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  "id": "leather-fly-swatter",
  "sku": "leather-fly-swatter",
  "title": "Leather Fly Swatter",
  "slug": "leather-fly-swatter",
  "price": 29,
  "currency": "EUR",
  "availability": "in_stock",
  "category": "magnetic-screens",
  "category_label": "Magnetic Screens",
  "tags": [
    "fly-swatter",
    "insect-control",
    "pest-control",
    "household"
  ],
  "colors": [
    "Black"
  ],
  "materials": [
    "Black PU leather head, metal handle"
  ],
  "dimensions": {
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    "height": null,
    "unit": "cm"
  },
  "weight": null,
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  "description_short": "Hand-made swatter with a riveted PU leather head on a 43 cm metal handle, weighted so the swing does the work and wipes clean with a damp cloth.",
  "description": "The problem with plastic swatters\n\nThey all fail in the same place. There is a thin moulded neck where the paddle meets the handle,\nit flexes every time you swing, and after a summer of that it whitens, cracks and snaps.\n\nThe paddle usually goes first in a different way: the plastic goes brittle in sunlight, the edge\nsplits, and what is left flaps instead of striking. Either way you buy another one next year.\n\nWhat is different here\n\nThe head is thick PU leather and it is riveted at the junction with the handle. That is a\nmechanical fixing through the material rather than a moulded joint, so the one point that fails on\na cheap swatter is the one point built to take the load here.\n\nThe handle is metal, 43 cm of it. Metal does not flex and fatigue the way a plastic stem does, and\nthe length keeps your hand a sensible distance from whatever the fly has landed on.\n\nIt is hand made, which is part of why it costs more than a supermarket swatter and part of why it\noutlives several of them.\n\nWhy weight helps\n\nA swatter that weighs almost nothing has to be swung hard, because all the speed has to come from\nyour arm. That is tiring and it is why you miss.\n\nThis one has some mass to it, so the swing carries itself. You move it firmly rather than\nviolently and the momentum does the work at the other end. The practical effect is that you\nconnect more often and you can keep going without your arm complaining. The long handle adds tip\nspeed on top of that, because the end of a longer lever moves faster for the same effort.\n\nKeeping it clean\n\nA damp cloth or a paper towel, and it's done. A solid head has nothing to trap anything in, which\nis the quiet advantage over a mesh paddle: mesh swings faster because air goes through it, but\nwhatever you hit ends up in the holes.\n\nWipe it rather than soaking it. There's no reason to put a leather head under a running tap.\n\nWhere it earns its keep\n\nKitchens and patios, obviously. Beyond that it is stables, barbecues and caravans, anywhere with a\nlot of flies and no interest in spraying chemicals around. The reach of the 43 cm handle is what\nmakes it work around animals and food.\n\nFor mosquitoes at night, this is the wrong tool. Mosquitoes are easier taken in the air than on a\nsurface, and the electric racket is built for exactly that. The two are not really competitors.",
  "llm_summary": "Leather Fly Swatter, a hand-made heavy duty flyswatter with a thick black PU leather head riveted at the junction with a 43 cm metal handle. The riveted construction addresses the point where cheap plastic swatters crack and twist. The added weight carries the swing so repeated swatting is less tiring, and the long handle keeps a comfortable distance from surfaces and food. Washable and easy to clean with a damp cloth or paper towel. Suits kitchens, patios, stables and caravans. NOTE the material is PU leather as stated in the product specification.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14-day right of withdrawal under EU consumer law",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "Magnetic Screens",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-08-04",
  "compare_at_price": 39
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