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    Installation & SetupPunctuality & Speed

    Reviewed July 11, 2024

    Ike- thank you for the installation today. It was a pleasure to work with you. Your prompt arrival at the announced time was much appreciated. The work was performed quickly and efficiently and your demeanour was professional while you were here. All concerns were addressed and taking the time to demonstrate the features and operation was a definite help. I will be pleased to recommend you and your services to anyone who asks. Again, thank you very much for the installation.

    Mel

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    Reviewed June 27, 2024

    The whole process was very easy. My rep, Rob **, was very helpful, friendly and knowledgeable on the products. Installation was quick. Only took half an hour to install three blinds. Overall, I am very pleased with the process and the final product. I highly recommend Budget Blinds!

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      Installation & Setup

      Reviewed May 22, 2024

      Budget Blinds!!! This was the most pleasant and easiest experience we have ever had. Audrey came out and measured windows and a month later Brady installed them. They are beautiful and it didn't even take Brady an hour just as they told us. This company is fantastic and best of all they are local. We went to the Red Oaks Mill showroom. I can't say enough about Audrey and Brady. Thank you!!!!

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      Reviewed April 9, 2024

      Have had a great experience with Budget Blinds. They were helpful, timely, experienced, truthful and the installation of 4 blinds took under 30 min. They were very much on top of the situation, friendly and a pleasure to do business with. Yes, I'd recommend them to friends!

      Maggie **

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      Installation & SetupPunctuality & Speed

      Reviewed Oct. 17, 2023

      I am very satisfied with the service, speed and the quality of the product that I ordered. Budget Blinds on the Central Coast (Pismo Beach) was timely in scheduling an appointment and made very good suggestions on product choices. Overall I am very happy with both the final product and the speed in which everything was completed.

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      Customer ServicePriceStaff

      Reviewed Oct. 10, 2024

      Big mistake to buy from Budget Blinds and the dealer that sold them to me. Cheap looking and when too expensive. I have only myself to blame but I warn anyone that wants to buy from them. Ugly shades. Very dissatisfied. The salesperson (dealer VPS) also dissatisfied with, never got back to me with photos I requested and said he would come back to steam the wrinkles out of the shades. Unfortunately I’m unable to return the shades. Awful!

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      Reviewed Oct. 1, 2024

      Overpromised and underdelivered. Came out and did the quote. Told me he could have installed in 2 weeks. Received the invoice the next day and paid in full. Two weeks came and went. When I emailed asking for a status update. My order was scheduled to ship the next day. If there was a delay, I should have been notified. Day of the install my appointment time was 11:15 am. At 11:50 am I called to see if everything was still good. Was told per the email the time is give or take an hour and a half.

      Thinking I missed that part I check my email. That statement was not there. So when Kirk arrived I let him know the email did not say that. He was rude and said, "Yes, it does and I am not going to argue with you." He started the work. Was in and out. No shoe covers, no tarp down in work area. He finished up and on the way out the door said, "If you have any problems give us a call." I later discovered stains on my new carpet by the window in my bedroom. Looked like it could have come from a ladder. I emailed letting them know. He responded that he did not use a ladder and I should have inspected before he left. So rude.

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      Reviewed July 9, 2024

      Well, when we bought $8k worth of shades for our new house in early 2020, we could not be happier. But my review is purely based upon the service since. One of the larger blinds’ mechanism stopped holding the blind in place and allowed it, only, to fully extend. Photos of the piece were emailed but they still wanted to charge $90 for them just to come look at it. I thought it would be days but now it has been months on back order with no idea of when it will get here. A couple weeks ago, after prompting, they said it had been shipped to them but still no ETA. Try to avoid any blind with plastic parts.

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      Scott increased rating by 3 stars.
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      After a positive interaction with Budget Blinds, Scott increased their star rating on July 25, 2024.

      Updated review: July 25, 2024

      I did reconnect with the Budget Blinds and they had a tech come to my home the next day to diagnose the problem. A new blind motor was required and was ordered. The tech came back out an installed the new motor. The owner of Budget Blinds, South Austin kept me updated from start to finish and did not charge me for the repair. I am grateful that we reconnected and resolved this issue. I would recommend them and I do plan to use them again.

