I, too I’m disappointed in Cricut’s prices for mats.  This weekend, I counted the number of cuts that I got before the mat was no longer sticky enough to hold my vinyl. (8).  I rotated the mat to optimize the entire mat.  Please Cricut, come up with a solution to this “sticky “ problem.  Ex.  A cleaner and a spray to help restore the mats.  They are expensive to replace.