I got mine from JoAnn's and it reeks. The ones I bought years ago did not have any odor. I cannot imagine why they are so different now. Because I have asthma, I kept it in the trunk of the car for 6 months and the odor still did not go away. I finally had to take it back and use my old ones, no matter how cut up. I cannot walk past the section in Jo-Ann's where they are stored. Someone told me the smell is formaldehyde.
Originally Posted by
pab58
Hmmmmm.........that's odd! I just purchased one from JoAnn's, and it doesn't smell. Maybe it's because it's already "aired out" since it was at JoAnn's. :? I sure hope you can get the smell out of your mat! 8-)