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Fly strips work. They work even better after catching a few flies (I guess misery loves company!). They're cheap too.
The vinegar thing is for fruit flies or gnats - it doesn't really work on typical house flies.
Or... you could use a fly gun. ..... : D
Warning about those hanging fly traps. I used them and somehow the glue got aerosolized and spread to every surface of my apartment. I never no idea how this happened but everything I own was covered in brown sticky dots. It was a mother fucker to clean.
I've been using these for mossies for years, I know it's not the friendliest of routes but they are not exactly friends either.
If you want to catch then when they land you can slowly approach them with both hands like you're gonna clap. They will try to avoid one hand and fly to the other hand and you can catch it.
Fan works. Bubble maker like the one on weddings can discourage fly and mosquitoes.
I use rubber band like on a rubber band pistols to shoot them when they land.
Let the friendly lizard and spiders stay around the house. They will help you get rid of them.
I open a window and they fly to it. Then I shut them out.
A clear plastic cup and a paper card large enough to cover the opening.. Wait for the fly to land on a window, and approach slowly with the cup while distracting them with your other hand. When close, cover the fly by pressing the cup on the window and slip the card underneath the opening. It helps if the fly has tired itself out first. Works well for all manner of bugs.
Move your lightly cupped, relaxed hand behind the fly. Then suddenly accelerate and grab the fly that got startled into flying into your hand by the movement.