"As soon as I pulled this thing out of the box, my cat started to get really interested. I sprinkled a little bit of the included catnip on it, and she immediately jumped on top and started scratching like it was going out of style. She was in heaven! My one complaint is that the cardboard box was slipping all over the place on the wood floors-- she soon figured out that if she climbed completely on top of the scratcher, her body weight would keep it in place-- so it would be better with some kind of nonslip bottom. But really, this is a huge hit, and I'm planning to buy at least one more for another room. Highly recommended!"