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Blindster has a rating of 3.4 stars from 3,583 reviews, indicating that most customers are generally satisfied with their purchases. Reviewers satisfied with Blindster most frequently mention customer service, good quality, and great price. Blindster ranks 3rd among Blinds sites.

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  • Value
    152
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  • Returns
    50
  • Quality
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Top Positive Review

“Blindster experience”

Steve S.
5/28/16

We've done three rooms with three different types/styles of blinds/shades. All were exactly as ordered, reasonably priced and look fabulous. Working on the next room and will be contacting Blindster for our window coverings

Top Critical Review

“Buy them if you have time to wait”

A. C.
6/21/24

What I thought was a good deal wasn't. The price on their website was decent, so I ordered two small blinds in anticipation to buy more if the quality was good. We'll, after waiting over a month, my blinds were still "in production." Their warehouse must be in China because it would take days to get a response from them, according to their customer service rep. Their customer service is subpar. Takes 24-48 hours to get a response. Their "reviews" must be fake because my experience was horrible. I'd rather go with Lowe's or Home Depot.

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California
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June 21st, 2024

What I thought was a good deal wasn't. The price on their website was decent, so I ordered two small blinds in anticipation to buy more if the quality was good. We'll, after waiting over a month, my blinds were still "in production." Their warehouse must be in China because it would take days to get a response from them, according to their customer service rep. Their customer service is subpar. Takes 24-48 hours to get a response. Their "reviews" must be fake because my experience was horrible. I'd rather go with Lowe's or Home Depot.

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Thumbnail of user alanhanel2064
Florida
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February 21st, 2024

Ordered 5 solar shades. Website says: "One 30* operating pole is sent with every cordless shades order to help reach shades in taller windows". Expected 5 operating poles since windows are tall, located in different rooms, and my wife is petite. I received one pole for all 5 shades. They want to charge me $25 to send me rods the website says come with the shades. They say the website says they will send only one pole per order. I disagree. And no where does it give you the option to order more for each window. So instead of taking care of a customer who just spent $2200 and then correcting their website, they told me they wouldn't send them unless I paid extra. I told them I won't be a returning customer and I would let everyone know why.

On their website you'll find the following statement from Kyle Cox the Founder and CEO: "Time and time again companies start out with an emphasis on customer service only to lose sight down the road, forgetting that happy customers are the reason for their success. At Blindster, we will always strive to exceed the expectations of our customers. We truly mean it when we say; "We don't just want customers today…we want customers for life!"

Hey Kyle! I was a returning customer. You didn't meet my expectations. I'm not Happy! And you just lost me for Life!

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Massachusetts
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January 16th, 2024

Ordered 2 blinds on January 4th t is now January 16th and they haven't shipped. I was told they haven't cleared customs. Never realized they were being imported from Mexico. I hope that when they finally show up they are satisfactory

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Missouri
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January 3rd, 2020

I placed an order on 12/09/19. Order said estimated 7-9 business days for production. Also stated could be delays because of increased orders during the holiday season. It has been 17 business days and it still has not shipped. I have talked to customer service three times, each time they give me a different estimate of shipping. They are now telling me the shades will not ship until 1/13. Customer service does not seem to care much about this issue either, they only offer excuses stating their manufacturer closes over the holiday. That is an absolute joke to me. If it is going to take over a month to ship, they should be up front with the timing. I would have ordered from another company. I would not recommend this company in any manner. Spend the extra 10-20% on a better company.

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California
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March 7th, 2024

A small plastic part broke off. Maybe worth $2.00
Factory solution was buy a whole new blind.
Now I'm stuck with blind that doesn't work!

Tip for consumers:
A bit of research would have saved me lots of $'s

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Manual lift/drop Blind

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California
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July 24th, 2016
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Nearly every blind I've ordered from you has either broken, needed to be replaced and/or required fasteners. I am disappointed at your sub-standard, poor quality blinds. I truly wonder how you can exist in business.

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm sorry you have had a problem with your orders. I'm only showing 1 issue on our side back in 2014 so I may not have all the information I need to resolve this. I will call you to get this resolved.

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California
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June 29th, 2016
Verified purchase

Not bad at all. But just a little less nice than other similar blinds we have purchased. When inside mount, unused back of the bracket very visible when blind is top down. Pull cord splices split a bit too easy.

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Pennsylvania
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May 24th, 2016
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Blinds were easy to install and look great! So much cheaper than Hunter Douglas. Just wish there had been more color options but we are very pleased. Saved 20% using "Rush" coupon code so it was a great deal! Will be back again!

