Product Name: Premium Pair of Dawson 100% Sunblocker Blackout Curtains (63" or 84")
Model: FZS01CAB1
Condition: New
Improve your ability to control your sleeping environment with a pair of Dawson Blackout Curtains
If you are working late shifts or just looking to get rest during the day, Blackout Curtains allow you to provide 100% blockage of the sun into your room
Blackout Curtains can ensure even at night that you are fully able to block out all lights, not just the sun, and allow for a more peaceful sleep
For those who struggle to stay asleep, Blackout Curtains help to manage external distractions such as headlights or the sounds of nocturnal animals or insects
In the Summer, Blackout Curtains can help you beat the heat and manage your energy bill
Available in two size options in 63" or 84"
Size 63" colors: Gray Print, Natural Print, Navy Print, Berry, Cream, Gray, Navy, or Taupe
Size 84" colors: Gray Print, Natural Print, Navy Print, Berry, Cream, Gray, or Navy
Panels each measure 50" W
Fabric is thermal lined
100% Blackout window panels with grommets for easy hanging on a curtain rod
What’s Included?
1x Premium Pair of Dawson 100% Sunblocker Blackout Curtains (63" or 84")
@2many2no@callow
On a rod, it forms a sine wave. So 50" (1.27m in non-dumbass units) divided by pi (π) or ~3.14 is about 16" of linear coverage on a curtain rod. So two together would almost cover a standard 36" window, and definitely cover a 24" window with 4" of overlap.
@2many2no@callow@mike808
That would be for a basic sine wave. On the curtains the frequency of the wave would change when opened and closed. And the fabric can flatten at the top and bottom when pulled closed. A set of these curtains should cover a window from around 40-80", depending on how full you want them to be.
@hchavers Everything in context – Sunblockers are for eye shades or SPF-laden ointments; Whiteout is a blizzard next to Lake Erie outside Buffalo, NY. But I guess “blackout” is for when the news refuses to tell you when the UFO landed.
OTOH, the pictures on these curtains imply that there are still lots of gray areas in this commerce.
@hchavers@phendrick BTW when I was in Korea for work, in the 1990s, they had 4WD vehicles and “SUVs” which we didn’t really have yet in the US, including the Kia Sportage which was sold here years later (and even today I think). In Korea, all of them had “blackout lights” which were minimal lights intended only to shine down onto the pavement giving no light upward. It looked a bit funny to see regular vehicles on the highway with those, but we have similar lights on some US military vehicles. In Korea the idea was that in case of war (presumably with N Korea), all the 4WDs could be used quickly as military vehicles. I presume that rule dated from the Korean war in the 1950s, so was somewhat out-of-place in the 1990s. I can’t imagine “hiding” the city of Seoul… but yeah, it was a thing at one time. “Blackout” meant “no light that enemy planes can see.”
I couldn’t wait for this sale and bought some “blackout” curtains from Amazon about a year ago, on sale for about the price of these. Glad I did. If terroristic moths were to loot me of my curtains, I would certainly buy again. They made a hug difference in my sleeping patterns.
Of course, I cannot vouch for this particularly offering.
@phendrick sometimes I liked huge hugs. But not in the Covid era, thank you very much. I’ve been settling for remote hugs and in a way it’s the sentiment that counts. Plus, less creepy and sweaty and smelly…
@pmarin Huge hugs in the bedroom tend toward getting sweaty and smelly, but hopefully not especially creepy.
(Ahh, I’m doing much too much free-associating today. I need to get back to more productive endeavors…)
Are they also thermal insulated? It’s important to block the sun & the heat. I used blackout curtains before, but when I found thermal blackout curtains, it made considerable difference in the temperature of the room during the day.
not really too related, but gives me an excuse to tell the void that i bought a thermal blackout panel to hang in a doorless doorway (wtf? is there a better name for this lol) of our living room that’s right next to the window a/c, in hopes of keeping the living room cooler. (on the other side of the curtain is the kitchen which has no cooling, or heating for that matter.)
we thought it would help a little, but holy shit, i’m talking world of difference. i honestly don’t even understand how a $10 piece of fabric from target makes this much difference. including the $7 tension rod, best $17 bucks i’ve spent in awhile. it was 100 degrees yesterday and i was on the couch unbothered, and even put a little blanket over me at night while watching tv. (flashback to the previous heatwave and the a/c had been set at 65 for three days and i was sitting on the couch covered in ice packs unable to do anything because i was so miserable. a/c’s internal thermostat revealed it was still 87 degrees in our living room.) i also notice the a/c doesn’t spit condensation everywhere either. the only thing that’s not great is the pattern on the one we got isn’t perfectly straight but it’s not too noticeable.
