So good I'm about to buy another one.
My cat is very fussy, but she loved this post. She never really bothered with scratching posts in the past but once we got this she never scratched the furniture again (well, except when she wanted attention.)
And it lasted us a good 2 years! We only had to tightened the base every now and then. It only broke because my partner broke it on accident.
So all in all, it lasted ages and my cat couldn't get enough of it so for me it was worth every penny.