My poor old kitty couldn't jump up into her scratching post anymore so I got her this post because it is much shorter. She loves the little box house part and has fun with the scratching posts. unfortunately she is not able to jump into the top bed because the post is not sturdy enough but when she is put into the top bed she loves it. It was easy to assemble but it does look pretty cheap. My biggest complaint is that the screw heads come out into the fabric areas and are visible.