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Post by Lexica on Nov 5, 2017 4:56:23 GMT
Why would people have a fly swatter hanging in a very prominent place in their kitchens during photos taken to sell the home. These homes are staged nicely for the most part, but then in the kitchen, I see this disgusting old fly swatter. These are the old metal handle with the square plastic ends on them, so it isn't some other type of artwork that I am mistaking on these walls. And so many of them are hung by a regular nail smack in the middle of a wall, not even trying to hide it. Is the fly problem that much of an issue that they must have the swatter right there at the ready 24/7 instead of kept out of sight in a cupboard or pantry?
I am really bothered by fly swatters, and I have seen them in kitchen photos more and more lately. To me, that is akin to having mousetraps along the edges of the kitchen, that sticky fly stuff hanging from the ceiling, or maybe a can of Raid on the countertop. Don't draw attention to your bug issues people! And these are all regular neighborhood homes, not ranches or farms where you would expect there to be a lot of flies attracted to the animals.
Are you okay with a fly swatter hanging out in the open in the middle of a kitchen?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2017 5:01:31 GMT
Why would people have a fly swatter hanging in a very prominent place in their kitchens during photos taken to sell the home. These homes are staged nicely for the most part, but then in the kitchen, I see this disgusting old fly swatter. These are the old metal handle with the square plastic ends on them, so it isn't some other type of artwork that I am mistaking on these walls. And so many of them are hung by a regular nail smack in the middle of a wall, not even trying to hide it. Is the fly problem that much of an issue that they must have the swatter right there at the ready 24/7 instead of kept out of sight in a cupboard or pantry? I am really bothered by fly swatters, and I have seen them in kitchen photos more and more lately. To me, that is akin to having mousetraps along the edges of the kitchen, that sticky fly stuff hanging from the ceiling, or maybe a can of Raid on the countertop. Don't draw attention to your bug issues people! And these are all regular neighborhood homes, not ranches or farms where you would expect there to be a lot of flies attracted to the animals. Are you okay with a fly swatter hanging out in the open in the middle of a kitchen? As I recall you are looking to move to Oregon... I suspect it is simply a regional cultural difference. I know my son in Oregon leaves the windows open much more than I do. The weather is conducive to open windows/doors where I am is either too hot or too cold. They probably don't even think about it. |
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Post by papersilly on Nov 5, 2017 5:03:02 GMT
I have a fly swatter but it is not hung up anywhere where it can be seen. Some people probably have no problem hanging it up somewhere super handy but I prefer being a bit more discreet about it. Besides, I rarely need to use it so there is no reason to have it within reach all the time.
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Post by used2scrap on Nov 5, 2017 6:40:12 GMT
*sigh* in the summer months I have a fly swatter in the kitchen because the kids leave the bleeping back door open and flies are in daily! But I have a fancier "Venetian bronze" colored swatter that matches the fixtures, and it is hung down low near the floor on a hook, and my house is not for sale/show ready. Fly swatters are gross, but better than flies buzzing around, and they are cleaned off daily. Ugh!
In the off fly season they are hung out in the garage by the back door.
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Post by Lexica on Nov 5, 2017 6:49:55 GMT
*sigh* in the summer months I have a fly swatter in the kitchen because the kids leave the bleeping back door open and flies are in daily! But I have a fancier "Venetian bronze" colored swatter that matches the fixtures, and it is hung down low near the floor on a hook, and my house is not for sale/show ready. Fly swatters are gross, but better than flies buzzing around, and they are cleaned off daily. Ugh! In the off fly season they are hung out in the garage by the back door. I'm not against having a fly swatter, but like you, I would want it in an inconspicuous spot near the floor, not up where you would put a piece of art, and then totally hidden for sale photos. A fancy swatter? I've never seen one. Mine is the generic wire and plastic that looks like the one we had as kids. Nothing fancy about mine. And it lives under the kitchen sink hanging from the rod that I put under there for better organization. |
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Post by mymindseyedpea on Nov 5, 2017 7:07:44 GMT
Maybe they are fans of the movie A Christmas Story  I could see though how that wouldn't look good in presentation photos. |
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Post by gar on Nov 5, 2017 7:52:45 GMT
I'm not sure I would have noticed it to be honest.
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Post by AmeliaBloomer on Nov 5, 2017 8:30:39 GMT
Every time I need to swat, I wonder where the damn swatter is and remember that my father always - wisely - had one hanging in our kitchen in full sight. It wouldn't have occurred to him to remove it for a real estate photo.
In fact, my father died recently and we sold his house "as is," complete with leftover contents. Yup, new owners must've gotten the hanging fly swatter. LOL.
