Replacing a broken set of blinds in my house and apparently no one sells the old standard kind where you pull the cord to raise them, I guess because kids and/or pets could tangle in the cord? Bit of an education in miniblinds today.

  • kungen@feddit.nu
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    1 month ago

    Am I misunderstanding what pull cords are, or why not have it so the two strings can separate easily? The two strings in my blinds “snap” together so that it’s easy to raise/lower the blinds, but the strings separate very easily from each other if applying force in any other kind of way (would be impossible for a child to accidently hang themselves with it for example)

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      1 month ago

      It’s not just going between the cords. There’s also a problem that under the wrong circumstances, the cord can whip around the neck and become tangled on the tassel, around the neck.

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        1 month ago

        I’m going to need to see a reenactment or video before I believe this.

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      1 month ago

      The strings come off the “screwed in” part?

      I don’t think politicians came up with the new design, but embraced the new design. This has been an issue for decades and the ban is newin USA.