Pastry Shop Novelty Cat Scratcher - Assorted Greens - 18" - Boots & Barkley™

As a proud holder of a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, I approached this cat scratcher with confidence. Quickly coming to realize that IKEA furniture is a warm-up act. You’re greeted with seven interlocking pieces of cardboard, each folded into what I can only describe as origami with a grudge. These pieces are held together by a marvel of modern design—double compound folding flaps. This isn’t just a cat scratcher; it’s a thesis project. The concept is, in theory, well-architected. It’s designed to stay together under the weight of feline judgment. And it does! But only after 45 to 60 minutes -- as my cats watched me full of disdain, silently judging every misfold and failed tab alignment. In the end.... I got it done... with the back side where the front side should be. Ooops. Highly recommend—just make sure you block out your afternoon!

As soon as assembly was complete, my cats got in and started enjoying themselves. Assembly required some focus but was not difficult - about 40 minutes.

a task and a half to assemble but it’s rare you get a two tiered scratcher from boots. i’m ordered 3 more because I hate myself but my cat LOVES having two tiers to scratch and hide on.

Don’t forget to put the first scratched inside before you close it up! It was difficult to slide the tabs in without other tabs popping out. Daughter held it for me a couple of times. My 15 lbs cat immediately went to work inside, hasn’t hopped on top yet. Bout time he started contributing to this household!

This took about 20 mins to set up on my own and the corners were a bit hard to get in the cardboard without bending it up or ripping it. My older cat will roll around while sunbathing up on top and my younger cat likes to surprise her by poking her head or paw out to play with her. I’ve had them chase toys around this and I feel like this has helped them play together more. I think the 2 scratchers help in a 2 cat household because they both have their own scratch pad. I just wish it came with catnip!

Very poor design, top part collapses as it isn't structured properly. Waste of money.

it took some time to put it together compared to previous ones and broke in the first couple days.

This is honestly the best scratch item for your cat! Loki loves using both the upper and lower parts of the box and jumped into it immediately! The construction was a little challenging (honing my origami skills lol). The instructions mention starting from the bottom and working up when putting on the sides but I found it easier to do it in reverse working top down.

Two of my cats tried to get in before we finished putting it together. It's so cute and I put it under the window so they can sit on top and look outside. They love it!

So cute! My cats love these. Added catnip in the box and it has been a hit in our home. Would recommend.

Found it very difficult to put together without tearing need more than one person to hold it in place and directions could be easier to understand and pictures could be more detailed

Take your time putting it together and go step-by-step or you’ll have to take it apart like I had to! One of our cats enjoyed the Xmas house I bought last year so I wanted one for her year round. It is very sturdy and has an upper level for them to use.

Purchased this in store on a whim, got it home to realize they had two of the same pieces for the sides. We didn't have the side-piece that makes up the top (the side with the cat face cut-out). We therefore couldn't put it together.

Just don’t. I wish I’d listened to the reviews. I build lots of things. Love building furniture. I thought “how hard could it be?” This is one of the single most frustrating things I’ve put together. The tabs are annoyingly difficult and you feel like you’re going to tear it the entire time. I ended up putting the sides on the wrong way, which means the top piece wouldn’t attach properly. If I took it apart I was worried I’d tear something so I think I’ll do as another reviewer said and just tape it up there. My cat likes it but I doubt it’ll last long. Overall, don’t recommend if you respect your own sanity.

Billy (a previous reviewer of this product) sold my cat on this. She obviously demanded her own biscuit bakery. Construction time took about 30 minutes. Piper is now able to contribute financially to our household… finally.

It's alittle tricky to put together the top part is like a tray and I had it all put together and it wasn't. But it was easily taken apart and redone. 😅

Took forever to put together and somehow ripped in a day. Super cute but somehow the weakest scratcher I’ve ever purchased

Cute but way too difficult to put together. Even if I was able to get it together correctly, I don’t think it would be very sturdy.

I've definitely assembled things easier than this, and a 2nd set of hands would've helped a lot, but I eventually got it and it was worth it because look how cute 😍

The design and quality are good. The lack of stickers and origami assembly was annoying. Also the awning parts don’t stay where they are supposed to. Mine keep popping out.