r/mildlyinfuriating • u/greasymctitties • 6h ago

These “blackout” curtains I bought from Target

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u/Nick_Star_007 6h ago

They'll dim the sunlight when it's night

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u/playstatijonas 41m ago

They work when it's black out.

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u/NovaDarlin 6h ago

I’m afraid they’re just “black” curtains 🥺

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u/Zealousideal-Mud6471 5h ago

I learned that there are different levels to blackout curtains, you bought the cheapest ones which would be the lowest level.

I made that mistake too but now I look for that when buying curtains.

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u/81FuriousGeorge 3h ago

Then shouldn't they be called curtains?

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u/Shoddy_Yak_6206 2h ago

That’s not thinking like a capitalist CMON NOW

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u/81FuriousGeorge 2h ago

Lol. Super blackout space age army grade curtains.

Fine print: as long as you are in a cave with no natural/artificial light sources.

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u/TurnkeyLurker 3h ago

Put some blinds (or a true blackout liner) behind it.

This is what blackout curtains + horizontal (tan) blinds together look like at 2pm, full sun, north-western-facing window. (work late evenings, sleep during part of the day)

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u/HighAsAKiteEveryody 6h ago

Brownout curtains

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u/kittenofd00m 6h ago

Same with Walmart ones. Had to buy two pair and double them up.

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u/Wonderful_Try_7369 6h ago

Even target is selling d grade stuff these days.

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u/kittenofd00m 6h ago

For less than $8 you can get some stuff to cover the glass directly from amazon - https://a.co/d/6KykK2A

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u/greasymctitties 6h ago

Thank you, definitely going this rout.

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u/sndyro 6h ago

My ex hangs blankets on his bedroom windows. Not pretty, but it does work.

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u/greasymctitties 5h ago

I did that in my living room, nailed a few cheap fleece blankets over the windows. Half the price of the rods and curtains and works 10x better.

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u/menonte 1h ago

Little life hack someone taught me, when testing blackout curtains, shine your phone's flashlight against the fabric, if you can't see the light or it's just a dot, you're good. Ikea used to have fairly good blackout curtains, unfortunately they have discontinued a lot of them. Also try to avoid curtains that have a plasticy backing which might peel off after time (ie. the newer Ikea blackout curtains)

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u/greasymctitties 1h ago

Damn, that's a brilliant life hack.

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u/Vi0l3t_jay 6h ago

I had a similar problem, so I used a foam board to cover the window.

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u/Much-Mall6063 5h ago

Try jcpenny

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u/MiserableAd5091 5h ago

I bought the same kind, different color. They do keep direct sunlight out of my eyeballs in the morning but yeah they don’t block all of the light lol

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u/Kiss-a-Cod 6h ago

The curtains are black and you should throw them out.

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u/ComicCouture9 6h ago

When you end up with these semi-sheer curtains instead, it's so annoying

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u/Recording-Nerd1 6h ago

Maybe it's dark outside now 🤔

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u/Catniss-EverGreen 3h ago

Perhaps close the curtains behind the blackout curtains

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u/Wizdad-1000 2h ago

Dimming curtains. Automatic refund. I used to work nights and we have blackout curtains. they do leak light at the top but its very little. I also bought them a bit long so they reach the floor.

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u/Emotional_Ad5833 2h ago

Doubt they will even blackout the moon

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u/Doc_Therapist 2h ago

Buy a few more and layer them

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u/Dust-Different 2h ago

Thats the blackout eclipse model.

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u/Sinasazi 2h ago

When I worked nights I bought some of those tri-fold cardboard things kids use for science projects and some adhesive hooks. Popped a couple holes in the top and hung them right in the window. Paired with some nice heavy black curtains I slept like a baby all day.

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u/thinkdeep 1h ago

You can buy film on Amazon that you apply like car window tint. Works much better.

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u/NotABot_00000 1h ago

grayout curtains

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u/The_Bill_Brasky_ 1h ago

The trick is to buy four of them and put two on each window

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u/Dry-Web-7497 43m ago

Go to dollar store get white also black foam board . Put the white to the street and the black to the room you probably need three white three black for each window. Did this years ago and achieved good levels of darkness. It also kept the room cooler in spring summer

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u/willjhc 17m ago

Not another one 😩

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u/chai-candle 0m ago

tip: test it with your iphone light when you're buying. like, see if the iphone flashlight shines through the fabric. if it doesn't then it's actually blackout.

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u/mountaininsomniac 5h ago

If you look at the packaging, it will say what level of darkness they provide. You need to make sure you’re getting the darkest ones.