I bought this carpet to use to line a shelf that I wanted to put fragile things (but heavy) on. My expectations were low - would the folds flatten out (the product arrives folded, not rolled), would the adhesive stick, would the material be soft?In the end, I was very nicely surprised to the upside. Not cheap (for a piece this size), but absolutely exactly what I wanted. The carpet goes down smoothly and flattens out smoothly. The adhesive is strong, but not impossible to reposition (at least right at the start). The color and texture is good.A very good product for my purposes, and probably for yours too.The pile is about 1/8" thick.