for Christmas me and grandma bought our grand son a stand up easel with six baskets and a lot of markers and chalk for the white board and an erasure board on it. the mat is perfect for under the stand up easel. he is in kindergarten and he love to draw and write new words he learned that day in school. he has become much more likely to do his home work and loves doing artistic accomplishments. the mat was placed under the easel and protects out rug from any marks and dings that may occur if he drops his marker or chalk on the rug. I highly recommend this
This is a heavy duty mat and was a little stiff at first but has flattened out nicely. Because of medium pile carpet in my office I wanted a thicker plastic mat that wouldn't crack and break in less than a year. I think I found it.
I have purchased this same product in the past so I was familiar with it. However I was extremely outraged that Staples almost TRIPLED the price in the past 6-8 months. The product is not high quality breaks apart in pieces easily after a few months of use and not worth the MUCH HIGHER price! It will be cheaper for me to rip up the carpet instead of paying this price ever again!!