Until I purchased this brand, I hadn't realized that all dish drying mats were not created equal. My previous ones, which had a nearly identical gray trellis design, worked great ... UNTIL YOU WASHED THEM. Then they crumpled and withered, seemingly losing their, IDK, "absorbent thickness" or whatever made them firm and thick.
But THIS one, wow. I was shocked when the instructions said to WASH BEFORE FIRST USE. I thought, what?!?! Okay, but I'm going to return it if it doesn't come out perfect. But obviously I"d read the reviews here, which raved about wash-ability. And sure enough, It washed and dried beautifully.
This brand's mat is awesome -- and I'm happy about everything except the money I spent through the years on drying mats that had to be tossed once they got a bit grungy, lol.