I was really impressed with the packaging of this rug.  Someone finally figured out how to properly roll up and package a rug without causing damage.  Mine arrived in perfect condition and only had a slight bend at the end of the rug that flattened overnight.  

I am sensitive to smells and it does have a smell at first, kind of like a pool air mattress, but after a few days I could only smell it up close and a week later, I don’t really smell it up close.  The quality is really nice too, I like the thickness and the pile height.  The color is more blue than I wanted when you look at it from one end and lighter blue when viewed from the opposite end (like in Audra’s review), so I am flipping it around to where it is the lighter color where it will be mainly viewed from.  I cannot speak to the wear overtime or stains, but so far I am very happy with it.