Minou loves it!  Right away she sharpened her nails on the rope post and kept rubbing her cheek against it. Then she settled down with her paw wrapped around that post and her cheek resting on it, and wouldn't let the other cats near. She hissed at Shadow when he came to check it out  She surprised me with her reaction to it. I bought this one because Shadow only likes to sharpen his claws on wood (table legs, stair banisters, etc.) and this has a wood post. He hasn't tried the posts again yet but he likes to perch on top.   This is a very solid, sturdy cat scratcher and I'm sure it will stand up well to the use my 4 cats with give it. Highly recommend.