Here’s the problem with the cheap pole like the electra pole and so on…Their not as safe! Even if it were more expensive it just doesn’t look like a good quality pole. If you want a pole for mostly exercise then you REALLY want a quality pole otherwise you could be injured. The others are mostly novelty. Peek a boo shows you all these fun move you can do on their "wonderful" pole BUT when you read the instructions it says you can’t put any weight on it. lol.You can’t even lean on it! I had a friend who bought one and we were so disappointed that we couldn’t actually use it. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_confused.gif