This recent purchase is my second attempt to buy this lovely rug. The first one arrived with a terrible chemical smell. I put it out in the sun every day for two weeks, and the smell didn't even fade a little. I contacted Wayfair and they sent a replacement, which arrived with the same awful smell. I will say that the people at Wayfair who I talked to were *great*. They sent a second rug at no charge. The fault is with the manufacturer, Safavieh, who apparently wrapped the rugs in plastic before the fixing solution was thoroughly dry.