Customer Reviews for Staples - Carpet Chair Mat with Lip, 45" x 53'', Flat-Pile - Clear
Customer Rating
5
Exactly what to expect.
on January 14, 2015
Posted by: Paula K.
This is the second time I have purchased this item. The original lasted over 3 before it started to crack. I have a very soft carpet so I feel it lasted as long as it should have especially for the price. If your rug is fairly thin then I would expect this chair mat will last longer than the 3 years mine did. The price had remained the same when I purchased it for a second time so it was a no brainer. If you are looking for a decent chair mat thats under $50 then this is definitely your choice a solid mat for a good price.
this chair mat is eight inches smaller than the one we had before it. . the gauge of the plastic is thinner and wheels tend to get stuck. maybe if we each lost 5o pounds it would hold the chair wheels up on the top of it instead of sinking into the carpet. a better deal would have been to buy the mat that was $20 more expensive than this one.
This is my 3rd time with this carpet chair mat in my home office. With a carpeted floor they are a necessity. They do a fine job protecting the carpet (can keep it clean and new looking underneath) and allow my chair to roll. The down side is that they wear in a relatively short time i.e. they deform under the weight of the wheels and split apart where the weight force is pushing down on them at first just a little and then a lot of sharp plastic splits. Also they are overpriced with seldom any type of sale.
We have used several of them over the past 4 years. Its size is suitable for our needs. The are very stable and do not shift. But they dry and crack somewhat faster I expected. They are kind of pricey too.
This product is perfect for what I needed. I was having trouble moving my chair on the carpet wether I was sitting or not. Now there are no longer any issues. It's a good product.
I brought this item two years ago. It has protected the rug from the repeated rolling of the desk chair. I weighed at that time over 300lbs and used my chair at my computer desk three hundred and twenty five days of the year. It did initially break and continued to break apart about two months before I replaced it. What I am doing is every time I vacuum moving the position of the mat so that I my desk chair wheels are not constantly rolling over the same area. I would fully recommend this product to anyone.