How do I get this stupid rug to lie flat?

Good solution. Or, I should say, best solution.

Years ago I had the same problem with a stupid-rug I bought. I returned it and exchanged it for a smart-rug. That solved my problem. Unscrupulous salespersons will always try to sell the stupid-rugs to unwary customers. Always ask the salesperson where you can find smart-rugs. Otherwise, they will send you to the stupid-rug aisle. There ought to be a law . . .

Actually, they directed me to the smart rug aisle. They knew they would have a quick sale in the stupid rug department as soon as I saw the smart rug prices. I fell for it.

This will both surprise and anger you at the same time, but you should be made aware of the fact that there is no difference between the price of stupid-rugs and smart-rugs. I was in Target one day and just happened to be standing behind one of the workers when she was talking with another worker on her walkie-talkie. I clearly heard the worker on the other end say, “Got another one heading to rugs.”

Curious, I followed her as she headed to the rug aisle. I had been following her anyway, so it really wasn’t out of my way (that’s right, I didn’t just happen to be standing behind her--I have a problem; big deal. I‘m working on it). Anyway, she turned down the rug aisle and I watched as she grabbed a long horizontal pole above the smart-rug area and gave it a turn. That flipped all the price markers to the other side, which then showed a significant increase in the prices of the smart-rugs. When the guy looking for a rug arrived and saw the price difference between smart-rugs and stupid-rugs, like you, he opted for the stupid-rug.

After following that worker around some more, I finally got up the guts to ask her out. I said, “Hey Judy, I’ve been watching you and I saw what you did in the rug aisle.” Long story short, I went home that day with a free rug (a smart-rug) and I’m now married to that woman. You never know when you’re going to run into Miss Right. All in all, a magical day.

I have rug stories, but I'm busy from being slammed from Max.

To everyone who has joined the thread in the past five years, "Welcome newbs to the thread that just doesn't die.

Now that you have solved the problem, it may die a slow death.

Has anyone mentioned hairspray? Lots of hairspray?

Tons of it with the spray still in the cans.

They sell hair in a spray can? Does it look natural?

Nice thank you!

In the computer room, I have a large chair mat and two long strips that goes from the door to the chair mat, and the other that goes to the closet area.
I could get rid of the long strips if I bothered to remove my shoes before I entered the room, but too lazy for that.

I use this it works!

You could gather together the various strands of this thread and create a patchwork quilt.

Yeah. Now try to convince me it would lie flat when I roll a chair over it.

Roger, Get a cement drill......

You think a cement drill would make a quilt lie flat? I don't, even if you put one at each corner.

You need to use a screw with washer, and cover the whole shebang with a rug patch.

Screw and washer. I'm thinking the cement drill is going to weigh more than a screw with or without the washer.

I like your imagination. Do you have four drills? Bricks will work.