Vac Mat is advertised as the “world’s first vacuum action mat” that traps dirt before it can enter your home. Read our Vac Mat review.
About Vac Mat
Vac Mat is a door mat which is said to be superior to standard mats. The product website is getvacmat.com, which was registered in January 2016. The screen shot below shows the official website as it appeared in July 2016.
Claims & Features
- Vacuum action mat
- Works on any floor surface
- Polymer surface acts like suction cups on debris
- Rinses clean
- No sticky residue
- Available in black or blue
Cost
Vac-Mat costs $19.99 + $6.99 P&H. As of this writing, it isn’t available in stores. There is a 30-day money back guarantee, minus P&H.
Vac Mat Review
Perhaps the most obvious question when evaluating a product called “Vac Mat” is if this is a electronic mat that has some sort of vacuum function. The answer is no – it doesn’t actually vacuum the bottom of your shoes while you enter the room. So why the use of the word “vac” in the name?
Vac Mat (sometimes written as one word “Vacmat”) includes “vacuum action” which is said to be attributed to its special surface. “The unique polymer surface acts like millions of suction cups that grips debris,” the website claims. Thus, the vacuum action is more like a suction cup – or vacuum-like action – than an upright Hoover.
In short, it’s a superior material than is found on inexpensive door mats, and will almost surely work better than cheap mats found at stores such as Walmart. And, while the advertising is impressive, you shouldn’t expect miracles, because shoes – and the kinds of dirt they track in – can vary wildly.
If your expectations are realistic, you’ll probably find that Vac Mat is superior to inexpensive entry mats found at Walmart for under $10. We don’t think it would be wise to test it to the extreme as shown in the television commercial, which includes walking onto a white rug with dirty shoes immediately after stepping on Vac Mat. That would certainly be an extreme example that would not likely be duplicated in the real world.
Overall, however, it’s not a bad mat for what it is. Hopefully it becomes available in stores so that shipping costs and delays can be avoided.
Alternatives
You can find numerous indoor door mats on Amazon, ranging in price from about $15-$25. A particularly popular option is the indoor/outdoor washable doormat by Alpine Neighbor, which sells for about $23. It may pay to shop around.
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