We bought this when there was a site-wide sale so the discount was a blessing. Unrolling the rug did not leave the inner edge as curled as would have been expected. We rolled that edge under for a couple of hours and it lies flat ever since. Instructions state to NOT use a vacuum with a beater bar. Well that's all we have except for a hand held vacuum with attachments. At the new stage, a lot of pile is being shed (we have 2 dogs whose claws contribute to that), so that means more vacuuming is needed. Compared to other similar size and design and quality rugs from other sellers, this was about a 50% savings.