I had recently bought the Martha Stewart simple desk and fabric chair and realized it was too hard to move the chair in order to sit at the desk. I also didn't want the chair to push permanent holes into my carpet. I was afraid I'd stub my toe on the mat but it lays perfectly flat and hasn't given me a problem at all. I had expected to have to put $40 to $50 into such a mat but it was less than $20! You can't beat that value and even though it isn't the highest quality available it works perfectly fine!
I bought 2 of these floor mats for 2 offices with hardwood floors. They work great! They were delivered "as is" (no packaging) and were rolled up. The curl came out virtually immediately and they lay flat within a few hours. They are easy on the floor and the chairs roll or slide easily on them without any slippage. There was a slight smell to them initially but within a short time the odor was gone. These chair mats work very well to protect our hardwood flooring and allow the easy chair manueverability needed.
Next purchase I would buy a bigger mat. Thought this would do the job. Got a deal on it deals are not always the best. Probably great for smal desk area.
The price of this mat was good but I also had a special Staples coupon that gave you an addittional $10 off which made this purchase a no brainer. I've only had this mat for about 2 weeks and it still looks good---only time will tell. The only downfall I have is the 2 loops on this mat that they use to hang up for display shows when you lay it down. So if you don't like these loops then you have to cut them off and we all know how bad it is to cut mats. So far for two weeks I'm happy.