Our rug arrived swiftly and was well packaged. The color and pile is true to the picture and we love it... except the noxious chemical smell radiating off of it is overpowering. We fully packaged and unrolled it and placed it outside to off-gas. After two days it is getting better, but still has a strong and easily noticeable odor that permeates whatever room it is in. I plan to leave it out in the sun for several days and see if we can bake the smell out of it, but would these not be the 'forever chemicals' that they warn you about?