So far so good! The rug arrived early, even though it already had fast shipping. I got it within 2 days, essentially! The package was super lightweight and easy to get up to my place, unpack, and unroll. I laid some books out on the corners to try to flatten it and it was working. But then I received some bigger furniture items, so I decided to assemble them on the rug, which added to the flattening. I've had it for 2 days now and it lays almost completely flat. True to its colour and has a warehouse type of smell, which is not unpleasant and I'm sure will go away with time. The rug is not very soft, but I still like it! Would recommend, especially in a smaller size like the 4" x 6" which works perfectly in my studio's "living" area.