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We have cellular shades in our living room and dining area.

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We put them up a while back when we had the new windows installed. They’re lightweight, light filtering and the perfect color.

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So of course, the largest one just died.

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It’s stuck in this position. And no matter how many times my husband took it apart and tried to fix it, he couldn’t.

Now, you might say… so what?

That 6 inch gap isn’t a big deal.

But after the sun moves to the front of the house and we want to open the blinds?

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We have to stand on the couch and manually fold it up double and balance it on the top rail.

This is not a look I’m willing to live with.

So we went shopping for its replacement…. which no longer exists because the company changed all the colors and materials. We searched everywhere, in every store, in person and online.

Nada.

I even contacted the Levelor company directly. No dice.

My husband was all for buying one blind of another brand that didn’t match, but was “close enough”… but even the sales guy looked at him like he was color blind. It wasn’t close. It wasn’t even in the same family.

So as much as I hate the thought, we’re going to have to replace five blinds instead of one.

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I found these, which are very similar.

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Woodland taupe.

Perfect.

What wasn’t so perfect? The price.

For 5 lousy cellular shades!

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I gulped.

My husband choked.

Damn. Are they dipping these things in gold dust now?

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