I love this rug! Exactly what I expected. My husband however, hates it. I think it’s a style hit or miss thing. Like many reviews said, it’s much softer than other handwoven rugs! Nice and thick (actually heavy) and nice to walk on, in my opinion. Yes, the material is already fraying in places and I just opened the rug yesterday but I believe this is expected from a hand woven natural rug and I just tucked the small pieces back in. We did also find a pretty big twig coming out of it. I had to laugh. It does not smell and only one side is still lifted from being rolled but it is flattening the more we step on it. 
Update had the rug almost a year now..still looks awesome but it’s almost impossible to clean spills from the fibers. When vacuuming, it just seems to push crumbs through to the other side. A friend spilled red wine on it and all cleaning solutions just seem to sink in without removing the stain. I’m at a loss. I’m currently looking for a new rug. (
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