The blinds are as expected and good quality. Not sure what "Extra Drop" is intended to mean as these are exactly the same in every way other than the length of other blinds from the same company in a shorter length. I have 2 shades in 96" x 72". At 72" long, the length of the hand crank is acceptable. This time I ordered 4 at 96" x 96", meaning that the blind will be mounted higher than a blind of 72" length. The new blinds came with the exact crank length making it very awkward to crank up and down. I had to modify the cranks by lengthening them by 2 feet to make them functional. The use of the term" Extra Drop" is misleading and means nothing. Someone at the manufacturer should have taken this into consideration. Other than the crank length, the blinds are very nice.