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Post by georgiapea on Nov 5, 2017 12:23:28 GMT
I live in the south so think of them as roach shatters. I like the knows that are frogs and lady bugs. There's one on the way of my utility room but not on my kitchen wall.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Nov 5, 2017 12:26:43 GMT
Pretty gross. I would think a realtor would recommend removing it for the photos.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2017 12:38:26 GMT
Mine is hanging on the bulletin board. Pretty gross now that I think of it.
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Post by momto4kiddos on Nov 5, 2017 12:38:40 GMT
I'm surprised that there is such a need for fly swatters, lol. I don't own one, although my Dad has a few at their house. We have screens, we rarely have a bug get in...at least not enough to own a fly swatter  |
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 5, 2017 12:50:35 GMT
It wouldn't bother me. When you need it, you need it handy. I wouldn't have noticed, and if I did, I'd have thought that sometimes flies get in the house. It's not like they asked you to lick it or anything.
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Post by maryannscraps on Nov 5, 2017 12:52:47 GMT
I'm surprised that there is such a need for fly swatters, lol. I don't own one, although my Dad has a few at their house. We have screens, we rarely have a bug get in...at least not enough to own a fly swatter We have them every year in Sept/Oct. They're just a fact of life around here. I keep my doors closed and we have screens, but somehow they infiltrate. Not just me, but all over town. I don't know what type they are, but along with yellowjackets in August, you just deal with them. |
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Post by Spongemom Scrappants on Nov 5, 2017 13:14:26 GMT
I'm surprised that there is such a need for fly swatters, lol. I don't own one, although my Dad has a few at their house. We have screens, we rarely have a bug get in...at least not enough to own a fly swatter I don't own a flyswatter. I can't get past the idea that all those bug guts and germs are being flung out all over everything when the swatter comes crashing down on the fly. I guess I'm lucky then that they aren't an issue in the house. We do have them come around on the deck and patio when grilling/eating out there, but just shoo them away. |
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Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2017 13:25:27 GMT
I'm surprised that there is such a need for fly swatters, lol. I don't own one, although my Dad has a few at their house. We have screens, we rarely have a bug get in...at least not enough to own a fly swatter We don't have a lot here in west Texas but when we lived in Ft worth, we had so many that we would have contests and whoever killed the most flies, won a trip to the diary queen . ( a moms trick to get the kids to kill the flies for her) |
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Post by Sarah*H on Nov 5, 2017 13:26:22 GMT
I'm trying to remember if I've ever seen a flyswatter for sale anywhere and I'm coming up blank!  I remember them from my youth in my great-grandma's old farmhouse and my family's old saltbox before it was remodeled and got central air. And yes, they were hung right on the wall with a nail. I guess if I saw them in a photo of a house for sale, it wouldn't bother me, just make me feel nostalgic. |
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Post by Belle on Nov 5, 2017 13:55:16 GMT
I do not own a fly swatter, don't need one as I have a cat who loves to hunt flies! We only ever have a fly in the house 3 or 4 times a year and then it is usually just a single fly. I can't think of a home I have ever been in that had a fly swatted hanging on the wall.
I do wonder about realtors that post crappy photos of homes that they are trying to sell. Along with fly swatters, an open toilet seat lid would be very high on my "do not photograph" list. Yuck!
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Post by rickmer on Nov 5, 2017 14:05:03 GMT
they are gross. i wouldn't want to see one in real estate photos either... but often the realtor is not there when the professional photographer comes for photos. my friend's DH does real estate photographer and sometimes he will make small suggestions, "hey can we take this dishtowel from hanging off the stove handle while i take my kitchen photo" and some people are receptive and some people are weird. once he moved a ratty area rug from the floor right in front of the sink in this beautifully renovated gorgeous designer kitchen. when the homeowner saw the photos, they demanded to know who moved the rug?  they picked their accent colours for the kitchen from that rug and it ties in the entire kitchen. he had to go back and re-shoot the kitchen with the rug. i know he treads lightly. |
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Post by Grom Pea on Nov 5, 2017 14:14:50 GMT
Sounds gross. I don't even own a fly swatter but when flies were bad we'd just use the vacuum on them. Since we got a security door they haven't been a problem, actually it's probably since we got ac. We used to leave the front door open and flies would buzz in but we got the security door and that kept them out and this summer we got ac and it's been completely fly free.
