I purchased (2) 3x5 area rugs (once for the front entrance of our home and one for the kitchen sink) 1.5 years ago.  

Cleaned per manufacturers recommondations (vacume no beater ball and shake on occasion) and the rug in the kitchen needs replacement; it is falling apart on all four ends.  The front door rug seems to be doing a little bit better.

I absolutely love these rugs!  My recommendation for the manufacturer is perhaps change the language in the rug description.  Based upon my experience, I would not say this rug would be recommend for higher traffic areas.

We also have other area rugs in our home by Annie Selke and their performance has been great!

Side note:  have photographs to attach and have tried several times and receive an error message.