linhawk

Jan, Probably not in the USA or it would proudly say so.

Wintersewer

I have had good luck using unused coffee grounds as a deodorizer. Just seal up the item with the grounds, or I suppose that you could just sprinkle the mat with grounds and then flip it after a few weeks. It takes awhile but is perfectly safe.

oldtisme

My story started with a yard sale I had to get rid of things to make a sewing room. A skunk had sprayed somewhere out side during the sale. When I brought in the table I used & set everything up with my New Cutting board the smell of skunk overwhelmed me I thought it was the table which I washed every inch of for several days till I finally realized it was the cutting mat LOL. The smell did go away after about a week.

citruscountyquilter

I have two Olfa mats in different sizes and love them. Bought a Fiskars mat and even though I was very careful about storing it flat it warped.

Kayaker26

I bought a Donna Dewberry and it didn't smell nearly as much!

Doris1334

I have not bought a Friskars mat but do use their other products.
The last mat I bought is the Alvin brand. Architects use them and mine is self healing.
I have used it for over 2 years now and this mat does not dull my rotary cutter blade like
the other mat I had. I have used the same blade for over a year with medium amount of
cutting. I belong to a prayers and sqauares church quilting group so use the mat a lot. I think I
paid less than thirty dollars for a very nice sized mat. It is worth it. If and when I buy another
mat it will be an alvin. Doris1334

Doris1334

Try using tomato juice to get rid of the skunk odor. Bathe the mat in juice then wash off. Sounds like a lot of
trouble but I would do it to get rid of the odor.
Doris1334

milikaa1

My sewing machine smells like the Cartel made it lol, I can figure out how to get the stink out of that either.

IBQLTN

My friend had to return hers to JoAnns, it smelled up her whole house~!