My $2.74 mouse pad from Temu lasted all of two weeks before it oozed gel all over me. I learned my lesson after choosing it over a $14 one on Amazon.

Unfortunately, the new coin won’t work with the previous Powerplay, and the old coin won’t work on the new pad, according to The Verge. So you won’t get your favorite gaming mouse to work ...

Word of warning: Because neoprene is squishy, if you put something heavy on top of the mouse pad it can leave indents in it ...

But whatever. It got the job done. I tossed the old mouse pad and started using the new one. Then, a week or so ago, I started growing resentful of the mouse pad. I felt tricked and cheated.