I wanted a lighter area rug for the summer in my living room and the price was right for me to try this. It's a lighter weight than some of my other Oriental rugs, but as it is on wall to wall carpeting, it doesn't need a pad. I rolled it out in  an area of the living room to see if I wanted to keep it and found that I very much liked the pattern of the rug.

Pros: The rug was undamaged even though the plastic cover was ripped in a few places. It came of of the packaging easily and unrolled and flattened out with little effort..
Cons: It's much more muted in the lighter areas than the photo indicated and it is a darker gold than I expected. I would have preferred the colors shown in the description, but I'm keeping it anyway..