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Utah
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March 13th, 2016
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These blinds are easy to order, look fantastic are well built, easy to install and are very reasonably priced. Even customer service was helpful and prompt sending me and extra bracket I dint necessarily need but wanted for my own piece of mind. You will always know if a company is good and provides a quality product by the repeat business it gets from its customers, we will be ordering more for all our windows soon. PS. I am pretty sure they are made in the U. S if that matters to anyone (an added bonus for me)

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California
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June 17th, 2016
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Ordering is easy, but that's the only thing that went right. After waiting three weeks l, the order arrived... wrong. Had to call customer service, send photos, and follow up to get what I wanted made. While waiting another three weeks for the replacements, my credit card number was stolen and used throughout the east coast. I had no idea how the crooks stole my cc info until I read others that ordered on Blindster had similar issues. Not good. Overall the blinds appear well made and fit nicely. Now if they could only get their act together with everything else...

Thumbnail of user johnk294
Georgia
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June 20th, 2016
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Credit card charged two weeks before I received blind. Blind arrived incomplete, missing tilt wand. I was told it would take ten more days before my part would arrive. This is just unbelievably poor (bad) customer service. I probably won't order again and will tell others to use the competitor as well. No excuse for this lapse in service. The market place has the power to deal with this situation effectively.

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Thumbnail of user rong78
Colorado
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September 10th, 2016
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Probably bought 10 - 12 blinds over the years at Blindster. Always had a positive experience until now. Two shipments in a row damaged, in the same place. Plus, the second blind didn't close the shade because the mechanism didn't work - it just spun around. Very cheap bendable blinds from China need better shipping containers, otherwise your formula does not work. We buy these blinds because they are affordable. Your goal as a company should be to get the product to your customers undamaged. I'm not coming back.

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm sorry you had a problem with your blinds being damaged.
Unfortunately, shipping is the biggest challenge in the window covering industry. Window coverings are oddly shaped and usually very heavy. In your case, with the aluminum blinds, one blind sometimes isn't sturdy enough to withstand rough handling. I apologize for the inconvenience and will speak to the factory about your order.
We have issued a refund for your order per your request.

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Maryland
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August 6th, 2016
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I ordered room darkening shades that arrived with frayed edges, and defects in the material throughout the shades. Even the pulls looked cheap! There's supposed to be a 60 day guarantee, but you either have to pay for shipping, approximately $40, or donate them, where there's a $45 fee attached, for crediting you. This is extremely unfair. What does satisfaction guaranteed mean? I don't think I will purchase shades from this company again.

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Tennessee
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October 16th, 2016
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Very slow delivery. The tracking number consisted of over 20 numbers. Customer service reps said varying things every time i called. The product is great though and the blinds fit perfectly. I dont think I would purchase again based on this experience

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm sorry you order was late in delivering. I will call you to see what we can do about compensating your for the inconvenience.

Thumbnail of user maryj203
Georgia
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July 1st, 2016
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Quality of blinds is acceptable, however its taken me 2 months trying to get the
Order completed! First shipment was missing hardware for door blind,; next
Shipment valances were incorrect. Third shipment contained 3 of four replacement valances... which. Were made too big this time! Lets just say there is not the attention
To detail that is needed to make a seamless order, at least in my experience.
Customer service was always happy to try and make it right, but this will probably
Be my first and last order with Blindster.com.

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm so sorry for all the problems.
I will contact you directly to let you know the status of the new valances and compensating you for your inconvenience.

Thumbnail of user ashleyb170
Minnesota
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November 18th, 2016
Verified purchase

These blinds are awful, we just opened them today and attempted to put them up. We used them once before about 2 years ago and had a wonderful experience, but it seems Blindster has gone downhill since then. The black out pleated shades we purchased are all wonky when hung up and don't even go down all the way. One was the wrong size and and two are completely damaged. They appear to be cheaply made. Hopefully we'll be able to get this fixed and eventually leave a good review.

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South Carolina
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October 24th, 2022

We received plantation shutters that if installed would cut off access to opening our windows as designed. Cost of this product was over $3,200. I was told by Madi at Blindster that they redesigned their order form that would have previously alerted me to this flaw and replaced it with fine print. I was told they wanted to make it easier for people who are willing to sacrifice the function of their windows to order. Our windows were standard builder grade double hung tilt-out windows, nothing odd., it's the same window used in most builder grade homes. Madi offered $500 Max refund. Despite knowing that customers could easily miss their fine print by altering their order form they failed again by not asking the question in their "pre-production" phone call. They knew there was "weak link" in their system yet neglected to cover it with a simple question. BUYER BEWARE!

Tip for consumers:
Don't be persuaded by their promises of guarantees or customer service. If the product they sell you is flawed they not be helpful.

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Can't use the shutters as doing so would inhibit the function of my (very standard) tilt-out windwows.

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Thumbnail of user susanm3158
Minnesota
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July 9th, 2021
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I'll start by saying that they do stand by their policy, so if you aren't satisfied for any reason you can get up to $500 back. However that $500 limit also stands for orders where the mistake is on their end. I can't do business where a fix to their problem (inaccurate depth measurements indicated on the website, and ambiguous information about optional features) requires the customer to pay even more out of pocket. Customer service people are very nice - but it's clear they can't budge from their policy even if they have some accountability. The product, if the depth worked, would have been very nice.

