This mouse pad just feels cheap. There is a distinct neoprene smell that emanates from it that I don't experience with higher end mouse pads. The bottom surface is not particularly sticky and tends to slide around a bit on my desk. But the major issue is that the wrist rest makes a crunching sound when I rest my wrist on it. It doesnt sound nor feel like a gel; it sounds and feels like cheap foam. My wrist rest also came with a pre-dented center, as though it had been used for years (though it was sealed in blister-pack, so it decidedly wasn't used before.