      Original Review: June 26, 2024

      I would like to share my experience with Budget Blinds after 2.5 years of service. We met with our rep Deborah B. back in the Fall of 2021. She came out, demo’d some blinds for us and we made decisions based on her recommendations. We had 6-72” automatic blinds installed and 2-60” manual blinds installed. We spent over $4,000 to have this done. While the auto-blinds do not work 100% of the time due to wi-fi signal strength issues, we have managed to adapt. The app they set you up on is very antiquated and extremely challenging to program and/or change.

      The reason for this review is how a consumer is treated “after the sale”. This is an area of extreme weakness for Budget Blinds (BB), at least in the Austin area. A little over a month ago, we began having an issue with one of our bedrooms' auto-blinds where it does not roll up. It is stuck in the 13% open/close position. It tries to go up and go down but stops and stays at 13%. I reached out to BB toll free number for some technical assistance - This does not exist. The toll free number sent me to the South Austin, TX franchisee, where I called and explained what was happening and needed some assistance.

      I was asked to send an email to the owner, Shane C. with pictures and a description of the problem. I did this on June 10th, 2024 and even sent a video showing the issue. Shane replied to me on the June 11th asking me to describe the problem and send pictures and he proceeded to tell me that he would help me via email to resolve the issue and that if he could help, it would cost $195 to send someone out and diagnose the problem and it would be at least 2 weeks before anyone could come out. I was confused by his email because I had already sent him the pictures and video, which I replied to him stating such on June 11th. Shane replied on June 13th, “Thanks! I’ll look into this for you:)”. I had also supplied him our invoice at the time of purchase, per his request.

      Today is June 26th and I never heard from him since. I was able to locate our sale reps contact information and reached out to Deborah B. on 6/18/24 and left her a voice message. Again, today is June 26th, and no response from her either. I am at a loss with BB and do not know where to turn. One of the most important parts of the sales process is the “after the sale” and BB has been a disappointment. Outside of this issue, the blinds are great. We love them, but as a company, BB does not seem to be too concerned about the after the sale. I am hoping somebody will read this and get back to me because there is no solution to remedy this issue. As a suggestion, I would do my due diligence on choosing a window covering company to work with. The blinds all do the same thing, which is cover windows, so there are many options out there. Good luck.

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      Reviewed June 15, 2024

      We contracted Budget Blinds March 16 to put in three blinds on our three windows in our newly renovated condominium. The balance was to be paid April 17th, Adam came and assured us they were the guys to handle the job. We waited the 6 weeks and the blinds arrived, 2 of the 3 were fine but in the kitchen they forgot to accommodate for a drawer that would run into the frame. The fix it team came to try to resolve it twice but only made the problem worse, then finally recognizing they weren't going to fix it after a month and ordered another window that fit inside the frame. June 15 the guys show up and installed the new window. They did a nice job on the window, now the drawer opens but left me to repaint the newly painted walls they drilled up that they hacked up. Sorry I find this unacceptable for a company to leave me with their clean up.

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      Budget Blinds author review by Jami Barnett, Ph.D.

      Budget Blinds sells blinds, interior shutters, drapes, curtains and other home decor. Each location is an independent franchise. Schedule an in-home consultation to view all your available choices. Budget Blinds has franchise locations throughout the United States with a few locations in Canada and Mexico. Budget Blinds is part of the Home Franchise Concepts® company.

      • In-home consultation: Budget Blinds has franchises in the United States, Canada and Mexico. Schedule an in-home consultation to have a local professional help you decide on the right window treatments for your space.

      • Commercial services: BB Commercial Solutions is a part of Budget Blinds and is devoted to helping business owners with window coverings. It also has cabinetry, closet and flooring options for businesses.

      • Cordless options: Budget Blinds offers cordless blinds and shutters. Cordless options are safer for homes with young children or pets.

      • Free samples: You can order up to 10 samples for free. Budget Blinds will send you swatches so you can see the fabric in person. If you schedule a consultation, the local franchise employee will bring a large number of swatches for you to look at.

      • Virtual decorator: The Budget Blinds website has a Virtual Decorator tool. It lets you customize the wall, trim, floor and furniture colors in an image and then choose different window treatments to see how they’ll look with your color scheme.

      by Jami Barnett, Ph.D. ConsumerAffairs Research Team

      Jami Barnett, Ph.D., is an experienced researcher, and she believes consumers have a right to clear and honest information about products. In her role at ConsumerAffairs, she thoroughly researches products and companies by interviewing experts, reviewing research studies, reading governmental regulations and investigating customer service responses. Her work gives consumers the information they need to make smart purchasing decisions.

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