Solar Bronze Roller Window Shade (43 in. x 72 in.)

For the price these are excellent shades. They DO have a beaded cord. I bought these for a child's bedroom and was annoyed to find it had a cord. I had to shorten the cord which was a pita and required prying open the small metal beads and clamping them closed again. With an ice pick and plyers it took me 10-15 min per shade to shorten. But once that was done they were perfect and child safe. Install was easy. These are not "child safe" right out of the box but can be easily modified to be so with a little elbow grease. They look very nice, they don't look cheap. I have them in a bay window which receives morning sun. They darken the room enough for naps but still allow you to see outside. They are not "black out" shades but block out enough sun sufficiently to let a toddler nap in the middle of the day. I would recommend these and would buy them again for other rooms.

• How did the color on site compare with the actual product? These are actually black but they look nice. They don't look cheap.
• Please tell us about the quality of the product. good quality
• How accurate was the on site description of the product? Site did not say there was a cord on the roller mechanism.