Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We bought this mat 6 months ago and have had it out in direct Southern California desert sun since then. Overall, I'm really happy with it to the point that I will get another one for next year. The good: it's light, it's easy to move, easy to sweep, easy to wash, really comfortable to walk on with bare feet, comfortable to sit on, looks nice in our setting (see photo). The kids spend much more time outside than they did when we just had the concrete uncovered. The not so good: it's no match for the sun in these parts and it's disintegrating rapidly. At this point I can shred it easily with a light scratch with my fingers (see video). But, for the benefit to our family, I'm willing to spend what this costs to get a new one every year. If I discover something else that has the same pros and is even more durable, great, but until then I'll rebuy this as needed. *UPDATE* We ended up flipping the mat to the other side after the top started shredding (as shown in the video), and we've gotten another several months out of it by putting the first exposed side down. At this point it will likely last through this summer before it's really coming apart, which means we should be able to get two summers out of each mat by using one side per summer. There wasn't any significant wear or deterioration the cooler winter/spring months that I could tell.