ORIGINAL REVIEW:
I like many others have purchased both this product and the less expensive knockoff version. I can officially say after 3 years of use that this is by far the superior product.
In terms of physical strength durability, this one takes the cake. I just caught my brother's 70lb pitbull sitting on this thing (quite the sight, I may add), and it did not so much as bend beneath his weight. Since the thing is just sitting on the floor in the middle of the living room, it is often not uncommon to find a child sitting on it or an adult briefly stepping on it as they pass to the other side of the room. Despite the unexpected weight being put on it, it's still holding up wonderfully. While the knock-off version is also very sturdy, there's a noticeable difference in strength, and I would not trust the knock-off to support that amount of weight, at least without bending.
The durability of the scratching part is another matter entirely. Cats will be cats, and once cardboard is scratched, it's scratched. I did not find any real difference between this scratcher and the knock-off. Both are nearly identical in terms of cat claw wear and tear. I got 3 years or so of use out of it, so while I am sad that I will be needing to buy a new one, I can't really complain. It's definitely held out and served it's use.
Another factor that isn't super important is the black/ish/brown-ish band that goes around the outside of the scratcher. This, like the overall structure, has held up beautiful with no signs of damage. On the knock-off, the outer band immediately started breaking off, which gave my cats incentive to rip it apart. Since the band on this one stays on firmly, the cats feel no need to attack it.
Overall, is it worth paying this much more for it than for the knock-off? Not really. The knock-off has also held out for 3 years and was stable enough to be used both hanging on the wall and on the floor. However, this product is much more appealing aesthetically, I have no problem trusting that it will support my cats (and any other people or animals that end up on it), and it overall just feels like a higher quality gift for my cats. While writing this review, I noticed the price has jumped significantly since when I purchased it in 2019, so I will be waiting for the price to go back down before I consider buying a new one. I hope that will be soon, though, as I very much loved this product.
UPDATE: I'm almost afraid to post this here, but since my warrant has long since expired, I'm going to come out and share it. I was very upset about having to throw away this scratcher, but both sides have been worn down beyond saving. Or so I thought. The inside has never actually been scratched. So, since the only other option I have is throwing the product away, I decided to take a risk and cut the product in half lengthwise to expose the un-touched inside scratching area. It took quite a lot of work, and I got a few blisters. However, I now have two half-figure-eight scratchers. I put them side-by-side, and even though they're now shorter and a bit less sturdy, my cats LOVE lounging across them. The one side (formerly the outer side) on each half is already scratched down to nothing from before I cut it in half, but the other side (formerly, the inner side) is in pristine condition, meaning my cats have a few more months of scratching to their heart's content before I do have to eventually bite the bullet and throw the scratchers out. So 10/10 I guess for recycling, lol? Part of the only reason I got away with it is because the product was already so sturdy and high quality to begin with.
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Cat scratchers play a big role in the health and well being of your cat. Healthy nails & muscles, natural exercise, stress reduction, and natural communication (territory marking) are a few of the benefits a scratcher will bring to your home. You'll love them too because they will protect your furniture by redirecting your cat's interest to our durable products. Add our modern design touch, and you'll be happy to add a few to your home. Start browsing below.
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My little guy turned 9 this year, and despite having a house full of other scratchers that he does love I had always wanted to get one of these. I wanted something big that I could then replace two of the other slightly smaller scratchers that had been around for a while. I wanted something that kind of would go with the living room and that he could lounge on and hopefully scratch for a long time.When I took it out of the box I think that there was catnip on it already because when we ended up moving it to its official home, my cat was rolling around like crazy all over the floor in the place that it originally was. This is before I put any catnip on it so if there had been any on it in the box or if it shipped with some it spilled out everywhere. But that was fine.It is really big it is lightweight and I think that we're going to have it for a long time. My little guy loves this thing he lays on it all the time when we are watching TV it's on the side of the room where the TV is so he just lays on it and watches us. He also jumps on it and scratches it constantly he hides behind it when he's chasing his toys, and when you add catnip it makes it even more fun. I think it is worth the small investment to get one of these and put it either by a window if you don't already have some kind of perch or in a place where your family usually is so I can feel like it is their own couch.
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