I have mixed feelings about this ottoman, hence the 3 star rating. While the quality seems good (it's filled well, very heavy, nice design, and color is a true white), it arrived dirty with pen marks on the top and odd yellow crust (yeah, crust...yuck). Also, what you read about the smell is true. It does dissipate after several days. I would have returned this for another, but didn't want to bother with the hassle of shipping. It is going in our playroom area, I cleaned it up (pen remains) and will live with the imperfections. Seems like it will sit well for a very long time.