Discount Blinds are not the same as ‘cheap blinds’.

‘Cheap Blinds’ by definition are blinds that are made to be cheap, which normally means mass production, cheap materials, cheap labour, ect.

Discount blinds on the other hand are still a high quality product, they are just discounted for one reason or another, for example during a sale or stock clearance.

What this means is if you are on a tight budget, which I understand a lot of people are during the ‘recession’ you can essentially get hold of the high quality blinds you are accustomed to at the same price as the low quality ‘cheap blinds’ you would usually avoid.

How you say? Simple, search for the discounts and sales!

It is important to understand that you are not the only one feeling the heat of the credit crunch, businesses are feeling it too and they are lowering prices and holding sales left, right and center!

This may sound cynical, but a lot of businesses are also going bust as well, and they have a lot of extra stock they quickly need to get rid of to recuperate at least some money. I’m willing to bet you can get a great discount on that stock!

I’m guessing you have a retail brand you know well, trust and buy from each time? It may be Hillarys, Web-Blinds, Blinds Supermarket or one I haven’t even heard of. But the key to finding the most discounted blinds is to not stick with one retailer but to compare the market, which is relatively easy with a simple Google search.

Another thing to look out for is promotions like ‘price beater’ or ‘price match’ where companies guarantee to beat the quote you’ve been given. This is always worth going for, you have nothing to lose after all!

One last thing to remember is that nearly all sites have discount codes, if you do a google search that looks something like “Web Blinds Discount Code” you may be surprised with what you find

Good luck finding those discounts!

VELUX have created a selection of blinds suitable for most requirements, they offer pretty much every blind type for use with their window system. Here is a look at some of their blind types:

• Blackout Blinds are designed specifically for blocking out natural sun light, the perfect product for those lazy lie-ins and day time naps.

• Roller Blinds are a simple, functional product which will add style to any room of your bedroom or office.

• Flying Pleated Blinds are VELUX’s upgraded version of the standard pleated blind. They are not fixed at either the top or bottom of the window which allows flexible positioning.

• Venetian Blinds suit pretty much any room or style, with their great range of slat materials and colours you will have trouble finding a venetian not to suit!

• Awning Blinds are perfect for stopping the heat before it even touches the glass, this allows you to keep your room cool at all times. They can be easily fitted from inside the room and when not in use it rolls into its top casing.

Instead of measuring your window as you would for conventional window blinds, VELUX windows have a metal plate on them which has a code imprinted on it such as GGL MO4. You can just quote this code when you are speaking with a blinds supplier and they should be able to supply you the blind to suit.

Recently VELUX added a new blind type to their collection, the VELUX duo blind. The duo blind is basically two blinds combined to make one extremely versatile product. For example you could combine a dim out blind and a blackout blind, so in the morning when you don’t want to wake up to a blinding ray of light you can use your blackout blind, then when you are comfortably awake you can use your dim out blind.

Electrically Operated VELUX Blinds

Another great feature VELUX offers are electrically operated remote control blinds. Unfortunately this option is only available on blackout blinds at the moment but hopefully they will expand this feature across the range soon.

VELUX remote control blinds come as a complete kit including the remote, blind and all other required parts. The blind comes complete with a battery which recharges using solar energy from the sun, which is also environmentally friendly and we all know how important the environment is.