I didn't find it complete inside the box.ZahraaI bought this piece, and when I got home and opened the box, I only found the poles, and I didn't find the beige-colored mesh. What is the reason? Is there another piece I need to buy?5
So annoying to put togetherMariaThis doesn’t have to be this way! Why? A couple of Velcro thingies to attach the fabric to the frame and that would be a 2 minute assembly, instead you have to deal with this mega slippery fabric, metal frame constantly collapsing etc.. returning this1
Great Marriage Retreat Patience Project. HaroldThis was one of the items for my First Online IKEA order to outfit our tiny 8x20 steel cottage that we share with Six Little "TigerFinks" (2tigerstripecats) 2 tuexedo and two fluffy catz it is true that catz rule their care providers. MeYe wife opened the shipment and saw cuteness as cat hotel or cat tower.She started assembly, We have 1 more to put together. The directions were interesting and actually worked, need to read them more than once. again it was interesting event assembling it. We will see if we can assemble the next one on a hard surface. My wife went and found a small IKEA cart we forgot to assemble... So that is next. Summary... As a Couples Marriage Patience Project it is a 12 on a 10 scale. Read the other reviews as I did before I bought Two of these. Harold and Anisa Near the Georgia Florida Line4
So irritating to put togetherAlexandraSuch a simple product but awful to put together. Wish I hadn’t bothered it’s that annoying! Seems unnecessarily fiddly.1
Hard AssemblyJenniferThis is such a useful product. However, the assembly is terrible. The instructions need to be updated or manufacturing needs to change to make this simpler. I had to toss it after step 2.2
Surprisingly Study and Perfect for CatsSethWhen we initially bought it we forgot the assembly parts but went back to buy them with no issue. A little more notice that there was second parts probably should have been present, the way it was laid out in the store we definitely did not notice. A slight challenge to set up, but worth it!
Originally we intended to buy it for just storing toys, but our cats wound up loving it more than any actual cat tower we have bought for them so we let them have it. It's held out surprisingly well despite our cats insisting on scratching up the mesh on the corners, it's still held up VERY well against 5 cats for an entire year and is still standing and used. We love it enough and it was affordable that we definitely want to buy more and back ups for as long as it continues to keep our cats occupied and their toys well stored.5
Great once you figure out how to put it togetherJoshAssembled product is a 5/5. Assembly process is a 1/5. I think I'm great at putting ikea furniture together but what makes this difficult is that the nails all go in at an angle and because it all happens with the rods inside the fabric, it's very difficult to stabilize since the fabric doesn't stretch.3
Difficult To Build - Great Toy StorageSuzanneI just purchased and assembled this tent toy storage. A few years ago I bought the aqua blue version. The first one was a challenge to assemble and this one was too but I remembered previous troubleshooting well enough to not suffer too badly assembling this one. I have built most Ikea furniture including shelves and several carts. This one seemed the most difficult. It requires good attention to the details of the drawings and following the orientation of parts. And also just trusting that the plastic shelf supports WILL fit in the sleeves. Remember to barely screw in the included 8 screws until the bar supports are hooked into place and then tighten. My previous model has held up well and the lower section has even supported the weight of a toddler crawling inside. Love the color of this newer one. I recommend it, but I but good luck assembling.5
Great for pets BeckyI bought this as a tower/bed/storage for my cats. They absolutely love it. I put cushions on the middle and bottom tier to give it some padding. Took one star off because the bottom of the fabric doesn’t necessarily sit flat because of all the tension from the orange poles. But for the price and purpose I think this is great. Assembly is a little tricky because of all the tugging and pulling on the fabric to keep the tension but I was able to do it on my own in 30 minutes. Definitely would be easier with two people. 4
Not worthElisaI was very excited about this piece but oh God putting this thing together was horrendous. Not worth the time it took me to put together. One of the plastic pieces that goes inside the fabric just doesn’t fit and now it has to sit loose under the fabric and above the structure. It doesn’t make any sense. If you move the storage, that plastic piece will move to and will go loose.2
Horrible to assembleRoniThe metal supports do not line up. I’ve tried for over an hour to assemble this -not worth the hassle1
Larger than expectedElizabethThis storage container was larger than expected and my grandbabies loved it fur all there stuffies!5
Gift for my momGabyGot this for my mom since she wanted a new shelf to put my baby sisters toys in. I struggled a little getting the nails in where they were supposed to go but I got it in. It's very sturdy as my baby sister like the destroy and take anything and everything apart, and it is still standing. It looks awesome and is probably one of my favorite shelves.5
