I love the size of the sample, and it arrived quickly. Its great to actually see what it looks like in different lighting and with my wall color. I also used my key to try and scratch as we have 3 young kids and 2 large dogs and I had to push it pretty hard before any noticeable scratch appeared and that was when I tried it across the "grain" of the wood. I also poured water on it and left it for several minutes which wiped off without any damage. My last concern is if it will have any discoloration from UV rays as we have some large windows in our house, but I guess only time will tell. Overall, it was great to get the sample and play around with it as we would on our floors. I'm very happy with it and we will likely be purchasing these floors for our home!