I really like it, and it is very well made, however my kitty who likes to scratch straight up and down has not shown any interest in it yet...after 2-3 months...I put it right along side of where he enjoys scratching my sofa and so now I will rub it down with catnip and cross my fingers...and look for some catnip oil. If that does not work I will search out the other product that I learned about,  that 25% of cats like, that don't like catnip! My kitty obviously needs some enticement to start using this scratching post!