Deluxe Light Filtering Fabric Roller Shades Reviews

Customer Reviews

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• is it Fabric or Plastic?

  the shades look nice. We felt a little mislead by the description being "delux fabric". They feel like a type of plastic and not fabric, especially the blackout roller shades. But, the price is good and they look nice so we'd probably try again knowing the material,and colors are not exactly as described online.

  Response from Blindster

  I'm sorry you were not entirely happy with your shades. The Deluxe Fabric Shades are actually made of polyester. The blackout roller shades are a polyester and fiberglass blend. I will call you to see if you want to get another product.

  Eric · December 31, 2015

• Instructions Could Have Been Better

  Nice product. A bit expensive. If the instructions were more detailed, installation probably would have taken half the time.

  Response from Blindster

  I'm sorry that the instructions weren't clear. We are in the process of redoing all of our instructions, most of them are available on our website now. The factories will start sending the new instructions after the first of the year.

  Richard · December 27, 2015

• They don't fit!

  We measured and remeasured to see if we had made an error, but the measurements we entered in the order did not result in something that would even squeeze into our window frames. t The roller is too wide, no matter how it is tried to fit into the hardware. We need to return them, but must speak to someone about how to measure, sine we sent in the correct measurements already. Doing so again doesn't seem like the thing to do as it might result int he same blinds being sent to us again.

  Response from Blindster

  I'm sorry you weren't happy with your roller shades. All window coverings that are mounted inside the window should be ordered using the actual window opening width (for roller shades use only the width at the top of the window). The top of a roller (outside bracket to outside bracket) is the widest point of the shade and is made just slightly smaller (1/4 inch deduction for this product but it varies by factory). The fabric will actually be made 1 1/4 inch less than the ordered width. This deduction is necessary because the operating components must fit onto the end of the tube. In addition, the fabric can't be wider than the tube or the mechanisms will damage the fabric. I will contact you directly to get the details so we can get it remade to the correct width if the factory made a mistake. Or we can remake it at a new width under our Fit or Free Policy. We will pay for the replacement shade, you pay $15 for the shipping plus the price difference (if any) if the new shade costs more than the original shade.

  Pooleschl1 · October 5, 2015

• Kinda, sorta disappointed

  Not what I expected. It's chintzy. The "hardware" is all plastic. The hem has a sewn-in stick across the bottom and the stick is visible. And the hem has a hard fold line at the top of the stick. I reason I am keeping the shade is because I will be ironing on a beautiful print fabric on the front. And I'll be removing the stock and replacing it with drapery weight stringer.

  Prince99 · September 16, 2015

• Side Gap

  This shade fit in my window but there a gap on each side which defeats the purpose of a "room darkening" shade.

  Lisabushpiano · August 9, 2015

• Pictures are misleading

  Nice shade however all the pics show their inside mount rollers shades material is flush with the window edge. This is NOT the case. There will be a 1.5 inch gap between the material and the window. The instructions do mention this, but the pictures don't show this.

  Response from Blindster

  I'm sorry you weren't happy with your roller shades. All window coverings that are mounted inside the window should be ordered using the actual window opening width (for roller shades use only the width at the top of the window). The top of a roller (outside bracket to outside bracket) is the widest point of the shade and is made just slightly smaller (1/4 inch deduction for this product but it varies by factory). The fabric will actually be made 1 to 1 1/4 inch (1 1/4 inch for the Deluxe products) less than the ordered width. This deduction is necessary because the operating components must fit onto the end of the tube. In addition, the fabric can't be wider than the tube or the mechanisms will damage the fabric. So, with an inside mount roller shade the gaps are absolutely essential. You can mount outside the window to cover the window opening completely.

  David.Heissner · June 4, 2015

• I like blindster

  the return (end cap) on one side came broken so I had to repair it. A packing problem?

  Response from Blindster

  I'm really sorry you had a problem with your shades. I am sending you a new endcap. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.

  Aaronenna · May 24, 2015

• White backing looks bad

  The roller shades are very nice and do a good job blocking the light. My biggest regret is not knowing that the white backing looks bad against the dark gray color of the front of the blind. I should have ordered reverse roll so the gray was the only color you see.

  Sscamp48 · May 20, 2015

• Room for Improvement

  Overall the product seems to be very good but the screws that came with the blinds were terrible. The heads were so big that they interfered with the blind installation on the chain end when screwed to the vertical trim. I had to screw to the horizontal trim at the top of the window. Also two of the screw heads broke off during the installation of 10 blinds. The quality of the screws needs to be increased. Also one of the blinds was very tight when I installed it.

  Response from Blindster

  I'm sorry you weren't happy with your shades. I will contact you directly to see what we can do to make you happy.

  Roberson · May 5, 2015

• Overall happy

  My final result wasn't exactly as I had hoped for, but Blindsters customer service care was incredible. They were friendly, and offered me three wonderful options for either returning or keeping my product. Very impressed!

  Julied20 · April 16, 2015

• Blind purchase

  The blinds are fine I am disappointed in the chain bead mechanisms, the plastic part holding the two parts together keep coming apart and I have to reattach. That part I am very disappointed in.

  1nanaholz · February 3, 2015

• Blind was not straight on roller

  The blind was a Christmas gift for my son and it's nice, but it was not straight on the roller. The bottom right side was longer so it went down hill and did not appear to be sewn well on that end. We checked the window to make sure it was square and then measured the blind to determine if it was the same length all the way across and it was not.

  Response from Blindster

  I'm sorry that there was a problem with your roller shades. The fabric not lowering straight can be caused by a number of issues. The fabric may not be straight on the roller or the roller tube may not be hung level. You can check the level by using a level devise along the tube at the top. If the tube is not level, you can adjust the installation to make it level. If the tube is level, there are ways to adjust the fabric (without taking it off the roller). Please call customer service at 888-256-8672, option2.

  Ldeburger · January 12, 2015