Fantastic rug! Laid flat as soon as it was unrolled. No offending chemical odor, as so often is the case with rugs like this. Perfect size and quality, especially for price. Very soft. Not particularly thick rug (it can just fit under door when door is swung open into room), but much more cushy than flat weave. In fact, it's quite comfortable to lay on. Only "con" to speak of is the white sections of the rug are not as bright white as represented in photos; more grey tone. But I don't think that is any intent to be misleading as you can see from my photo the white sections also appear brighter white in photo than they do in person. But love it nonetheless!