I’ve owned cellular blinds from BB&B for many years, including tri-shade blackouts, but the mechanism was not durable and they broke. Based on NYT Witecutter, I looked into Select Blinds. I researched their website, measured, and requested samples.
The samples they sent did not include the sheer/mesh material. I requested a sample of the sheet material several times. The sales associate said he’d look into it, then ghosted me. When the company send my me “you have items in your cart, anything we can help with” emails, I requested again to have a sample of the sheer material.
The reason I cared about the sheer material is that it’s helpful for privacy while allowing light inside. I have simular cellular shards from BB&B and the sheer material looked beautiful. The sheer material from Select Blinds makes the whole thing look cheap. It’s single layer sheer pleating (BB&B had honeycomb sheer material for an elegant loom), so there’s little privacy in the day time, the sheer pleat doesn’t hang well and basically stretches out to have no pleats when you have the sheer fully down. In few positions does the sheer pleating match the size of the black out honeycomb.
This is why buying on line is tricky. I did what I could to get a sample but they ignored me. Now I found a picture that shows how cheap the sheet pleet is (it’s under specifications/details).
Oh, and the handy man who installed it even said the brackets were cheaper than the ones from BB&B.
Would you recommend this site to a friend? No
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SELECTBLINDS
October 25, 2023 at 8:25 AM
Hi Nicholas,
We appreciate your honest feedback about your Tri-Shades, and I want to help improve your experience with SelectBlinds. Please email me at BrandAmbassador@selectblinds.