I've been using your mouserugs for the past four or five years; and, I think this is the sixth or seventh one I've purchased. I've used each of them for a while and washed them and passed them along to friends overseas who I have worked with in the past. I've used the rugs with regular, optical and now laser mice and have never had a problem. I work on two computers a day, one at the job and a notebook at home for a total of probably 14 to 20 hours a day. I do GIS (Geographic Information Software) mapping and AutoCAD drafting work on the computer. Over the years, I've probably put thousands of miles of mouse movement on the mouserugs and they show little wear. I find it relaxing to feel the rug beneath my wrist and to look at the pattern and think back on my visits to the middle east and India and rug buying that I did there. You guys have a great product. I'm buying this rug to use at a new job I'll be starting on the 19th; and as with all of the others, I'm looking forward to using the one that I'm ordering today. --Stephen K. They are great for traveling on the road. I make sure my mouse rug and couple of coaster go with me on business trips --Roger H. Came across and bought a Maroon BOKHARA MouseRug (CMB-1). It reminded me of 4 months I spent in Iran in the early 1960's. We were on a classified government mission housed in the Hotel QUEENS. The hotel provided us with a private dining room carpeted with something resembling my new MouseRug! I remember we all ate very carefully - unusual for G.I.'s! There was a sense that spilling food would damage what, too us, was beautiful art! --Donal Y. I entered the City Museum in Dubai (which is worth a visit!) and spotted those absolutely great mouserugs. What a cool idea! I almost couldn't decide which one to take. They bring culture and style onto the otherwise boring (computer) desk. Bought myself the Country Heritage Stars MouseRug and I am pretty confident, it is not the last one! Wish you good further success with this fine acessory! Greetings from Germany, --Olaf J.