inputs.text: cheap construction - girlfriend bought birthday last year really excited footrest since computer day long 11 months since threw last week first received really excited footrest made plastic seehemed pretty study rubber mat job kept feet place slightly elevated level locking mechanism little tricky use without getting floor messing hand not come across strong smell odor thing unfortunately plastic rings holding locking mechanism place broke repeated use superglued back worked little plastic lock glued place footrest no longer adjustable others noted metal pieces hold lock place prone falling reinserted easily biggest problehem thing quickly dirtdust would accumulate stick onto rubber mat months wondering feet kept getting dirty house washed feet several times day always ended thehem dirty several hours later turned footrest culprit looking another footrest right would not recommend itehem