I've had this rug under my dining room table now for approx. 3 months.  We don't wear shoes in the house.  Just 10 minutes ago (coincidence I would get an email at this time to write a review) a huge sliver about 12" long just split from one of the pieces of bamboo - there had been no indication something like that was about to happen. Till this point I was really loving this, now I'm afraid the whole thing is going to start breaking apart in strips.  (we also have no kids or pets beating it up).