The mat is clear but it is thin and the wheels from my chair have created created indentations limiting the movement of the chair as early as with the first use.
My pile is 1" thick I asked for a mat that the wheels wouldn't sink into. I'm 190 pounds. This mat didn't do it. Disappointed it will be return tomorrow AM.
What else can I say about an overprices piece of plastic laying under my chair? It serves its purpose--protects my carpet--and is actually very boring. I wish it did some tricks. =P
Purchased this mat to protect the wood floor at my house. Works PERFECTLY. This is smooth on both sides so is gentle on the floor . . . the size is right for moving back and forth and side to side while never leaving the mat. Would definitely buy again.
I have a plush carpet in my home office so I bought the Staples PlushMat Chair Mat to use with my desk and office chair. The wheels of the chair rides on the mat well enough; however sitting in the chair for long periods causes deep impressions in the mat which gets the wheels stuck. It’s somewhat annoying having to rock the chair back and forth to get out of the ruts but it would be harder to roll the chair on the carpet itself without the mat. Anyway as I said it works well enough depending on the deepness or plush of your carpet but I wish the mat was thicker to minimize the deep impressions/ruts. Ultimately I’d tentatively recommend that mat depending on how thick your carpet is.