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Budget Blinds and 3 Day Blinds shutters vs ordering online

How the two big in-home companies sell shutters, what their warranties cover, and when ordering online makes more sense.

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The short version: both companies come to your home, measure, quote and install, and sell several materials. If you’d rather not have the visit, or you want to see a price before you talk to anyone, order online and fit them yourself.

Budget Blinds

  • Shutters in “highest-grade North American hardwoods” and in polymer, vinyl, composite and hybrid materials; hidden tilt and optional motorization[1].
  • Each location is an independently owned franchise[3]; a free in-home consultation, then professional installation[1].
  • Its No-Questions-Asked warranty gives a one-time free repair or replacement if a product is damaged after installation within 5 years, for the original purchaser[2].

3 Day Blinds

  • Wood, composite, faux wood, vinyl and ABS shutters, with Clear View hidden tilt and motorized tilt[4].
  • A free in-home consultation, a “same-day quote”, and professional installation[5].
  • Components and workmanship covered for the lifetime of the product, original buyer, with a 1-year installation warranty[6].
In-home companies and Shutter Boys
FeatureShutter BoysBudget Blinds3 Day Blinds
BuyingOnline; free video or phone consultIn-home, franchiseIn-home
Prices onlineA range per windowNot publishedNot published
InstallYou fit themProfessionalProfessional
MaterialsSolid poplarHardwood, polymer, vinyl, compositeWood, composite, faux, vinyl, ABS
CanadaYes (not Quebec yet)YesNot found

From each company’s own pages, checked October 19, 2026.

When an in-home company makes sense

If you don’t want to measure or drill, or you want motorized tilt, a company that visits and installs is the right call, and both have warranties built around their installation. Budget Blinds’ damage cover is something we don’t offer[2].

When ordering online makes sense

If you’re comfortable with a drill and a level, you take the installation bill and the appointment out of the price. A 36 × 48 in window from us is $320 – $400 in the US ($460 – $570 CAD in Canada), before tax and shipping. Are shutters worth it?

Our shutters are one product: solid American poplar, made to the measurements you take, priced online window by window, and fitted by you. Price your windows

The names of Budget Blinds and 3 Day Blinds and their products are trademarks of their owners. Shutter Boys isn’t affiliated with Budget Blinds and 3 Day Blinds, and this page isn’t endorsed by them. What we say about Budget Blinds and 3 Day Blinds comes from their own pages, checked October 19, 2026; prices, offers and terms change, so check before you buy.

Common questions

Do Budget Blinds or 3 Day Blinds publish shutter prices?

Neither publishes shutter prices on its site. Both give you a quote at an in-home consultation; 3 Day Blinds describes a same-day quote.

Is Budget Blinds in Canada?

Yes: Budget Blinds has a Canadian site, with a note that not all products are available in Canada.

Sources

  1. Shutters, Budget Blinds (retailer’s own claim)
  2. Warranty, Budget Blinds (retailer’s own claim)
  3. Franchise information, Budget Blinds (retailer’s own claim)
  4. Shutters, 3 Day Blinds (retailer’s own claim)
  5. FAQ, 3 Day Blinds (retailer’s own claim)
  6. Warranty, 3 Day Blinds (retailer’s own claim)

Price your windows

Pick your look once, add every window, and see each one drawn and priced. Send it to us and we reply with your quote.

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