Redi Shade 3003236 36-by-64-Inch Room Darkening Vinyl Shade with Cord, Dove
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Redi Shade 3003236 36-by-64-Inch Room Darkening Vinyl Shade with Cord, Dove
Customer Review: does the job
Summary: 4 Stars
It's made of a durable paper and serves it's intended purpose well. Relatively easy to modify and install. I use it to block out more light since my curtain is really thin. Good for what I paid.Customer Review: exactly what we were looking for
Summary: 5 Stars
these shades are easy to install, made very well and work incredible...we wanted to keep the sun out of our bedroom, and they do exactly that...would recommend to everyone...Customer Review: good shade, lousy tape
Summary: 4 Stars
Ten minutes after I hung these shades, exactly as directly, they fell down. After purchasing some additional heavy duty, 2 sided adhesive to rehang they have worked nicely. It would have been nice if an adequate adhesive had been included and I did not have to make a trip to the store...Customer Review: inexpensive, gets the job done
Summary: 4 Stars
I was a little disappointed that this shade does not actually "darken" my room, but since I already have another window covering (standard mini-blinds) they do a sufficient job at further reducing the light that makes it into my room at night.
I didn't find the shade quite as easy to cut as some other reviewers indicated. (I used a standard, serrated kitchen knife.) Because of this, the edges of my shade are a little messy looking. Again, this isn't a problem for my installation since the shade is simply hanging behind my blinds anyway. If I intended this shade to remain up long term as my principal window covering, however, I wouldn't be too thrilled by how cheap it all looks.
So, my bottom line is that this is a good deal for the money as long as you know what you're getting.
EDIT ON 8/11/08:
I just wanted to add that only a couple of months after putting this shade up, the "stickies" that are used to hold it up failed -- this despite me normally not even moving the shade up and down each day, so the only force put on this shade most days was the weight of the shade itself. Very disappointing. I tried to find something to put and keep the shade back up and ended up just using a couple of nails so this thing would for sure stay put. I therefore would downgrade this to 3 stars.
Customer Review: redi-shade vinyl
Summary: 3 Stars
We needed a small shade for our shower window. I was looking a car shades, because they hold up to weather and have suction cups, so no installation. I saw that the redi-shade, which I though was only made with paper, came in vinyl and that it was cut to fit. We had to trim quite a bit, but it has been fine for the purpose. It actually goes with our honeycomb shades so no glaring difference. Obviously, this is not a fashion or home decor statement, but for $9+, it suited the purpose fine. It sticks on (with tape, not suction cups), so I'm careful to hold the top when I pull it down, but it's worked very well.