After reading many reviews I decided to order this rug to place under my kitchen table. I really liked the color & weave pattern, however I was surprised to find a few visible circles of white paste. I tried to rub it off but had to stop because I didn't want to take any chances. It seems it's meant to cover up either holes or some sort of defect. I turned it over and found the same white paste on the other side as well, which seems to be going through to the other side. Since it's too much of a headache to roll up, take to UPS & ship back, I decided not to return. I'll just look for something else at a local store so I can check beforehand to make sure there are no holes. Very surprised & disappointed that the supplier would actually patch up the defects/holes and sell it.