I liked the idea of getting a tall scratching post. And this one is well-constructed. But even after spraying it with catnip spray, rubbing real catnip into the upper part of it, and scratching at it myself with the cats watching, they've shown little to no interest in it. They prefer the carpet-covered variety and/or our upholstered chairs. I'm considering returning the product (if I can), but instead I may recover the post with carpet and see what happens.