The mat smells so bad that even after washing my hands twice with strong ...
350177
The mat smells so bad that even after washing my hands twice with strong soap, they still smell like the mat. It is thinner that I thought is would be and everything else that was in the box with it smells terrible.
3693659
This is the third InterDesign mat I've tried, hoping because it was red that it might not stink as bad as the other two I had.  I sent it back.  No luck--every InterDesign mat I've had simply REEKED of a noxious, chemical smell, no matter how much I washed it or treated it to bleach.  This red mat is admittedly the least noxious of all the three InterDesign mats I've tried, but it still does smell.  Stay away.  If you're looking for a non-smelly mat, check out Orka products.  They don't have as many cute designs...but there ARE some cute ones, and more importantly, THEY DON'T STINK!!!
893634
The good thing about this mousepad is that it's nice and heavy (not foam), but the extraordinarily bad thing is that it smells horrible! The backing can't be rubber, as the description says. It has a very strong and awful chemical smell that's not dissipating.
697888
While the mats are excellent in structure, the chemical smell is so strong and they are over a year old.  I've tried everything to get the smell out, but nothing works.
1176990
I never got the chance to use this, because it was really unpleasant:  every once in a while, a plastic product has such a horrible smell, that I can't stand to use whatever it is.  This sticky mat has one of those really pungent, nasty "plasticy" smells, so I don't recommend its use. I liked the idea of something sticky, because even using felt mats is problematic for losing beads.  But this was pretty repulsive.
1150846
This yoga mat is not grippy at all, and has some chemical coating which smells horrible.  It is slippery and the chemical smell is nauseating.  Very unhappy with this purchase.  I had to pay $9.00 to ship back also, making it NOT worth my money.  Do not recommend this mat.
3848272
I received this pad 2 weeks ago and still can't use it due to the noxious chemical smell. It actually made me physically sick and I had to remove it from my house.
965703
This mat held the urine  and oder even after being washed in hot water and soap.
4289873
I bought this mat months ago and it looks great, is the perfect size for my tub and I love the color. However, the toxic smell gives me a headache still, after all this time. I soaked it in soapy water, water with vinegar, I hung it outside, left it in the laundry room for weeks... the smell can't be gotten rid of. Since I bought it for my baby's bathroom, it is useless because if it smells this toxic, I would never let my child sit on it. Very disappointed.
1464880
I just used this for the first time & it is so slippery!! Uncomfortably, dangerously slippery! My yoga instructor suggested washing it on gentle w a small amount of soap. I did but it still feels slippery. I have always used fairly inexpensive mats & i have never had this problem. It's too bad because the mat is nice otherwise.
2576657
Worst bath mat I have ever seen. It has a terrible chemical odor as soon as I opened it. The smell was so bad it gave me a headache, but I tried it in the tub anyways because I thought it was cute and the smell would go away. The smell did not go away and the mat did not even stick to the tub. Do not buy this.
995445
I was initially very happy with the size and design of this compost bin. It looked nice when I needed it on my counter, but it was also easy to hide away. However, it gradually acquired a rank smell that I couldn't remove no matter how many times I washed it with dish soap or sprayed it down with scented surface cleaner. We literally had guests come in and comment on how badly it smelled in our kitchen, so we finally threw it away.
1676351
The mat gives off a very strong intolerable (skunk-like) odor. I received the mat in November 2013, put it down on a rug in my home office, and hoped that the smell would eventually dissipate.  When I returned to my office space the next morning, the smell had not dissipated and now permeated the entire room.  I removed the mat to outdoors, opened the windows in my office, sprayed air freshener in the office space, and then had to wait for at least an hour before I could return to my office space.  It isn't worth my spending additional funds (and time) to return the mat for a refund.  I contacted ProSource with this exact complaint to give ask if they had some effective way of removing the odor so that the mat would be usable and/or to give them an opportunity to resolve my unhappy purchase.  Their response, verbatim:  "Thank you for your purchase of our item. I apologize if this causing an inconvenience for you. I have not heard of this issue with this item. May I suggest washing it with hot water and bleach. This might help with the stench."  After a week, I threw it away and bought a different mat.
1500125
This mat smells horrible. I've had them for more than a month and it still stinks! (even through the rain, it still smells!)

DO NOT BUY...
4260755
There is a very strong chemical odor coming from the mat.  I ignored other reviews saying the same, as I thought it would go away after a while, but the smell is just as strong after 4 weeks of use.  The unpleasant odor permeates the entire bathroom.
557640
I gave this item as a gift. Cloth game mat came sealed in plastic bag.  Gift recipient told me that upon opening the bag,  the cloth mat gave off a disgusting musty odor.  They are going to wash the mat to hopefully remove the smell.
If you order this item, give it a thorough 'sniff' test before gifting it to someone.  :-(
3211179
The colors are nice but I am only giving it two stars because of the smell. This has a very VERY strong chemical smell to it. I hung it outside for two days but no improvement. I washed it and hung it outside again for a day. The smell still lingers but not as heavy. Out of the package the smell is so strong it is impossible to be in the same room with this. It is not cotton -- it is polyester fabric.