This rug arrived in one week and was packaged securely. It is really lovely and though thin, it is soft to walk on. It flattened out nicely (8x10 size). I rolled the corners under for a few seconds, and they uncurled. Although it is described as red/black, the red is actually burgundy. That is fine with me, even though I was expecting a dark red. I agree with others that it looks much more expensive than it actually cost.