Lorell Tempered Glass Chair Mat, 36"

I bought this chair mat over three years ago. I wanted to give it time to see how well it held up, but then I forgot all about writing a review at all, so here I am three and a half years later!This chair mat is an excellent product. It's a nice, solid weight (not flimsy) and very clear. I definitely have put it through its paces. I sit here at my desk for hours every day, rolling from one side to another, and it has held up perfectly. I even roll a little off the side once in a while which makes an awful, scraping sound, but the mat hasn't chipped even a little bit. I haven't dropped an anvil on it, but I have dropped a big, metal stapler and it didn't chip or crack in the slightest.This mat is very comfortable to roll on. It's nice and smooth and the chair just glides across. What I hate most about plastic mats is that, eventually, an indentation will form and the casters give some resistance when you try to roll away from it. This chair mat being glass, it's solid and sturdy and creates a solidly even surface no matter what.To clean, I just spritz some Windex on it and wipe it clean, and it looks brand-new again.I wish I'd started buying glass chair mats years ago. If you need one, get this mat. You won't be sorry.

I originally got this as an exploratory splurge buy, using the "work from home" equipment allowance offered by my employer during 2021. I was a bit worried about the durability, but this looked really cool and seemed like it would outclass the plastic mats that I had before.For the first few week, I was scared to even step on it. It would make these horrible cracking sounds and I felt like it was going to end up as a pile of shards.Then, one day, I dropped my metal keys on it. Looking down in horror, I saw a mat that was ...totally fine. I jumped up and down on it a few times. Nothing. Two years later, and I've dropped all kinds of stuff on it - heavy metal pens, silverware, shoes - I even stepped on it with bicycle cleats once. It took all of this like a champ, and these days it doesn't even make the cracking sounds.Now for the not-so-good:1. It's a nightmare to clean. The little stickies they ship with this have an adhesive that gets gummy and slides all over after 6-8 months. And dust gets underneath the metal thing, meaning you have to lift it up to clean it (though, regular glass cleaner and paper towels work great). Eventually I just removed the stickies and it's a lot better now.2. It's extremely heavy and a very awkward shape. I guess all that durability comes at a price.3. It's a little small. If you want to really roll around with your chair, you won't be able to. It's also thick, so you'll know it when you roll off the edge.Even with the negative though, I like this quite a lot. I'm done with the plastic mats.

Have had this tempered glass chair mat for three weeks and was surprised that its forty pounds was much easier to install than expected. Being tempered 0.25" thick glass it's not about to bend and break in the hands, not did pushing a wooden filing cabinet over its side indicate any stress. Inadvertently a large screw driver fell 28" with a bit of crack onto its surface from my desk after a few days which impacted my nerves more than the undamaged glass.So far this is therefore one handsome, practical, forgiving chairmat on which the deskchair does not leave grooves and only wish had not been so nervous about thin glass under my feet and bought it years ago. My only other regret is not having bought the larger size as the surface is so smooth that I want to use it to access a larger area.

I've gone through two different plastic chair mats over the last number of years. Each one works fine for a while, then starts to sag under the coasters, and eventually starts to form cracks. Give it a while longer and those cracks spread to the point that bits break off and you have to throw it away.This mat solves that problem for me beautifully. VERY smooth for easy rolling and it's solid and strong. This one won't sag or form cracks.Super pleased with the result and recommend it highly.

I've had plastic. My last was polycarbonate and although it was better than plastic, it finally failed and had a number of cracks. So I saw the Vitraza adds and thought....hmmm....maybe that would work. I should add that my office has a fairly plush carpet, hence the plactic/polycarbonate versions cracking. So I was about the pull the trigger on the Vitraza ($180) but figured I'd check Amazon first. So glad I did. I really like this and it's a bit less than half the price of Vitraza. I've had it about a week and it hasn't moved around yet. That was my one concern as it doesn't have the teeth to hold it in place like the plastic/poly versions. Well, it hasn't been a problem at all. I can't think of any way in which this is inferior to the plastic/poly. I came packed very well and arrived undamaged...by the post office no less. Anyways, for me it's 2 thumbs up. I definitely prefer it to the plasctic/poly versions. I didn't rate "Durability" as I won't know the answer to that for years.