TIL miniblinds with pull cords to raise and lower them are now illegal to sell in the United States - eviltoast

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.

    • JusticeForPorygon@lemmy.world
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      2 months ago

      I think those are the ones being referred to. Nowadays they makes ones that look almost identical but don’t have the pullstrings. You can just raise and lower them from the bar on the bottom.

      • Soggy@lemmy.world
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        2 months ago

        Which suck if you have windows higher than your head. Pullstring can be ten feet long and work just fine.