The rug arrived on time. It was tightly rolled and wrapped in plastic. The length is as described. The red is more of a really bright red to some it my look orange but at night no one could tell the stanchion ropes and rug were two different shades of red. The ends were cured upwards and I had a few wrinkles in the rug when I 1st got it but I loosely rolled it in the opposite direction and it seemed to help a little. The ends were still cured but not as bad. Double sides tape took care of that. Overall I loved the look it gave my event.