Gigamats is a UK-facing online shop for gaming mouse mats and larger desk pads, with a clear emphasis on custom designs. Its site lets shoppers upload artwork, choose from several sizes and either create a personal desk pad or browse ready-made designs.
That puts it in the useful little corner between gaming accessory, home-office upgrade and “I am finally making this desk look intentional”. Piglington approves of a keyboard habitat with personality, provided the upload file is not a blurry potato in disguise.
What Gigamats sells
The headline product is the custom mouse mat or desk pad. Gigamats says shoppers can upload their own design and choose from six sizes, which makes the brand more flexible than a single-standard-size mouse mat shop. The site also has its own design collection for people who want the desk refresh without doing artwork admin first.
This is most relevant if you use a wide keyboard-and-mouse setup, want a neater gaming surface, or like the idea of a desk pad that covers more of the work area than a small mouse mat. If you are building a broader setup, Gruntled’s Scan Computers review and Box.co.uk review are natural places to compare the bigger hardware side of things.
Who it suits
Gigamats is likely to suit gamers, students, home workers and gift buyers who want a desk mat that feels personal rather than plain black. The custom route is the main draw: it could work for a gaming setup, a creator desk, a home-office corner or a themed present.
It may also suit shoppers who care about UK delivery clarity. At the time of writing, Gigamats listed free tracked standard UK delivery estimated at up to five working days, plus a paid tracked express option estimated at two to three working days. Those are estimates, and the site says timescales exclude weekends and bank holidays, so order early if the mat is meant for a birthday, new setup or student move-in.
What to check before ordering
The most important check is artwork quality. A custom desk pad is only as good as the file you provide, so use a sharp, high-resolution image and check how the design crops across the size you choose. If the preview trims an important corner, that is not the moment to be brave.
Second, read the returns policy before personalising anything. Gigamats offers a 30-day return window for eligible goods, but its policy excludes products that are made to order, personalised or customised specifically for you. It also flags issues such as spelling mistakes, unsuitable image quality, colour mismatch and cropping as customer-side risks in personalised orders.
Third, check whether the size really fits your desk. Larger desk pads can look splendid, but only if they leave room for monitor stands, speakers, mugs, notebooks and the mysterious cable octopus that lives behind every computer.
Any drawbacks?
The obvious drawback is that custom printing shifts some responsibility to the shopper. If you upload weak artwork, spell something wrongly, choose the wrong size or miss a cropping problem, the refund route may be limited. That is normal for personalised goods, but it makes careful previewing essential.
The site also appears quite focused: this is not a giant electronics retailer with every accessory under the sun. If you want chargers, hubs, monitors and desk mats in one basket, a broader tech shop may be easier. If you specifically want a custom mat, Gigamats is more directly on target.
Gruntled verdict
Gigamats looks worth a closer look if you want a custom gaming mouse mat or large desk pad and are happy to spend a few minutes getting the artwork right. The proposition is simple, the UK delivery information is clear, and the choice of multiple sizes makes it more practical than a one-size-only novelty mat.
The cautious bit is personalisation. Check the file quality, crop, spelling, size and delivery timing before you order, because custom products are less forgiving than standard accessories. Do that properly and Gigamats could be a neat way to make a gaming desk, study space or home-office corner feel more yours.