I personally would leave it outside for a week (out of the sun) and wash it and see what happens! If you have an air purifier, that can help too Editing to say that for the first rug, oeko tex certification doesn't mean everything is eliminated, but is tested for 350 chemicals (I think). I still leave things to offgas outside unless it's green guard gold certified More on reddit.com

I went to local stores that sell brand name rugs to get a feel. There were definitely some brands I didn’t like the feel/price of and others I did. Take photos of anything you like because you can use google lens to reverse search it and find it on discount sites like wayfair (they often use fake brand names so it doesn’t dilute the brand’s image). My wool ones I just bought online because I wanted thick, dense ones and so that was easier to tell online and those turned out great. I agree $400 for that size is gonna be a huge stretch for wool though, you’d have to get lucky with a good sale. Also a rug pad is key to making it comfortable to sit on. I went with some rug padding from Home Depot and it’s amazing. It makes some of my rugs almost feel bouncy. Even under thick rugs it’s a noticeable difference. If it helps I got good prices on two of my rugs at bed, bath, and beyond. They always have additional coupons too, but it’s hit or miss if they’ll work on rugs. Also you might be surprised to find local stores with good deals. TJ Maxx/Home Sense but also just local to you places. Several times they beat out online prices for me. More on reddit.com

Heavy rugs stay put, but they collect dust at the edges. I use a cordless for quick edge passes. When I tried the Shark PowerDetect Cordless Stick Vacuum, the headlights helped me catch dust lines that blended into the pattern. Saved me an extra pass. More on reddit.com

I got a really nice affordable one from RugsUSA and a bigger expensive one from Wayfair. I prefer the RugsUSA one so far.

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