@owenversteeg for the price, definitely worth checking out! not sure on its light blocking capabilities since it’s not in a window, but it sure helped with the heat. we did the drive up pickup too so i didn’t even have to hunt for it in the store which was nice.
What color is the side facing the window? I rent and it’s in my lease that any window treatments have to appear white from outside the building. I never realized how limiting it would be to find curtains online that indicate the color of the back.
@stinks@wendizzle Well, the Amazon listing I posted also says there’s only 1 in stock. Maybe they were afraid it would sell out before the end of this sale. Who knows the ways of Meh …
The 84" version was the perfect size for the huge window at the back of my wife’s tea & spice shop. The sun comes through in the morning and can really heat up the space. With these hung up it is noticeably cooler. They are nice and thick.
I definitely recommend these if they come up again.
Got two of the Navy Print version to put on a window. Just got around to opening my box (wasn’t planning to hang them right away) and they’re significantly different color shades. One is way darker than the other (more black than blue really) and they don’t match at all. Don’t know what the heck I’m going to do with them now.
Wouldn’t recommend buying these if they come up again. Weak quality control.
We got these and we have been happy with them. Now the wife wants more for another window in the same room. Does anyone have any idea where to get these in the real world?
Apparently the ones from Target and Amazon are not similar enough for her.
Specs
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$47.98 (Similar) at Target
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Friday, Jul 30 - Tuesday, Aug 3
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@yakkoTDI beat me to it —
@AttyVette Glad I could beat you as needed.
@AttyVette @yakkoTDI
Does this mean that the pair is actually 100" W?
@2many2no They are 50" wide each panel flat on the table. About half that when on a rod.
@2many2no @callow
On a rod, it forms a sine wave. So 50" (1.27m in non-dumbass units) divided by pi (π) or ~3.14 is about 16" of linear coverage on a curtain rod. So two together would almost cover a standard 36" window, and definitely cover a 24" window with 4" of overlap.
@2many2no @callow @mike808
That would be for a basic sine wave. On the curtains the frequency of the wave would change when opened and closed. And the fabric can flatten at the top and bottom when pulled closed. A set of these curtains should cover a window from around 40-80", depending on how full you want them to be.
@2many2no @mike808 Exactly @asrah As a general rule you figure on 2:1 fullness for Grommet curtains.
I see you have grommets. How about Wallace?
@radi0j0hn Love those 2!
Why can’t they be just Sunblockers or Whiteout Curtains?
@hchavers Everything in context – Sunblockers are for eye shades or SPF-laden ointments; Whiteout is a blizzard next to Lake Erie outside Buffalo, NY. But I guess “blackout” is for when the news refuses to tell you when the UFO landed.
OTOH, the pictures on these curtains imply that there are still lots of gray areas in this commerce.
@hchavers @phendrick More than you ever wanted to know about the history of “blackout curtains.”
As I suspected, it does trace back to WW-II and keeping everything dark from the outside, and not letting any light OUT!
@hchavers @phendrick BTW when I was in Korea for work, in the 1990s, they had 4WD vehicles and “SUVs” which we didn’t really have yet in the US, including the Kia Sportage which was sold here years later (and even today I think). In Korea, all of them had “blackout lights” which were minimal lights intended only to shine down onto the pavement giving no light upward. It looked a bit funny to see regular vehicles on the highway with those, but we have similar lights on some US military vehicles. In Korea the idea was that in case of war (presumably with N Korea), all the 4WDs could be used quickly as military vehicles. I presume that rule dated from the Korean war in the 1950s, so was somewhat out-of-place in the 1990s. I can’t imagine “hiding” the city of Seoul… but yeah, it was a thing at one time. “Blackout” meant “no light that enemy planes can see.”
@hchavers @pmarin Interesting about the Korean cars’ lights. I had never heard/read about that.
I couldn’t wait for this sale and bought some “blackout” curtains from Amazon about a year ago, on sale for about the price of these. Glad I did. If terroristic moths were to loot me of my curtains, I would certainly buy again. They made a hug difference in my sleeping patterns.
Of course, I cannot vouch for this particularly offering.
@phendrick
"hug"s are nice, but I meant to type “huge”.
@phendrick sometimes I liked huge hugs. But not in the Covid era, thank you very much. I’ve been settling for remote hugs and in a way it’s the sentiment that counts. Plus, less creepy and sweaty and smelly…
@pmarin Huge hugs in the bedroom tend toward getting sweaty and smelly, but hopefully not especially creepy.
