Gorgeous cozy rug. I loved the feel and thickness of the rug. It was my first time ordering such a plush rug though. I also felt like it belonged more in a nursery with the colors. I had a hard time vacuuming it, like it was impossible and want something a bit more muted and fewer colors so I ended up returning. Apparently you are supposed to flip shag rugs over and vacuum the bottom, hardly seems reasonable for a large area rug I put all the way under my couch and coffee table.  I left it to air out for a week I was away and didn’t have any trouble with odors or it laying flat. You live and you learn!