I was a bit concerned when I read the comments from several reviewers about the smell and after getting it I knew exactly what they meant. It smelled like it was off gassing some type of organic compound which filled the room it was sitting in. My wife not even knowing it was in the study opened a window and a door saying the room smelled really bad. To the garage it went and after a couple days the smell was detectable even in that large space. I returned it to get it out of the house. I've worked in the field of toxicology for the past 20 years and was not going to keep that product anywhere near my family or pets.