I purchased this rug from Great Offer Stock after seeing it in person (so low risk to start), but the rug is beautiful and as expected. The pile is thick and feels great on the feet, but I'm still trying to figure out how to vacuum without damaging it. Our cat loves it - so gotta figure that out soon!
Some of the fibers are a "twirl" of cream and taupe or light/dark grey, so it gives the rug a mottled look. The size was actually about two inches wider than 8 feet and about 2 inches shy of 10 feet, so it looks slightly more square than an 8 x 10 rug. I put this on the "Safavieh Durable Hard Surface and Carpet Rug Pad" and it works really well.
Great buy and well worth the price!