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Avoid - Crinkled to Death
Avoid it... The edges of the product are uneven; it doesn't lay flat on a desk. The wrist pad doesn't offer much support and the dimpled shape is more uncomfortable than using no pad at all.
Most important, and the reason this thing is now in a trash can... Every time you move your wrist (and I mean EVERY TIME, even slightly, not just when you rest your wrist on it or remove your wrist) it makes an annoying crinkly noise, similar to a balled up plastic bag. Is there a plastic in there? I'm thinking that's what is... I'm reminded of the cheap carnival store prizes stuffed with balled up plastic bags. This was too much to live with; after 45 minutes of typing I threw the thing across the room. This would be a great CIA torture device; it drives you slowly insane. Screw sleep deprivation and waterboarding, it's time for the Belkin WaveRest! Every slight movement, ever inhalation, every exhalation makes it crinkle. I've begun hearing it in my dreams. I'm running down a hallway being chased by diaper-clad adult babies, then I open a door, and fall into a ball pit of rolled up plastic bags, while my father stares eating nachos with his mouth open. I wonder if Amazon sells Thorazine, and if it's eligible for Prime shipping.
Simply put, this thing fails at everything it attempts. What is a mouse pad? A flat thing to put your mouse on. The Belkin WaveRest? NOPE, not flat. What is the purpose of a wrist support? Added comfort when using the mouse. The Belkin WaveRest? NOPE, discomfort, and weird ear torture. How did this thing get past QC? It came in a box where it was held flat; when I removed it from the package the edges curled up like the brim of an old ballcap. Did nobody actually touch this product after it was completed? Is mine the only one with these issues? I feel like maybe someone got their lunch caught in the machine that makes these mouse pads and just said "screw it, nobody saw" - now I'm resting my wrist on 80% gel, 20% Subway wrapper.
Now I'm looking forward to the accompanying Belkin WaveRest keyboard wrist support which I ordered at the same time but was mailed separately, and is due to arrive Monday. Should I bother opening it, or toss it directly into the trash can? Lemarchand's shipping box, the Lament Configuration with branded packing tape... containing the official office accessory of cenobites of EVERY dimension.
February 2016 · Office Products · verified purchase