Office Chair Mat

Well it only took me a year and half of working at home to buy a chair mat. Yes that's right, I've been rolling around on my wood floors without protection. When I realized that I was smashing some crayon like material into the wood floor, that's when I decided that I needed to take action. So I did a web search (trying not to mention the Kleenex of search engines) for best office glass chair mats. Why glass you ask? I wanted glass because we had a plastic one before and it cracked which ruined the rolling experience. Anyhow I came across a list of 5 or 10 floor mats. They seemed to all have the same specs and price: can withstand 1000 lbs without breaking, flat, glassy, and about $200. Well I figured that if I have to shell out 200 large for a floor mat I might as well get one made in the good ole US and A. Luckily Vitrazza was on the list. They are located in Bolder and Golden, Colorado. The same place where they make Coors heavy and other beers. They make custom glass mats but I chose the ready to ship option. How to choose the right size? Just make sure it fits between the desk legs. For me that was the 36" by 36" in the Prima Collection. Sounds fancy but that just means ready to ship. Maybe first to ship in the Latin. The price was $225 (about 10-20% more than the internationally shipped one that might get stuck for weeks in the Suez Canal. Is saving 15% really worth the risk?) My domestic glass mat came with several different sets of rubber bumpers and a blue tool to help pick it up off the floor when moving it.

The pic of the floor mat shows some gunk but don't worry its only on the wood floor that I haven't fully cleaned. My Prima mat is still squeaky clean.