'Smears" across mat when first openedI bought this for my wife for Christmas. Loved the other reviews! Unfortunately when she unrolled it for the first time, there were several of the letters looked smeared and there were multiple spots across the mat where the blue was faded or uneven. This allowed the white base layer to show through on the dark blue background, making the mat look dirty. These white speckles and smears across the mat make it look dirty, are unattractive, and are not something we'd expect in a brand new, never before used mat. We even tried wiping with water in case it was dirt, but when looking closer you can see it's the blue that has peeled or flaked off. Very disappointed. Going to try and have it replaced, and hope it was a fluke.