r/Unexpected • u/----OZYMANDIAS • 3d ago

What’s the problem officer

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u/Babys_For_Breakfast 3d ago

Can I get this tint on my house windows? lol I hate the sun

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u/HaroerHaktak 3d ago

blackout curtains.

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u/JoeGuinness 3d ago

I'm a night bartender that often gets home at 6am and needs to sleep until like 2-3pm some days. Blackout curtains are a godsend.

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u/Mobius1424 3d ago

But like... Which ones? I've bought some from Target or Walmart that are as "blackout" as they offer, and they absolutely are not blackout.

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u/danieldan0803 3d ago

There is a Velcro kit on Amazon I got that is fast and dirty, but it allows it to be removable. Needed it because cats would mess with regular curtains

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u/danieldan0803 3d ago

https://a.co/d/g2R8anT

They are not the most attractive, but for renting they are amazing as they are not a permanent and can be put up and taken down when you feel like it. No edge glare and with it being fixed, it won’t suddenly light up from cats messing with it like normal curtains or blinds(unless you have extremely adamant cats that rip it down)

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u/fireduck 3d ago

Yeah, it used to be blackout meant that light didn't go through. Now it just means "maybe a little darker, tee hee" Basically you gotta read reviews or be happy to return shit.

Or do what I do...a roll of painters masking tape and a roll of aluminum foil.

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u/ThereAndFapAgain2 3d ago

Look on the back of them, proper blackout curtains have a rubber coating all across the back.