Jennifer writes:

I purchased two Palampore Rugs (8 x 8 and 8 x 10) from Pottery Barn in Manhattan. I have owned these rugs for less than a year and they both smell like burning or smoldering rubber. It has taken me months to realize that this toxic smell is coming from my rugs. Over the past several months I have had severe headaches, burning throat and eyes, and have been sleeping alarmingly deeply. I now realize that the cause was my bedroom rug.

I believe that my health has been undermined by the contents of this rug. I have read online that others have had similar symptoms and experiences. I believe that these rugs should not be sold in the United States. Pottery Barn wool tufted rugs with latex backings used in the home present real health consequences. The smell is unreal. I have lost $650.00 on the rugs. Please help stop the sale of these rugs in the U.S.