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Post by Belle on Nov 5, 2017 14:16:47 GMT
they are gross. i wouldn't want to see one in real estate photos either... but often the realtor is not there when the professional photographer comes for photos. my friend's DH does real estate photographer and sometimes he will make small suggestions, "hey can we take this dishtowel from hanging off the stove handle while i take my kitchen photo" and some people are receptive and some people are weird. once he moved a ratty area rug from the floor right in front of the sink in this beautifully renovated gorgeous designer kitchen. when the homeowner saw the photos, they demanded to know who moved the rug? they picked their accent colours for the kitchen from that rug and it ties in the entire kitchen. he had to go back and re-shoot the kitchen with the rug. i know he treads lightly. Really? Wow! |
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Post by freecharlie on Nov 5, 2017 14:22:03 GMT
I'm surprised that there is such a need for fly swatters, lol. I don't own one, although my Dad has a few at their house. We have screens, we rarely have a bug get in...at least not enough to own a fly swatter We have them every year in Sept/Oct. They're just a fact of life around here. I keep my doors closed and we have screens, but somehow they infiltrate. Not just me, but all over town. I don't know what type they are, but along with yellowjackets in August, you just deal with them. yup |
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Post by librarylady on Nov 5, 2017 14:30:08 GMT
Ours is laying atop the refrigerator....handy but out of sight.
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Post by femalebusiness on Nov 5, 2017 15:53:07 GMT
I have fly swatters in every room. My house is wide open most days, doors and windows. I can not handle a closed up house. I don't use the fly swatters very often as we don't get a lot of flies but when the neighbors don't pick up their dog poop in the backyard next door I can always tell. I don't hang them on the wall, they are usually out of sight. I also wash the flyswatters every time that I clean the room they are in.
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Post by revirdsuba99 on Nov 5, 2017 18:13:11 GMT
I do have one, but............ I bought it because it has a telescoping handle and can be used for multiple things, least of which flies! Certainly NOT hanging on the wall, ever!
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Post by crazy4scraps on Nov 5, 2017 18:33:54 GMT
We have a couple but none hanging prominently where the casual visitor would see them. I don’t know what was different about this last summer but we REALLY seemed to have a lot more flies compared to previous years. Gross! We actually had to buy a few for the lake cabin a year ago because the deer flies were so awful and I could never lay my hands on a swatter when I needed one and it drove me nuts.
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Post by StephDRebel on Nov 5, 2017 18:40:37 GMT
I'm thinking regional. I wouldn't think twice. Mine is hanging in the pantry and I have one hanging on the front porch.
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Post by auntkelly on Nov 5, 2017 18:45:13 GMT
I would think a professional photographer would notice the flyswatter and move it. However, if I was in the market for a new home, a fly swatter would not deter me from looking at a house.
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Post by KelleeM on Nov 5, 2017 18:54:23 GMT
Ours is laying atop the refrigerator....handy but out of sight. That’s exactly where ours is. I never use it but I guess dh feels that we need one. |
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Post by Lexica on Nov 5, 2017 19:10:09 GMT
I think I would like a fly swatter with a telescoping handle. As long as it locked in tightly when opened, that is. I don't leave doors and windows opened without the screens on them, but I do occasionally get a fly in the house. But I rarely have to swat them since I have 4 cats. My cats love to chase flies and I think they are a bit disappointed when the fly actually dies. They will push the bug body around with their paw trying to get it to play again until I see it and grab it with a tissue. And the new cat eats them. I wondered if that was something he did for survival while living on the street before I found him. Or I should say, before he found me and began following me from my car to the front door and doing his best to be adorable. It worked.
And since I brought up flies, I will go ahead and throw this disgusting image into your mind. My sister lives on a ranch with horses, ducks, peacocks, and lots of dogs. On her upstairs balcony that is right off the kitchen is where they put their BBQ. There is also a table out there for outdoor dining, although they rarely ate outside. Since there are so many flying bugs outside of her house, she purchased one of those electric bug zappers. I must admit, it was a bit entertaining to hear the noise made as a bug flew toward the bright light in that thing. You could sit in their dining room inside and hear the zap, zap, zap and be grateful that you were eating inside.
The problem with it was that she hung it up about two feet from the BBQ. I didn't think anything of that until I read an article about how far the bug guts travel after hitting one of those things. The insects are electrocuted and turn into a fine mist that contains miniscule insect parts, as well as some surviving bacteria and viruses. This mist can be spread up to 7 feet from the device and you can't see it. This contaminates the air surrounding the zapper with potentially dangerous organisms commonly carried by flies. And can you now picture that food cooking on the grill only a few feet away and well within the mist zone? I would rather be using a fly swatter!
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I could see though how that wouldn't look good in presentation photos.
they picked their accent colours for the kitchen from that rug and it ties in the entire kitchen. he had to go back and re-shoot the kitchen with the rug. i know he treads lightly. 
