The rug is very soft, but it's more of a shag type rug which wouldn't be an issue except that the pattern, (the whole reason I selected the rug) gets lost when you walk on it. I have to constantly vacuum this rug in order to make the pattern more visible. I didn't want to go through the hassle of returning it. I'll probably finds something more preferable at some point in the future. It will do for  now.