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Thumbnail of user patriciac109
Virginia
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April 22nd, 2016
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After three attempts to get a shade made to the correct dimensions and paying additional fee for hobbling, the factory just could not get this correct so I gave up. Customer Service personnel very helpful in their part. I recommend that the manufacturing implement stronger quality control verification.

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm so sorry you had a problem. I agree that the factory needs to take corrective measures and I have personally discussed this with the management. This factory moved their location in February and are still going through transitional problems. Thank you so much for your understanding.

Thumbnail of user stacyf19
Texas
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March 12th, 2016
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Credit card charged in January, it's the middle of March and I'm still waiting on my delivery. No feedback on status of order. Only communication is this survey request. Hard to be very satisfied with this sort of service.

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm so sorry about your late delivery. I checked with the factory and your order was unfortunately delayed. The factory is rushing your production and shipping your order via 2 day air for delivery in 3 days. This situation is very unusual. I truly apologize for this delay. Thank you for your patience.

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Kentucky
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September 17th, 2016
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Clear damage during shipping, and one of eight blinds either cut wrong or swapped label with a similar sized one (not sure which). But we were desperate to get blinds up and I was able to conceal most damage behind the valance covers so I hung them all without addressing issues. They would have been a great buy had they all been labeled and cut right and delivered without damage. Bottom line, you get what you pay for but buyer beware... order in enough time to send back and have remade in case of issues. Unfortunately I did not.

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm sorry you had problems with your order. We normally do not require you to return blinds that are damaged or have manufacturing errors. Instead, we request photos that we send to the factories. I will call you so we can get everything resolved.

Thumbnail of user jennyc109
New York
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October 25th, 2017

I received a defective product and I am having issue with getting a credit back. I've ordered from them three times, and it's surprising how difficult they are being with me. I'm going to use amazon from now on or another service unfortunately

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

Hi Jenny,
I reviewed the notes on your order and I see you purchased 10 shades and 1 was defective. I spoke with our customer service supervisor Whitney and she said she had spoken with you and requested you either send photos of the damage or that we would pick up the shade and provide credit upon inspection. We sincerely want to make things right here so we hope you will work with us so we can get a replacement shade out to you ASAP. We apologize for the inconvenience.

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Kentucky
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August 16th, 2016
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The blinds do fit and look great; however, they were dented when they arrived. We used pliers to fix the dent and put them up anyway since the cover on the top would not show the dents. I believe this was a shipping issue more than anything.

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm sorry your blinds were damaged in shipping! Unfortunately, ship damage is one of our biggest challenges. Window coverings are heavy and awkwardly shaped, not a good fit with shipping.
I will contact you to see if you would like us to remake the blind or give you a discount for the inconvenience.

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Tennessee
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August 15th, 2016
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The blinds came in the time period promised. The size was incorrect. I'm confident our measurements were correct. I say this for the reason, I along with an interior designer followed the EXACT steps Blindster.com gave. Because of the concern, (which came to be true) we didn't share the measurements before each of us individually completed. When we compared, the measurements were exactly the same. To avoid the return ($30 shipping) process, we simply acceptable the incorrect blinds. Customers coming into the office will probably not notice the gap, we will. We'll pay more this next month with our home wood blinds. Thanks.

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Becky R. – Blindster Rep

I'm sorry there was a problem with your order. I will call you to see what we can do to get this resolved right away.

Thumbnail of user leeannp2
New York
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August 24th, 2016
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I knew that they were not the top of the line brand but I would have made out better buying from Bed Bath and Beyond. These are some of the worst quality blinds I have ever seen. They are not even straight! There is a huge (not slight but very large) distance between them. I would have expected more from a custom blind company. I can't and won't recommend Blindster to anyone.

For all this, they took a very long time to deliver. So unhappy that I spent so much money for such a bad job!

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With well over 100 years combined experience in the industry, when it comes to custom window coverings, there's no question we can’t answer, no solution we can't find, and no problem we can't fix. At Blindster.com we've sold millions of blinds to satisfied customers across the country. With an unwavering dedication to customer satisfaction, we've grown into one of the largest online retailers of custom window blinds in the U.S.

Business History

In the fall of 1999, our CEO left a job in sales at a Fortune 500 company to start a business. With $5,000 in savings and no experience in the window covering or eCommerce industry, he started a company to sell blinds on the Internet. In February 2000, just days before the dot-com crash, he launched the company. Despite the poor timing, in less than five years the business grew to become one of the largest custom window covering retailers in the U.S., with sales exceeding $25M annually. He decided to sell that business, but just a few years later, he decided to give it another go. On December 9th, 2010, Blindster.com was born.

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