This Clever "Outdoor Fan" Promises a Fly-Free Memorial Day Barbeque (and You Can Get Two for $14!)
It's a bird, it's a plane, it's .... summer's hottest accessory? Your parties will never be the same again (in a good way!)


Picture this: You're at a summer barbeque. It's a stunning 78 degrees and breezy — the ideal temperature — and you're about to chow down on a hamburger and some potato salad (my favorite cookout combination). Except, as you lean in to take a bite, something small, quick, and incredibly annoying interrupts your sandwich-induced stupor: a fly.
It doesn't matter if your patio is decorated with essentials from all of the best home decor brands — summer bugs (and particularly flies) come for us all. They interrupt the best meals and terrorize the best bonfires. They crash every party and dive bomb s'more sessions. I'd do anything to get rid of them entirely, but I suppose that would have lasting ecological consequences I'm not prepared to answer for.
So the next best thing? I may have just tracked it down.
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This nifty and affordable little fan creates a battery-powered 'no-fly' zone around your patio by repelling flies with a subtle breeze — no chemicals or aerosols involved. They're quiet, soft to the touch, and affordable enough to buy in bulk for a summer of bug-free barbeques and cocktail hours.
Could this be the perfect sustainable solution? I know I'm already adding a few to my cart ahead of Memorial Day Weekend!
Goodbye, flies
Price: $13.99 for 2
Was: $34
Not only is this set of fans on sale for half-off ($14 for two? A steal!), but each fan has a four-hour shutoff timer so you can party hardy without checking all your fly traps before bed.
3 outdoor table fans
Price: $69
This chic little table fan might not be as practical as the fly fans, but it is a lot more stylish (as well as rechargeable).
3 stylish citronella candles
Price: From $48
I was immediately taken by the smooth and soft look of these terracotta citronella candles with notes of lemon, eucalyptus, and cucumber. If you don't want to use a fan to keep flies away, these tried and true candles should do the trick.
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Brigid Kennedy is a freelance writer and former style editor for Livingetc.com, where she scoured the internet for the best and most stylish deals on home decor and more. She also served as the website's in-house sofa expert, completely revamping and reworking Livingetc's expansive sofa buying guide by interviewing a total of 17 interior designers and sofa experts at top brands like Article and Benchmade Modern; sitting on upwards of 50 sofas across both Pittsburgh and New York City; extensively polling her friends and family for their own sofa-buying anecdotes and product recommendations; and traveling to Dallas, Texas, to tour the floor of a couch factory. In total, she estimates she has spent 40+ hours (and counting!) reading, writing, and talking about couches with accredited sofa connoisseurs o then pass that knowledge on to you. She describes her personal design style as colorful and clean, and in her free time enjoys reading, watching movies, and curating impossibly niche playlists on Spotify. She recently relocated from Manhattan to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, where she's decorating and DIYing a new home downtown.
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