
We already have several chair mats but an expansion of our practice made for more offices and therefore more chairs. We have been very pleased with the protection these mats provided the offices we already used. An online search showed that the same brand was still available and so this was a no-brainer. It was delivered in a huge box and was bent but not creased. It did take a few hours with it laying down on the ground before it was flat but again no problem. This is a product we use every day and will purchase them again as needed.