This is my second order for this particular cordless shade. It is perfect for us. We have had this one about three years in a very busy kids playroom, both kids with sensory needs. It looks nice, is easy to operate for the kids (truly cordless!), is a heavy good quality fabric and works easily. It has been drawn on, yanked, pulled and otherwise abused and stood up to everything very well that two active kids, their pets and their friends can muster until this morning when it finally gave out on one stick thing in the back, when I needed to order a new one! I think the old one can be fixed but I am better at ordering the new. UPDATE: Miraculously, I fixed the old one! There are NO strings, just thin plastic rods and well-devised sewing and material. I am going to keep the order for the new one to cover a second window.