My kitties love this cat tree, right out of the box they were so interested and jumped right on it once assembled. The packaging was great. Just like most carpeted cat trees, there will be some glue strings and areas that you may have to trim so your kitties don’t chew or ingest them. However, we’ve had it for 6 months now and haven’t had to trim anything again. The scratcher areas have held up perfectly even with a lot of use. Worth the money in my opinion! ✅