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  I call it The Rug. I own one. So do two close friends. A favorite cousin. A few members of my group chat. Many, many social media acquaintances. Thousands upon thousands of people, the type who leave reviews on retail websites. In this way it is like the home décor version of the horror film “The Ring”: First you buy The Rug, and seven days later you discover so has everyone else in the world.    Tanya Underwood-Best and her husband, Tim Best, came to The Rug via a circuitous route. They wanted to travel, see the world, and introduce their two young children to different cultures. So when a teaching opportunity opened up in Hong Kong for Mr. Best, 44, the family left their Philadelphia rowhouse behind. The only question: How to furnish their new apartment on Repulse Bay with a comfortable landing pad for their daughters, Winnie, 4, and Lettie, 8, both aspiring ballerinas. “I found the rug online once we were in Hong Kong, and actually bought it from Overstock U.S.,” said Ms. Underwoo