Yes I bought a olfa matt just recently and it did smell really bad. I called customer service at olfa and they refunded my purchase price because i still had the receipt. if i didn't have the receipt they requested that i cut off a piece and mail it back to them. I have since replaced it with another olfa mat that was on display at my local quilt shop that did not smell. My DH threw the first one out because it smelled so bad he couldn't stand it in the house and neither could i.