the best surface for a mouse is a desktop, unless you have a glass model. Anyone who buys a 400$ mousepad to look 31337 to imaginary friends is probably the type who spends even more for a Dell XPS with a window in it, to see how much you overpaid.
I use a wooden desk with my optical mouse. I really don't care about the feet, any mouse that wears out because it was used on a desktop is a cheap piece of garbage that's better off in the bin.