This cat scratcher has served me well for about three years now and still going strong. I can almost guarantee that any of them made now will not be as long-lasting, so buy at your own risk. I make that statement based on the recent purchase of a cat tree from Wayfair that was supposed to be the same as one I purchased also here years ago. It was 8 " shorter and everything was smaller on it. Not impressed. Anyway, this particular cat scratcher is still going strong. The cats have torn up everything else I have purchased for them to scratch, but this one has remained in great shape. I just keep vacuuming off accumulated fir, and it comes up beautifully. It does tip over during extremely rowdy play by the 20 lb cats, but it is remarkably stable otherwise. I would definitely recommend it as part of a cat-scratching-your-furniture-prevention routine. Hopefully, you will receive one that is the same quality as my older one.