Arrived with some kind of mystery grease/oil that had seeped through a portion of it. The material is not absorbent, but we're still working on cleaning it out of the weave. It's very lightweight and not great for a windy area if you don't plan on putting anything on top of it. I was also annoyed to see the 'sale' price to be more expensive than its everyday price. Overall not great and not terrible. It works for what we wanted it for and it's nice that it doesn't absorb water.