This rug is a replacement for another I bought at Great Offer Stock that started unraveling within days and of course Great Offer Stock did the usual fab service for me and I got this one even though it was even cheaper than the first one (not made by the same company) figuring I would just return it if need be.
Well, it's held up perfectly, has a wonderful weave and subtle warm colors that set off my hard woods beautifully and is more comfortable than most of it's type to walk barefoot on. It's used in a high traffic conversation/seating area of my kitchen, we have two dogs (one very large) and a teen, live in the woods and this area is the one area that everybody and everything that comes into the house has to walk thru to get to the rest of the house upon entering. We like many people, don't bother with the front door at the other end of the house anymore.
Vacuums beautifully and has shown no signs of letting me down. This rug does not have a rubber back and is not rigid so no slip backing is needed for floors but it's thick enough that I didn't need a padded mat. I recommend to anybody that fits the profile of what I use this rug for to do what I did and invest the **** at the home improvement store for the "Never Wet" two part water proofing kit.
One kit easily covers this 5X8 rug with a little extra sprayed on the one edge that gets the most abuse. I know it's off the subject of the rug, but that water proof stuff is a MUST for anybody with dogs, mud, kids, clods that spill or drop a snack plate... and it does not effect the colors.
I'm very, very happy with this rug and no way would anybody walk in and think this rug was so inexpensive!
Oh, BTW, my dogs claws do not get hooked or caught on this rug.