I bought during the amazon sale. Some of the reviews re: quality mad me nervous but for the price I took a chance anyway. My experience for the-Ivory 8'6" x 11' 6" is- The rug arrived fast, it is soft, and looks just like the pics. True to size and lays flat. The color is a very light cream white with medium grey and medium beige/tan. In the pics my floor is a cool tone grey for reference.If you buy a larger size I would recommend being home when it's delivered. They left it at the front door layed straight out from the door into the yard. I have never seen that before, lol But it would be very obvious for porch pirates ;) The only thing, is for some reason, I expected it to be a chunkier thicker braid. Not a big deal it still looks nice. If you want it to feel thick get a rug pad. I did not as I think its soft enough. I also placed it under my bed so it won't be moving at all. The edges are straight or almost exactly straight. It is handmade. Nothing noticable. No stains. no pulls or snags, It was packaged very well rolled in double layer plastic and cardboard at the ends. The Label is sewn on not pasted on like others have mentioned. I have included pictures to show the quality and width of the braid for those interested. I do have cats. They love it and I have had no pulls from their claws it still looks great! Hope this helps :)