I bought two of these blinds.  The thin cardboard packaging is terrible.  The first shipment of two blinds arrived with the bottom of the box ripped out of the first package (meaning Fed Ex delivered an empty box) and the second package had holes all in the box and the blinds were not salvageable due to being ripped, dirty and dented. The second set arrived without incident and the actual blinds look gorgeous, they just need to be packaged better for less headaches for customers.  It only took me 10 minutes from start to finish to install and they go up and down smoothly without a cord.