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.