I got this Eco Vertical Standing Cat Scratching Board in hopes it would be a deterrent so they would stop scratching my couch!  For that respect yes it seems to working pretty good, however it does say "Eco" which is light particle board held together with a little glue and those little cork inserts which you can see in my picture didnt hold together all that well.  Maybe my four fat cats are just a little too much, i didnt look for a weight limit LOL.  Given the probable user error in putting it together I gave it 3 stars.