I want to say that first of all this rug is very pretty. The colors are vibrant and true to the pictures. I did not realize it was a rag rug though. When the rug arrived, we opened it up and it smelled... a lot! The rug smelled like mold, or a vaguely musty type smell. I actually got down on the ground and inspected it for little black mold dots because of the smell. But it was in great shape. The other problem is that after one vacuuming, with our weak cordless vacuum, the rag pieces started coming loose. This is not an expensive rug, so I'm not broken hearted over it. But in a house with 4 kids and a dog, a rug you can't vacuum isn't really an option. I would give it 5 stars for appearance, but 0 stars for durability and bad odor. (The odor is still lingering and it's been over 2 weeks)