I bought two 9x12 rugs to use outdoors--one under the lanai and the other on the open patio. After an extremely heavy downpour of rain, the one on the patio was drenched.  Days later, and after hours of full sun, it was still soaked. I'm livid!  I'm a single 69 yr. old female who had to struggle with this huge piece of soaking wet carpet to get it out of the puddle of water it was sitting in to a spot where it can begin to dry so I can put it in the trash. To do this, I also had to move the wrought iron umbrella table and chairs sitting on top of it. That was two days ago, and the carpet is still wet! Describing it as an outdoor area rug is a misrepresentation of the product. I AM VERY UNHAPPY and still having to contend with this mess!