I firmly believe that the rug was not new and that it had been sold and delivered to at least one
person before me who had returned it. There were a number of problems with the binding on the rug as well as metal poking through the binding at the corners. I know you are asking yourself , why didn't he send it back. It was too much trouble to do so and I kept turning the rug
around until I could hide most of the problems under chairs or tables. Not all but most.