3 Day Blinds

The rep knew exactly what I was looking for. And I wanted to take what we were now getting in the faux wood for the two bedrooms compared to the real wood that we had in our primary bedroom. They're not sitting right next to each other, but I said I'd like to have continuity. That's what I'm looking for at this point in the house versus choppy, which it had been. So, he brought a sample up. We went with the snow white. They matched almost identical.

This is the second time that the installer has been to our home. We requested him. He had done the two bedrooms. He was a breeze. He was in and out in less than 40 minutes for the two bedrooms. One bedroom, we had already taken the blinds down. The second bedroom, he took the verticals down for us. He asked if he could get some spackle to fix the holes because the painter was coming in a week and a half. He was neat, wiped up after himself, in and out. And the same thing exactly today. Brought everything in, did what he needed to. He asked me to show him the extra room, because we had the half-bath in the den also done to replace out that window treatment, a bit on the dated side. It was also green. I didn't want green anymore.

The quality of the blinds compared to the wood is 80%. The solid wood is a little thicker. It has a nicer weight and feel to it. But if someone is looking at it directly and don't know it's not solid wood, he wouldn't know the difference. They gave us a better price because instead of by air delivery, we went by ground delivery. They were still in very quickly. So, we saved $300. Go with 3 Day Blinds.

We live in an area that has extremely intense heat and we wanted good sun coverage or blockage in certain windows. So, we were looking for something that had a fairly high dense fabric that would give us a lot of sun coverage. You could get them in different colors and in different opaque thicknesses but they weren't necessarily all that gorgeous. The gentleman suggested fabric shades that gave a good amount of coverage from the sun but also had some texture and color to them. He showed us a couple of options with the samples and we decided to go in that direction.

The designer’s level of knowledge was very good. He seemed very experienced and confident and that transferred well to us. He was able to answer all of our questions and did that in a way that was better than the other company that we had an estimate from. There was a distinct difference between the salespeople. We had someone with the other company that was less experienced and didn't have a lot of answers, which made a difference too.

We had maybe 20 windows that were being installed. The installers came right when they said they were and were very personable. They explained how they were going to go about it. There was one gentleman and he was training somebody else so, they were working in tandem. He explained where he was starting and how he was going to go through it. And they got it done very quickly. The installation was quite easy and then, they showed us how to operate them and what to do. So that was good too.

I'm very pleased with the quality of the shade as well as the aesthetic look of it. Initially, I thought it was installed backward because the 3 Day Blinds label, which should have been on the back side of the shade, was showing on the front side. This is in a room that we don't frequent necessarily all the time so it caught my eye. The roller shade was installed appropriately but it was manufactured incorrectly. It was rolled on the roller wrong. So at the bottom of the shade, there is the thing that you can pull down on, and then there's a plastic pull in the middle so that you don't get fingerprints on the fabric. The flip side of that is a plastic, hard plastic piece that has the 3 Day Blinds label on it, which is usually up against the window. So you would see that side of it from outside of the house as opposed to inside of the house. But it wasn't a big deal.

I called the installer first and I asked if it was possible that they installed the shades wrong. The guy said that from what I was describing, it sounded like it was incorrectly made. So he said they would have to order another one. And they did. It has been a little bit disappointing but that didn't bother me. It was some mistake that was made and they were rectifying it easily. We got an email from 3 Day Blinds a couple of weeks later saying that the fabric was backordered, and it could be up to December 31st, 2024 before we would have the replacement. So, I called this woman who had sent the email and I asked if she mistyped the date and she said no. They don't know exactly when the fabric will be available and they like to push it very far out.

I said the shade is made fine. It's just improperly rolled on the roller. I asked if it could be deconstructed and then reconstructed rather than having to wait potentially a year and a half to get a replacement. And she said no but there's always a chance that the fabric will come in sooner. Yesterday, I got a text from the installer saying they can come and install our replacement shade on August 1st. I'm very satisfied but some of the communication and getting the replacement wasn't as easy or as thorough as I was used to with the rest of the process. I was given information that we might have to wait a year and a half and then, it's here. That's to my benefit but that could be improved. I would recommend 3 Day Blinds. There's a good selection, the prices are competitive and the quality is good. All in all, I'm very happy with what we got.

The install date was only a few days after I ordered. They notified me that they would be coming out on a certain day. They showed up early in the day. There was an older gentleman who seemed to be the more senior person. He seemed to have an apprentice working with him, but the apprentice was very knowledgeable as well. He was a young man. They worked in concert with one another so well, one knowing exactly what the next step was going to be in providing the tool and the parts. It was so clean. They came in with the shades in different boxes. They took each box and set the equipment aside for each window. It was three windows.

It was in a very awkward position over my kitchen sink because there were not a lot of areas where you can put your knees down and get leverage. But the two gentlemen did a fabulous job. They were polite. They cleaned up after themselves too. It was spotless when they left. It was completely efficient from start to finish. Everything about it was a really positive experience.

The rep was very friendly, very informative, and helped me with color picks because I didn't even think of that. I just figured they were gonna all be white. She explained the whole process and how they made and what they would look like when I got them in. She showed me the demo. She and even the young fellow that came in to put them up were very pleasant. I love the blinds. I like the look. It's a different look for me because my house was always the colonial style when I got married and a lot of the furniture is still here. I like the way they are up or down and it's easy to take care of. If I have anyone that ask me about it, I will certainly tell them about 3 Day Blinds.

The installer was great as well. He was fast and efficient. He explained everything to me and was in and out in an hour. I didn't have a whole lot of questions, but he answered all of them. He took away all of my old stuff, which was even more helpful because we had these giant wooden cornices. The blinds are was way more expensive than I was expecting because we knew we wanted to replace what we had before, so we've kind of been looking periodically. If it was not a sale, we could not afford it. But I'm a wheelchair user, so getting out to stores to pick things out is difficult for me, and we figured the extra money that we were spending on the blinds was for the convenience of a guy coming to our house, showing us all the stuff, taking the measurements, and doing everything.

I was also very impressed with how both Alejandro, who was the guy who sold it to us, and then Jermaine, who was the guy who did the installation, were both lovely. I don't know if they've dealt with people in wheelchairs before. If they haven't, it didn't show. And I appreciated all of the kindness that they included in their interactions with me.

I got a regular faux wooden blind that's in white because it's kind of neutral. Then a cream color that's not room darkening for the living room. But for the master bedroom, it was with the room darkening because I have a cul-de-sac behind me, and I want a little privacy. I'm pleased with the blinds. It hit my pocketbook, and that was my big thing. I'm very satisfied with what I have.