Buying Blinds and Shutters: The Benefits of Shopping Local

Here at Angel Blinds & Shutters, we’re proud to provide residents of the local area with quality products and an excellent standard of customer service.

As an established business operating in Gateshead and Newcastle upon Tyne with over 40 years of industry experience, we’re committed to providing our customers with the very best. We believe that, in a large part, this commitment is made possible through the fact that we operate on a face-to-face basis, rather than online. 

In light of this, we’d like to shine a light on some of the key benefits of buying your shutters and blinds locally, rather than shopping online.

1/ The chance to support local businesses

Supporting local businesses is an excellent reason to choose to spend your hard-earned cash at local enterprises. 

Independent businesses have been hit incredibly hard as a result of the pandemic and the current cost-of-living crisis. As a result, many businesses have struggled to stay afloat and our high streets are becoming quieter and quieter as retailers and hospitality spots are forced to close their doors for good. 

Increasingly, businesses are being forced to take their services and products to the online market in an attempt to generate more sales. However, we believe that shopping online is not always your best option. Certainly, in doing so, you miss out on the chance to support the small businesses operating in your locality.

2/ Check products out in-person 

A key benefit of shopping locally is that you can check out the products you’re looking to purchase in person. 

This gives you the unique opportunity to ensure that you’re purchasing high-quality products that are in line with your tastes and requirements. The chance to check out products on an in-person basis is something that is categorically impossible when you choose to shop online. 

Come along to Angel Blinds & Shutters and we can show you a vast variety of products as well as material swatches and samples, in order to ensure that you make the right choice for your home. 

3/ Benefit from better customer service 

Shopping in person at your local retailers will give you the opportunity to interact face-to-face with the people you are purchasing from. 

This gives you the opportunity to get to know the people behind the business, ask questions about their products and services and benefit from their insight and advice. All of these things are guaranteed to lead to a better overall buying experience for you as a customer. 

By shopping in-store with Angel Blinds & Shutters, you can speak directly to our specialists and get the very best guidance on which products would best suit your needs. Our sales team can show you around and chat with you about your requirements in order to ensure you make the right choice for your home.

4/ Purchase with confidence

Did you know that here at Angel Blinds & Shutters, we offer free measuring and fitting services? Yep, that’s right. By shopping local, you benefit from in-person services that allow you to purchase with confidence.

Have you ever measured your own window and sent away for blinds online, only to receive it in the post and realise it is actually the wrong size, or that you don’t have the skills required to assemble and fit it properly? You’re certainly not the only one. 

Shop locally, however, and you benefit from in-person services, such as our free measuring and fitting here at Angel Blinds and Shutters, which ought to put an end to your concerns over inaccurate measurements and faulty fitting. 

5/ Buy quality products

Local businesses may not always be able to compete with larger retailers and online retailers in terms of advertising power. However, you may well be likely to find more quality products at your local shops than you could online. 

Unlike larger stores and online retailers that have to stock many products, your smaller, local shops probably focus on quality over quantity. 

Here at Angel Blinds & Shutters, we supply only the highest quality window dressings, so you can be confident that your purchase is an investment for your home. Our 3 year guarantee also enables you to shop with confidence knowing that our blinds and shutters are made to last. 

Tap into the benefits of buying locally and arrange to visit us in-store today.