Customer Reviews
vinyl shades 
2008-04-08
My husband and I have recently moved into a new home and the drapes have not been completed so we had no privacy. Someone told us about the temporary shades and we love them! More people have commented on them than they did on my new furniture! We highly recommend them to everyone!!
Aweome! Fabulous! Great Value! 2008-04-05
Great Value! Exactly what we were looking for! Easy to trim if needed! Blocks light well! Installs in minutes!
Who cares about the blinds, the shipping is shameful! SHAME, SHAME, SHAME, Amazon! 
2008-02-29
I ordered 4 of these blinds--all in one order! Each shade is in a plastic box and each of those measures about 2" X 1-1/2" X ~38-1/2"
However, EACH SHADE of the four I ordered was shipped to me in its own 12" x 17-3/4 X 40" BOX--Yes, that would be a 1 foot x 1-1/2 ft x 40 inch BOX for each smaller than 2 inch by 2 inch blind!! Then, of course, to them fit each box is stuffed with a huge amount of crumbled paper so the shade doesn't move around! I was shocked to come home and find a huge stack of boxes by my front door and appalled to find ONE SHADE in each box--shipped on the same day!!
I am shocked and appalled that Amazon would permit this kind of flagrantly wasteful shipping practice! I read in a review that they had shipped blinds independently to a previous buyer, but I guess I'd hoped they addressed the issue. Apparently, they have not! This is a flagrant abuse of the environment for who knows what reason, but I will not order any more of these blinds--even if I like them--given their wasteful shipping practices! I would encourage others not to purchase these blinds unless you can get a commitment to batch-ship orders of more than one blind!
Great shade 2008-02-25
This is a great shade. I have bought redi shades before; however, they always looked like a temporary shade because of the material (and no cord). This shade can easily pass as a 'regular' shade. The vinyl (which almost looks like it has a 'pattern') makes the shade look better and not temporary. You might wonder about the 'vinyl' but it's not like regular vinyl (nothing shiny here). My bedroom gets a lot of light and I was surprised how 'room darkening' these shades were. Of course they didn't make the room pitch black but they did a great job filtering out the sunlight and definitely made the room darker (almost as dark as my room darkening roller shades that I had previously). The cord is also a nice touch. It's in the middle of the shade and has a toggle which aids in the 'not temporary' look. These shades are truly peel and stick and don't look cheap at all. I didn't have to cut these shades but have previously cut redi shades and it always was as easy as gathering the shade 'together' and cutting the end with a knife. All in all, I thought they were great and would highly recommend them.
Work great 2008-02-24
These were a little to narrow for our window but still work great. I like that they have the draw string cord instead of clips to hold it up. Just tuck the cord up high if you have little ones.
Great product, attrocious packaging 
2008-07-14
Product is excellent for temporary room darkening (or even more permanent if you are careful about installing and perhaps enhancing with minimal window treatment.) However, please be warned about the packaging. Each of 5 shades came in its own box that was HUGE and loaded with paper. Completely unnecessary as all five could have fit in ONE box 1/3 of the size. It took me 45 minutes to unpack and get rid of all the packaging so I could leave the house (the five boxes completely blocked my entryway.) I was LIVID and will NEVER order these from Amazon again. I do want more and will go through another retailer. This is obviously the work of a disgruntled or zero-IQ employee that is trying to ruin Amazon's otherwise great track record. I had read another review mentioning this, but trust me NOTHing can prepare you for the insanity of this packaging. And, to make matters worse, one of the shades was bent! Completely ridiculous. Bottom line: buy these, but NOT FROM AMAZON
Wonderful Redi Shades 2008-07-02
I have allergies and have used Redi Shades for over 4 years, have used the cordless and the ones with the cord. I like the cordless best. The are easy to cut and easy to hang.
On windows that get usage and because I live in the south, (Hot here) sometimes the tape at the top of the blinds gradually come loose, so I just take a small piece of duct tape and place on center and corners when I first put up, then it doesn't make any difference how hot it gets, it won't come loose.
They are wonderful temporary shades, gives your room a nice look from the outside and you can replace as often as the dust requires. I would never go back to using regular blinds after using Redi Shades. In addition, the price is very reasonable.
Try them, you will not be disappointed.
If you are wanting to truly darken your room, take a white garbage bag and tape it across your window (so it looks okay from the outside). Cover with Expensive Dark Green Garbage bags (they are darker than cheap) (hang long across, use tape if in apartment or use tacks if in your own place to secure them. Then so your room looks nice, hang your room darkening Redi Shade.
You room will be really dark. My husband said our bedroom is like a cave. LOL.
I love them!
Alice
Keeping it cool!!! 2008-06-20
I have used this in my daughter's room and in my living room for the past two summers and it makes a huge difference on the power bill.
The late afternoon sun & 20' ceilings in my living room make it more like an oven than a living area. I put these shades underneath the mini blnds for 1/2 of the windows in the room. Before I used these my AC couldn't keep up to keep the house at 73 degrees. It would always get up to 77 or 78. With these on though, it is so cool & comfortable.
What's even greater is that I can take them down once summer is over and put them back up the following year.
They are very EASY to install - less than 10 minutes.
***I highly recommend that you clean the area that the adhesive strip will stick to with alcohol before you hang these. A clean area helps the adhesiveness last longer.
As advertized 
2008-05-18
These are inexpensive, easy to install, and they reduce the heat in my living room when used with my darker damask curtains which cooked the room when used alone. These don't block the sunlight, they just reduce the light entering; they also are not high quality permanent-type blinds, I just use them in the summer to reduce interior heat.
I ordered 2 and Amazon sent each of them in its own 3 1/2'x2'x2' box, the dimension of the blind is about 3'x2"x2". Lots of wasted space and packing material.
Love them! 2008-05-14
Easy to trim down to size. Easy to use and look great. I'm thinking of buying more but the HUGE BOX each shade comes in is ridiculous. THey should ship them together in one box.
