Outside door mats

What makes the best outside door mat .
At the moment I have a tufted thing, I think it is polypropenelyn and it doesn't seem to do much at all except hold leaves.

Is coir better for wiping feet, it does hold the water though doesn't it .
Perhaps I could buy one and put it on the top of the tufty one for added drainage

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I have a coir but I have a verandah so it doesn't get wet. I saw one a couple of years ago in a country hardware store with 'Oh No! Not you again' printed on it. I have regretted not buying it to this day

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I dont think there is a best one Meg,I've tried Coir and its just got sodden outside and held on to the muck ,I've had a coir one inside and it shed its coir all over .in the end i took footwear off at the door .

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I have a hard rubber mat outside my door..

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I'm not keen on coir either, it does chuck bits around. I have a rubber one with a big pattern that lets the dirt through but hard to actually wipe your feet on...

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This coir and rubber door mat looks neat, Meg .... not a bad price either...

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Natural-Rect...side+door+mats

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...thanks Mags there is a similar one in B&Q I have been looking at without the pattern...
http://www.diy.com/departments/diall.../313899_BQ.prd

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No no Bruce I have got 'a thing' about writing on door mats and tee shirts

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I'm like Carol, I have a Hard Black Rubber Mat outside my door and when you come inside, I have a black plastic tray, which is meant for putting your dirty shoes on.

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Our house is so dirty we wipe our feet on the way out.....