Next Day Blinds - Think Twice

All of our furniture in the Midwest was from Ethan Allen. We had the best interior designer and he knew our taste well. All the products that were delivered remained top notch as long as we had them - including all the window treatments, many from Hunter Douglas. When we got our studio apartment, we went to Next Day Blinds for honeycomb shades for six very large windows. We wanted the ability to open the shades from the top or bottom, and anything else in between. For the most part they have lasted, but they do collect a lot of dust that can’t be cleaned. And the plastic cord holders break and require maintenance in spite of treating them gently. Because the studio is used by guests when they visit, we needed to add black out shades in front of the honeycomb shades because there is too much light from the street lights out front. Plus, the blackout shades provide a valence of sorts at the top of the window where there was none, and also add another layer of protection from the north wind that blows right through the cheap windows in winter. Since we don’t use the black out shades on a daily basis, it is irritating when they don’t roll up and down with ease. The cheap material frays and gets caught in the roller mechanism - jamming it. So we need to climb up on a ladder to try to “un jam” it. But that leaves the shade looking worse every time we pull it up and down. This isn’t the first time it’s happened. Next Day Blinds does replace items, but I do not want to take that route because it’s really getting monotonous. I would prefer a better product that lasts rather than a cheap product that requires constant repair - and these blinds weren’t cheap! I am disappointed compared to what we were used to and dream of the times we had windows that kept the cold air out and window treatments that not only looked good, but actually functioned. Maybe one of these days we will switch them out with remote switches, but that won’t work if the shades are frayed.