This rug is more beautiful than I expected.  I was thrilled when it arrived.  Unfortunately, the smell that came with mine was out of this world.  I had seen reviews about the smells on rugs and assumed it would dissipate with time.  I don't have a strong sense of smell either, so was not concerned.  I waited almost 2 weeks, then had the rug professionally cleaned and it has now sat outside for a couple of days.  I walk outside and can smell it instantly.  It smells up my entire apartment inside so there is no way to keep it in there.  I had it in a bag to give to the cleaners and people on the elevator were eyeballing me and scrunching their nose.  I joked and showed them that it was a rug and they couldn't believe it just came that way.  I'm going to leave it outside for a few weeks and see if that works.  I'll change my review if it does.