"Yellow pages, look for "countertop" or "flooring". Ask them if they sell remnants, brands will be Formica or Wilsonart, mainly. Get a big chunk for a couple of bucks, cut it to size and try it out. You might have to go with a pattern (non solid color) with some optical mice, but laser mice work fine on anything. The advantages are low cost, low profile, custom sizing, and the material is incredibly slick against the teflon sliders on your mouse. Jon" http://www.wirelessforums.org/alt-comp-hardware/want-large-mouse-pad-34140.html This would be one way to do it. I still think some kind of super-sturdy safety glass with a bit of rubber glued onto it would be schway, but haven't gotten around to it. edit: LAWL @ analog internet, aka yellow pages.

[...] I had the complete opposite experience. Qck > Everglide titan. My everglide now sits under my hifi to stop it from marking my desk.

[...]qck+ is not so great compared to the everglide titan, seriously. surface is much smoother and area is larger.

Razer Exactmat ?

[...] That's the very one I have. You can add text of your own too, so mine says "Remember Ravenholm Bawbag".

[...] Oh man I love the "Remember Ravenholm" one. +1 to anyone who get the refrence.