Customer Reviews for Staples - Carpet Chair Mat, 46" x 60'', Flat-Pile - Clear
Customer Rating
5
Carpet mat does the job
on February 25, 2015
Posted by: Paula K.
the carpet mat that I order and had delivered came in excellent condition. I have been using the mat for over a week and it is doing its job of protecting my carpet. I would recommend this mat if you are looking to protect a carpet in your office.
With coupons and discounts it was reasonably priced but I wanted their heaviest duty mat and this is it. It's not as rigid as one might think - the wheels do make a (temporary) impressing that makes resistance to the initial roll and forms a low spot into which the chair rolls. This is at room temperature. It's much stiffer in the cold - and so if you get it delivered and it's cold let it uncurl on its own so it doesn't crack. No issues with mine in that regard. Note that I've bought a couple of these. The first one came via UPS in a box rolled up the second one came via Staples own delivery so it was flat and not packaged. Just a label on it (pain in the neck to get the label off). One comment on the Staples delivery. This is a CLEAR PLASTIC mat. They put it on our front porch (which we don't use but do check for packages) here in Connecticut where it was about 0 degrees (F) when delivered. We didn't see it on the porch at first rechecked when I saw online that it had been delivered. Not smart. It could have languished out there until spring especially with all the snow we've had.
Delivery was the issue: It was scheduled to be delivered on a Wednesday which worked with my M-W office hours. Online it had very confusing details as to its location on that day. I even called our post office thinking it was dropped there. Day ended with no knowledge of where it was. I happened to be in the office on Friday to do payroll since the following Monday was a holiday. While preparing to leave a delivery man came in and had the mat filthy with shoe prints all over it. He apologized for the dirty mat stating it had been lost in his warehouse for a couple of days and was to have been delivered already. As for the product itself.... it wasn't the "lip" I was expecting. While it wasn't a sharp squared off edge the better description for what it does have is 'rounded edges' as a lip to me would me would have been more of a gradual drop from top to bottom of the edge.
This chair mat was what the doctor ordered! For the longest time I had been using an old cotton-based rug in my home office to cushion my rolling chair (purchased at Staples) from the extremely aged carpet in an old bedroom I converted into a library-office for projects underway once I retired. It was a constant struggle to keep the rug from bunching up as well as keeping the carpet properly cleaned. I was told that one or two more machine washes of the mat would result in its disintegration lol! Not only is the rug still usable I can now smoothly move the chair in the office with ease! Thank you.
This "Low Pile Carpet chair mat w/ lip" is an ok mat. It is nice and smooth on top and stays in place due to spikes on bottom. After using for about 3 weeks it seems to have developed a slight dip where the wheels sit for prolonged periods of time therefore making a slight permanent indentation....which causes a slight blip in the rolling process of the chair. Mat would be a good buy for someone who rolls around a lot and tends not to sit in one place. Otherwise mat seems ok for the price.
I have purchased this item at the store about a week ago While i was buying that item in the store everyone working were very helpful and i was very happy when i left. I am thankful that i purchased this item and when i brought it home i put in my office and now it is one of the most useful things i have. It doesn't ruin my carpet from the chair wheels and protects the carpet from being in the way for the chair from go from one side to another. I am just very happy i had a coupon to buy this item for such a great price.