Review on Black Waterproof Leather Desk Blotter Pad - 17 X 12 Inches, Flat, Non-Slip - By Nekmit by Gary Revils

First the good.arrived packaged well, it's delivered flat so it isn't rolled up when you get it. It's a great size, with plenty of room for my 15" MacBook, plus a keyboard, mouse, etc. and more room to spare. Doesn't slip or slide on my desk at all. The "leather" surface is nice and soft, feels great. My mouse works well on it as well. It add just a bit of padding under my wrists/elbows while I'm working which is great. So appearance and functionality and both great.Now the only negative so far. I've been using this for 8 days (since 03/05/2020) and it's already starting to "warp" somehow along a few edges (see picture). I can only assume this is somehow being caused by my laptop, as that's the corner where it sits. I don't understand how or why, other than heat coming off my laptop is causing the desk pad to become malformed. This is pretty disappointing after 8 days. That's where my laptop sits and remains at all times, and I'm not about to relocate my laptop when not in use just to preserve the desk pad. This desk pad replaced my previous desk pad after 14 years, and I never had an issue like this. So, I can only imagine this is a "you get what you pay for" scenario.I'll continue using it for now as the rest of the desk pad is still fine, including the front portion which faces me. But I'll likely spend a bit more money on a better quality desk pad in the near future, one that won't warp or bend after a week.UPDATE 06/05/2020: Updating this review and adding a new picture, as the front of the pad has now started to warp and buckle as well. This really makes no sense, as the front of my laptop doesn't put off any heat at all. I've even taken to propping up the back of my laptop to prevent the back edge of the mat from warping worse, which seems to be working. But I can't prop the front edge of my laptop up as well. Beyond the warping, it's been a nice mat to use over the last several months. Have spilled a couple things and the mat cleans up well. The surface feels great. But I just had to knock another star off my rating because of the warping issue. Now that the front edge is warping as well, I'm going to be forced to start shopping for a new mat.