YIKES!  It stinks.  No, really the odor is quite strong.  I, like another reviewer washed it, repeatedly & now have it filled with fabric softener sheets & in a plastic bag.  Hopefully, someday the stench will deminish, so I can actually use it. If I were to use it, those around me would think that I was the one with the stench.  On a positive note: it is cute (from a distance!!!).