#1. Stay clear of the kiddie mats that have the shapes, alphabet or number cut outs. They are a pain in the ass. The letters and numbers never stay in and it makes it even harder to clean.
#2. There are different thicknesses. I vote for 5/8". That should be the thinnest you go other wise you are wasting your money.
#3. Do your homework. There are a lot of companies out there selling these mats for home gym and playrooms...there for there are a lot of different prices for the same product.
WHO WON?
Softtiles.com
WHY DID THEY WIN?
a. The foam tiles did not come in prepacked sets. Meaning I could order as many as I wanted. Greatmats.com required me to buy the tiles in packs of 20. I needed 25 tiles so that would have forced me to buy a ton I did not need.
b. 2X2 size. The larger 2x2" size is the way to go. They cover more ground and stay together better.
c. Color Selection: They had a great color selection and really nice examples in their photo gallery.
d. Arrival: I ordered on a Monday and they were at my house by Friday night.
WHAT I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOW:
a. I misordered the edge pieces. By the way...don't skip ordering the edge pieces. They are $1/ea and make a huge difference in how the mat looks. Make sure you order correctly.
b. I also misordered the tiles. Instead of a full checkerboard I have an extra brown tile creating a brown plus in the middle. I thought I ordered correctly so I can't figure out what I would have done differently or I might have been shipped one mat that is the wrong color. Not sure.
BUMMER:
The biggest issue I have with this product...not the company is that no one had a great selection of colors and thicknesses with free shipping. Sears did have free shipping but the mats only came in blue and black...meathead gym colors that is. The shipping on this cost me $30.00.
NOT COMPETITIVE:
Wondermat.com: This company had the highest prices of all for the exact same product.
OVERALL:
I am glad I did my homework and the product from softtiles.com is great. To cover a 10x10 space was 25 2x2" squares with edging ended up being a little over $200.00
The brown and green is a great combination. I wish I had this when my boys were babies. We would have had a lot less bumps and bruises.
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