Great item can't beat the price!

I got these today and put them up about an hour ago - it took all of five minutes. I was debating whether to try them and to tell you the truth the review that made me decide to get them was the 1-star 'don't buy this product' review - it described exactly what they were and it sounded like they were exactly what I was looking for.

I live on a street just off of a major road in a very collegiate neighborhood. During the day I get a LOT of sun and at night there is a very bright streetlight just outside my window and it being a busy neighborhood there are usually fire trucks going up the street at night (those wacky college kids and their candles...) As I rent I didn't want anything too permanent and I wanted something easily replaceable and affordable in case of any problems that might spring up. I put these up behind my white roller shades and they're going to work fantastically - I can't wait for my day off when I can finally SLEEP through the morning!

They are heavy but flexible very thick paper thinner than oaktag/posterboard but very dense. The accordian pleat is very stylish. You raise and lower them by gathering the amount of shade you want to raise and clipping them with the plastic clips that are included in the box. To cut them don't use a knife - a simple pair of scissors works just fine as long as you don't try to cut the entire shade in one fell swoop.

The box of 6 shades was $30 with free super-saver shipping - at five bucks a pop they're well worth it (I certainly couldn't fold posterboard this accurately that's for sure!) My roomates will probably use a couple and again we have extras as well as the lengths cut off from the shades to use for something I'm sure.

They're probably not good if you want to raise and lower them often as I'm not sure how long the adhesive would hold but even so you could just get a roll of heavy duty double-stick should they come down.

I'm quite happy with these.



Edit: And now it's mid-March and I've had ZERO problems with these. I raise and lower them once daily and the adhesive has held just fine. "Sleeping In" is now my favorite (in)activity thanks to these.More detail ...