I am absolutely zufriedem with this very nice scratching post. He was well packaged, very easy to assemble and could be installed within a few minutes with us. The scratching post itself looks exactly like on the displayed product image and corresponded otherwise describing here at Amazon.
Our two cats are after we have initially intrigued with the help of the associated Raschelballs, climbed directly to the first platform and have come from there a spectacular exchange of blows with the ball and affect overall very pleased with the tree :)
Very nice is the fact that the two pillars are quite robust and stable so you need not to worry, that they could not withstand the weight of the cat.
I can only recommend the scratching post!