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My experience with the furniture slides is while they're great on carpet, on hard surfaces they will hold onto anything hard (like a grain of sand/a seed) and then drag that along the floor, marring it.
Thick felt is the answer, and it's a wear item. But it should easily last a year.
I have tried the gliders in the past, they did not even work for a single move.
For hardwood, you want the felt sliders, not the plastic ones. They come in all kinds of sizes and thicknesses. I have them on everything and they work great. Just keep in mind the heavier the furniture the thicker and more coverage you'll want underneath.
Editing to say, I see you've used your own makeshift felt solution, but the ones made specifically for furniture may work better as they have some layers of harder material that make them more sturdy.
Thanks, I have only ever seen the plastic sliders in stores. I found some felt ones online and ordered those.