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Thirty-seven years of things we learned the hard way.

Not marketing. The arguments we actually have with people about naming a business, buying equipment, and why the cheapest version of something usually costs the most.

Made in the USA

We had equipment made overseas once, for the price. The container went over the side of the ship, the insurance never paid, and forty thousand dollars went to the bottom of the ocean. Here is why everything has been built in New York ever since.

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Choosing a business name

We spent two years asking customers what they would remember before we settled on DirtyBlinds.com. The answer had nothing to do with what sounded professional, and everything to do with what somebody types three years later when their blinds are filthy.

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One size fits all

Different blinds need different chemistry, different timing and completely different drying. Anybody selling you a single machine as the whole answer is telling you about their inventory, not about your business.

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