The standard mats are very sticky which means you’ll have a mat with good adhesion for more than just paper. I’ve owned several Cricut Machines for over 10 years and once upon a time there was only one type of mat.. green..none of this blue, pink, purple stuff that they get you to spend your money on. You had to make do with the green mat for everything. This mat works for chipboard, paper, fabric that has a backing like heat and bond, stencils to mention a few. If you feel it’s too sticky, grab an old worn t shirt or a micro towel anything with very little lint and pat the mat. It’ll take off some of the stickiness. The more you pat the more it’ll become less sticky. To me, the stickiness means I don’t have to go to a new mat anytime soon, nor do I have to restick the mat with liquid glue, spray, etc. The markings are the same as the Cricut mats so I don’t expect any issues with it. The thickness of the mat seems to be the same so I’d think it’ll last on average about the same as a Cricut mat.You can bend the mat a bit to get your project off. Not bend it 90 degrees but a nice gentle bend of the mat so that you can at least put your spatula underneath your project. The price is also a winner to me. I tend to have several mats going at once, usually 5 mats; 2-3 for paper, 1 for sticker paper, 1 for vinyl and this pricing makes it easy to replace worn mats. For mats I dedicate for sticker paper and vinyl I pat the mats with a microfiber cloth several times because I don’t want it as sticky as with paper. For cardstock, scrapbook paper I just Pat all around once or twice. If I ever use glitter Paper (which I rarely do) then it gets it’s own mat. That’s another tip I have.. don’t use one mat for all types of materials. Each material, ie vinyl, paper, fabric, etc., sticks differently and leaves residue behind differently on the mats. Paper leaves a ton of fiber on the mats even after cleaning them. You then put vinyl on that mat and your wondering why you have little bumps underneath. Also the amount of pressure and cuts will all affect the mats. If you’re looking for a light weight sticky mat try the “new improved Xenart standard mats”. I’ve ordered that brand in the past but they’ve recently reformulated their green mats with so little stick that I sent back the order. Personally I hope Htvront doesn’t change their formulation of their mats.I’ve used them for a while but very hard to clean, but I’m new to cricut so that may be my mistakeI've only opened the one, and it's been used numerous times and it is still like new. The person who recommended this brand says that it will become less sticky but so far wow. These are well worth the moneyExcelente el articuloSticky, and durableWife really likes the value for the moneyAdhesion was good but brittle when trying to remove card stock it cracked rather than bending. Was hopeful this product was like the cricut brand but was disappointed.The standard grip and light grip are too strong ? I used sticker paper and as you can see in the picture, it breaks.