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Woman & Home
Lifestyle
Emily Smith

I tried the viral fly deterrent coffee burning hack - and I was certainly left surprised by the outcome

Composite of bowl of coffee grounds being burnt and a household fly on a blind in home.

If your home is anything like mine, you will have been inundated with flies, big and small, this summer. And with the heatwave forcing me to keep windows and doors open, the problem is worse than ever.

It's no secret that trying to get rid of flies in your home is a never-ending issue, and one that becomes particularly difficult the second summer starts. Knowing this, I've been making sure my bins smell good and keeping up with my daily cleaning habits to help make them feel as unwelcome as possible. However, despite this, they still find my home all too welcoming, it seems.

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