Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

We absolutely love it! First of all, we have Amazon Prime so it came right away. Second, the beautiful, lush, faux fur feeling, black material looks and feels amazing. Third, but most important, my cat Kaner (named after #88 Patrick Kane) loves it! Full disclosure: I did sprinkle catnip all over to help entice him onto the tower/tree/condo/whatever, which sped up the curiosity and exploration process. Okay, onto the in's and outs of this bad boy: 1. Looks absolutely gorgeous! We bought the black one because our living room is red and plus black pretty much goes with just about any color. 2. What surprised me (positively) is the way the material feels. If my wife wouldn't leave me for it and my cat wouldn't claw at anything dangling - I'd be climbing all over this thing, butt-naked, myself! It's so unbelievably soft and like I said it feels like a faux fur coat; like mink or something. I'd assumed it was going to be like carpet or rug material. That being said, Kaner has no problem climbing all over it, he's like Spider-Man on there. 3. It was extremely easy to assemble. Me being the manly-man that I am, busted out the toolbox and random drill bits expecting to tangle toe to toe with this beast for a few hours. Nay, the hardware included a little allen wrench/philips screwdriver to handle all my fastening needs. In the box was a single sheet of paper with clear and concise directions explaining how to assemble this, like I was a 4 year old (that's not an insult and very, very much appreciated). It took me about an hour to put it together and would have been even quicker if Kaner hadn't been jumping on every level I attached. 4. Kaner the cat, is in love with his new place. I bought this thing to put on the screened porch in the summer and bring it back in for winter. While the package does feel a little heavy, it is much easier to move around once assembled so you can change the look of your house, Feng Shui it up or just move it around to find that perfect spot. However, when picking it up, try not to go towards the cat with it. I made that mistake moving it from living room to porch; trapping him in the narrow hallway and it scared the crap out of him (metaphorically). The condo/tower/tree/whatever looked as if it had just got up on its own and started coming for the cat. Hence, the catnip. Once my little junkie cat got a whiff of the good stuff he started to explore level by level. Within 20 minutes he was totally high (both figuratively and literally) on the top shelves trying to murder the minute mini mouse. To sum up: if you're on the fence about buying; just do it. Your cat will thank you as well as your wallet and temper. If you DON'T have a cat/significant other and DO have a windowless room: buy it and climb naked. I'll try and remember to update later as to the endurance of the new cat home, see if it can handle the mighty claws and jaw of Kaner (he was biting the scratching posts for some reason) but it seems really sturdy and feels well made. Oh, the minor, minor negative (so minor I wasn't even going to mention it, but some people...right?) was little fuzzy black things flying around the box and during assembly but the vacuum took care of that. Pros: Cat loves it Beautiful to look at Pleasurable to touch Easy assembly Quality parts Cons: Little fuzzies My cat's an addict