I purchased this as a runner and we LOVE it. My husband didn’t even want a runner in our bedroom level hallway and he had to admit how much he loves the way it looks. I bought a rug pad, but I still had to put heavy items in the four corners for a few days because they weren’t laying down. That wasn’t a huge deal but I took off a star fir that, as as for the fact that 1-2 of the fibers has shed. It is more high pile than I expected, but I don’t mind that. Particularly since it’s on the bedroom level and we don’t wear shoes up there. I’m waiting for it to re-stock so I can buy another that’s slightly shorter to go in another hallway