After holding this rug in my shopping cart for months, literally, I finally decided to go through with the purchase last weekend. It only took a few days (less then a week) to arrive and I was so excited to see it on my front porch. I am so thankful that we have a covered porch because we had substantial rains all day that day, and I was at work when it arrived. The rug was safely sealed in thick plastic wrap and left in a dry spot on the porch floor.
I attempted to move it into the house and unwrap it myself, but it was too heavy for me (sorry FED Ex guy!), and so I had to wait for my husband to get home and help.
This rug unpacked and unrolled pretty easily, and laid flat on the floor immediately. I absolutely love this rug - it brings so much warmth and interest to our previously bare living room wood floor. It's very thick with a fairly large chunky or nubby texture that feels great on your feet. I'm waiting for the felt rug pad we bought to go underneath it, which is supposed to be delivered today. I know that will protect the rug longer, as well as add to the springiness under foot. The one surprising thing about this rug, is that it has a strong, natural fiber or grasslike smell that took a few days to dissipate. It smelled a bit like a damp basement. (I also have a particularly sensitive sense of smell, so I might find it more offensive than most.) Now that the rug has been unrolled and in our space a few days, the smell, while still faintly there, smells much more pleasant and MUCH LESS like a basement.
I would absolutely purchase this rug again, and recommend it to anyone.