October Is Window Covering Safety Month

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ORANGE, CALIFORNIA (Friday, September 17, 2004) - In response to a recent study, citing a substantial number of window treatment cord-related incidents involving children under the age of two, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has designated October as "Window Covering Safety Month."

In recognition of "Window Covering Safety Month,"Budget Blinds, the largest and fastest-growing window covering franchise in the United States , offers the following tips to help homeowners make their window treatment areas safer for children, pets and themselves:

Place cribs and other low-standing furniture (beds, bookshelves, toy boxes, chairs, etc.) as far away from windows as possible
Try to keep all cords out of reach from small children and pets
Equip existing window blind cords with safety tassels or consider using cordless window coverings, which are widely available and cost-efficient
Install retractable cords that remain at a constant length when the shade is not being operated, making it less accessible to children and pets
Motorize your window coverings to eliminate choking and entanglement hazards from cords
Secure all pull cords out of reach by using either a cleat or permanent tie-down device
Install window guards, as screens are meant to keep insects out but may not be strong enough to stop a child or pet from falling out a window
"Our goal is to provide safe and high quality service and products to our customers," said Chad Hallock, CEO of Budget Blinds. "Budget Blinds applauds the efforts of organizations such as the CSPC and all others that work to protect consumers from potentially dangerous products and situations."

About Budget Blinds

Based in Orange , Calif. , Budget Blinds, Inc. was founded in 1992 and boasts more than 750 franchise territories serving nearly 2,000 cities in 47 states. As consumer demand for its quality, convenient services continue to grow, Budget Blinds is on its way to dominating the $5.3 billion window covering market. The company proudly serves homeowners and businesses, offering complimentary in-home estimates and consultations, professional measuring and installation, and a wide variety of quality window treatments to choose from, including products from leading window covering manufacturers such as Norman Shutters, Kathy Ireland Home by Alta, and Hunter Douglas, as well as its own private label line of window treatments, Signature and Select Series.

In the past four years, Budget Blinds has more than doubled its size in terms of number of franchisees and franchisee sales, and Entrepreneur Magazine has ranked Budget Blinds No.1 in its category every year since 1994.

About the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission

The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from more than 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children.

This news release contains forward-looking statements about, among other items, the sales, revenues, products, consumer acceptance, growth rates and franchising potential of Budget Blinds, Inc. The statements reflect management's current expectations regarding future events. Statements about Budget Blinds' past performance are not necessarily indicative of its future results. Budget Blinds, Inc. undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as the result of new information, future events or otherwise. This information is not offered or disclosed in connection with an offer to sell or the solicitation of any offer to buy any franchise.