I've been buying these chair mats for years. They wear out in about 1 1/2 years which is not unusual. The replacement I bought about a couple of months ago immediately got a groove or "pocket" where the front wheel of my office chair rests. This didn't happen in all they years I've been buying this particular model. I am very disappointed and will pursue this with Staples.
This product is very nice for wood floors. You can barely tell it is there. Nice quality but I have to admit for the price it is only a piece of plastic. I guess you can get cheaper ones but not sure if they would hold up as well this is pretty heavy so I am hoping I get my monies worth out of it over the next couple years. I have also used others of these at the office and was afraid it would be real siippery this one is not when you sit down the chair does not roll across the room with you in it lol.
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!!