I got rugs on Overstock but I ended up with the best area rug from here on QVC. It was a lunchtime special. If you hang around those, some nice rugs come up. I got a Royal Palace medallion 5x8" and it was less than 200 (normally more.) It was perfect--wool, too. Couldn't be happier. Yes they shed--has to do with how rugs are made. After tufting, the pile is cut with shears to make it plush and even and this results in a lot of fuzz that has to be vacuumed out over a few times.