I was SO excited to get this area rug in and I must say I am quite disappointed with my purchase. This rug is NOT soft at all...actually kind of hurts the feet to walk on, and it sheds like crazy!! Do NOT sit on this rug, or put clothes on it...pillows...nothing. Everything that touches it gets covered! I reached out to the customer service department to see if I could return this and exchange it for a different rug, but no one ever got back to me...it was a little over a month that I had owned it as I really wanted to give it a go, and try and like it...but no...I cannot stand this rug. Wish I would have purchased something else. :(