(Ahh, I’m doing much too much free-associating today. I need to get back to more productive endeavors…)
Length?
@louiseross1000
“Premium Pair of Dawson 100% Sunblocker Blackout Curtains (63” or 84")"
Pretty easy to figure out, it would seem.
@jaimelobo Maybe @louiseross1000 was asking us what size to order?
Depth? Height? Breadth? Timeth? Given the curvature of earth, do these lay flat?
Readeth?
Are they also thermal insulated? It’s important to block the sun & the heat. I used blackout curtains before, but when I found thermal blackout curtains, it made considerable difference in the temperature of the room during the day.
@mrbillmc These are also on sale at sidedeal.com, and on that site they list them as “thermal lined”.
@Topsiderover
I wonder what color the back side is?
@tyler524 My backside is pretty white, if you must ask. That’s why they call it “where the Sun don’t shine.”
@tyler524 Kind of a dull white
How wide is each panel?
Okie doke. May finally replace the avengers comforter I currently use as a curtain in one of the rooms
/giphy burnt-fastest-lettuce
@tnhillbillygal hmm… according to the random giphy, you are getting a serving of unhappiness. Just like with an IRK! Bon Appetit!
Why is there a limit of 3?!
not really too related, but gives me an excuse to tell the void that i bought a thermal blackout panel to hang in a doorless doorway (wtf? is there a better name for this lol) of our living room that’s right next to the window a/c, in hopes of keeping the living room cooler. (on the other side of the curtain is the kitchen which has no cooling, or heating for that matter.)
we thought it would help a little, but holy shit, i’m talking world of difference. i honestly don’t even understand how a $10 piece of fabric from target makes this much difference. including the $7 tension rod, best $17 bucks i’ve spent in awhile. it was 100 degrees yesterday and i was on the couch unbothered, and even put a little blanket over me at night while watching tv. (flashback to the previous heatwave and the a/c had been set at 65 for three days and i was sitting on the couch covered in ice packs unable to do anything because i was so miserable. a/c’s internal thermostat revealed it was still 87 degrees in our living room.) i also notice the a/c doesn’t spit condensation everywhere either. the only thing that’s not great is the pattern on the one we got isn’t perfectly straight but it’s not too noticeable.
@jerk_nugget That’s a great idea!
@jerk_nugget Wow, great idea, thanks! I’ll have to get one of those.
@owenversteeg for the price, definitely worth checking out! not sure on its light blocking capabilities since it’s not in a window, but it sure helped with the heat. we did the drive up pickup too so i didn’t even have to hunt for it in the store which was nice.
Thanks to the header, this will now be in my head all day long:
What color is the side facing the window? I rent and it’s in my lease that any window treatments have to appear white from outside the building. I never realized how limiting it would be to find curtains online that indicate the color of the back.
@wendizzle This image on Amazon shows the backing as white.
@Kyeh Yay! Thanks!
@wendizzle No problem!
@Kyeh @wendizzle To be fair, I think they said similar to those at Amazon. Your backside may vary.
@stinks @wendizzle No, it says similar at Target. The Amazon one should be the same as the ones here.
@Kyeh @stinks THanks for the clarification!
@Kyeh @wendizzle Why doesn’t meh link to exact matches? I think I answered my question.
I stand corrected. My bust. Thanks. But if my backside doesn’t match the drapes… I’ve out-innuendo-ed myself and am going to bail on that statement.
@stinks @wendizzle Well, the Amazon listing I posted also says there’s only 1 in stock. Maybe they were afraid it would sell out before the end of this sale.
Who knows the ways of Meh … 
/giphy literate-grouchy-book
The 84" version was the perfect size for the huge window at the back of my wife’s tea & spice shop. The sun comes through in the morning and can really heat up the space. With these hung up it is noticeably cooler. They are nice and thick.
I definitely recommend these if they come up again.
Got two of the Navy Print version to put on a window. Just got around to opening my box (wasn’t planning to hang them right away) and they’re significantly different color shades. One is way darker than the other (more black than blue really) and they don’t match at all. Don’t know what the heck I’m going to do with them now.
Wouldn’t recommend buying these if they come up again. Weak quality control.
@kryndis Contact meh support to see if they have a replacement for your mismatched set.
https://meh.com/support
We got these and we have been happy with them. Now the wife wants more for another window in the same room. Does anyone have any idea where to get these in the real world?
Apparently the ones from Target and Amazon are not similar enough for her.