The matt looks like it does in the photos. The size was as expected. However it is so soft that my chair makes indentions so I sort of get stuck in a spot.
The mat is nice but not very thick. If this is for a home office you might check it out in the store first or get a thicker mat. It seems like it will last but my chair sinks into it when I sit so I have to push myself out of little holes when I want to move.
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.