These blinds look nice and are fairly easy to install.  The shades themselves are not a sturdy material.  You have to be very careful opening and closing them, because the edges fray where the “wand” that you use to open and close them comes in contact with the edge of the blind.  I’m going to see if I can find some material or ribbon to attach to the leading edge of each blind to reinforce them.  But, I think they’re worth the price because they’re less expensive than other vertical blinds.  They keep a lot of the hot sun out of my dining room.