flimsy and unstable.  plastic connectors make it easy to over-tighten, and once they break you can't continue assembly.  it's too tall for the small size of the base so quite tippy.  I screwed the whole thing onto a 30" x 30" sheet of plywood to make it usable but i would not buy again.  the only reason its not in the trash is that i bought it for my local shelter and we were able to rig it...  not pretty but far better than nothing.