LLR39650 Lorell Desk Pad, 20 x 36 Inches, Clear

All in all, I think it's a nice product and is as advertised. Not too soft, not too hard, and great for showcasing the grain of an attractive wood desk, and it's made in the USA! Yep, we still make stuff sometimes.I do have three issues that need addressed, though. Firstly, This is made of PVC (Poly Vinyl Chloride), and the plasticizers added to make it flexible aren't that great for your health in their off-gassing, so I've read, and it smells like chemicals for a while. Secondly, and this is important if you have a vintage/antique desk from earlier in the 20th century or so, PVC and Vinyl have chemicals that can turn nitrocellulose lacquer to a sticky goo, ruining the finish of a lacquered desk!!!! Fortunately from my experience with guitars knowing of those unfortunate souls who left their vinyl guitar strap on the guitar resting against the wood only to discover their guitar's finish ruined a week later, I decided, before using this product, to ask both the company and a friendly guitar makers forum what their thoughts were on PVC and lacquer. Would it harm nitro lacquered finishes as does vinyl? Their answer: YES! (...unless a new finish of shellac is added over the lacquer as a barrier) Though I didn't learn this from the company on account of their never getting back with me, but rather the friendly luthier's forum of which I just spoke. This is my third issue: less than stellar customer support.So, if you don't mind the off-gassing for a bit (I was fairly OK with that), have a modern desk (made within the past thirty years or so) then it's a nice product. But if you have a vintage desk and don't know how to test the chemistry of the finish, you may want to investigate alternative materials in a desk pad, or consult a professional wood finisher.Since it costs too much to return it, I have decided to let it air out for several weeks and use it on a much newer desk in a different location. (Nitrocellulose lacquer is still used, but mostly in guitar making and DYI furniture makers, as it is sold at most hardware stores. More modern lacquers like "acrylic lacquer" or "catalyzed lacquer" are different, as I understand. These may not be a problem, but I'm not 100% on that, as I'm not a chemist!)The company really should add a disclaimer about potential finish incompatibility. Had I not known a thing or two about such things which prompted my inquiry, I could have easily ruined my 1940's walnut desk!*Again, I'm not a chemist, so don't grill me over minutia, I'm going on information from trusted luthiers (guitar makers/repair persons) far more experience than I, my own wood finishing research, and antecdotal accounts. Hope that this helps in some way.

After searching far and wide for a writing surface, I bought this.When received the item, it arrived in a large box (my 5'8" brother was able to hide in it). I opened the box to find the pad perfectly flat inside a tri-fold piece of cardboard, which doubled as a tri-fold school poster board for a school project ( found by my brother). The pad was placed on my desk, as the sturdy (but bendable) PVC material weighed itself down. There were no noticeable air bubbles under the mat and it looked like glass, allowing you to see the wood grain perfectly. My brother said it smelt like a pool float, but the smell went away in a week (my air purifier plant might have helped). No noticeable taste was found. When I allowed my brother to tap on the desk pad, it made a nice and responsive, higher pitched tap than with the wood alone. With enough force and pressure, the pad will slide.There are two little details I don't like about this pad. If you look closely with a bright light, you can find tiny specks of dirt that looks like it has been caught during the manufacturing process. But this issue is minor, as I only needed something to protect my desk during homework and it doesn't deduct the beauty. The second detail: the pad does not work with my (steel series 300) OPTICAL mouse, BUT to my surprise, my brother's cheap LASER mouse actually worked efficiently.The surface is very smooth and makes writing (with a single sheet of paper) a breeze. It feels much more pleasant to write on than glass or granite as it doesn't feel as cold.I had the desk pad on my painted desk for a week and nothing has changed(besides the smell). Overall, I am completely satisfied with my purchase and will update for any changes.

I'm not completely sure what I expected out of this now that I have it. I don't dislike it, but I think it's a little too flimsy for me. i guess I expected a somehwat rigid product, similar to the cutting mat i was replacing with it.Not the case, it's very flimsy, but to be fair, once it's laying on the desk who cares? it's not there to support things. I just thought it would be more sturdy.now, the one thing everyone3 should be clear on, i highly doubt any mouse made would work on this if it is an optical mouse. I have an expensive and very accurate gaming mouse and it doesn't work AT ALL on it. So i'll need to get a mouse pad now. not the end of the world.It seems so far to work well. I have no real complaints. Can't begrudge it because the mouse won't work on it. i'd begrudge the mouse first :)I to think i'll end up getting a piece of cut glass though, you'd be surprised how cheap that is. I might get one, with rubber buttons on the under side to keep it just barely off the desktop which will allow me to put paper under it.I don't think I'd b uy this again, but for what it costs there's not much to say is wrong with it

Desk Pad is a difficult item to find that meets your need, whether it is Amazon or the store in the town. After much research, I purchased this item. It came flat and that was nice since I have seen other sellers sending desk pads in a roll. Upon unboxing, I was impressed by the complete transparent nature of the product. If you place it on the table (I have a wood veneer top), it is clear like a glass. The product also has smooth edges (no cutting fingers!), is sturdy and fairly thick (2 cm). I was initially disappointed a bit as it seemed to slide around (thus I am deducting one star from the rating) but I was able to overcome it by placing a calendar/pictures between the deskpad and the table-top.I am searching for a similar quality product in a larger size (50 X 25) but have hit a dead end. May I request the vendor to give size options? That will be very helpful.