Sometimes I have to wonder what real-estate agents are thinking when they take certain photos of a house they’re trying to sell. Especially in this less-than-desirable real estate market at the moment, you’d think they would want to try a little harder than usual to capture a potential buyer’s imagination.
Instead, this agent decided to take an unflattering shot up the house’s nose. And then he tried to impress us further by giving us close-ups of the toilets in all three of its bathrooms.
I guess I can’t blame him. How can you not love a house where the toilets are given pretty little outfits to wear? That’s right. They’re all dressed up and working hard to sell this house.
Take a look!
No picture of the sink or top of the window or anything. Just the toilet and its coordinated outfit. Is that a TP cover on the windowsill to go with it?
Have you ever seen such a modern toilet with doilies on it?
And finally, this bathroom even has a satin hand towel to match the shiny pink toilet covers!
Clearly, this agent was impressed with the fancy toilets and is hoping that you will be, too. What do you think? Is it working?
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Omg. I think my retinas have burns on them! What WAS that???
O.M.G. those frocks are hideous. don’t care for the second bathroom at all.
but i think the exterior is fabulous!
O.M.G. -I read real estate ads a lot myself and I find that 1/2 the agents have no clue what to photograph -so they photograph the furniture. It’s like they’re taking pictures for selling furniture on Craigslist! This one takes the cake though………just…..WOW
Hi Julia,
Not working with me! That would be the first thing I got rid of in all three pictures.
You have me checking my toilets…I have a solid color cover that matches the rug in one bath, one naked one, and a black one with a leopard rug in the other.
Diane
Hey, at least the covers are down! Honestly, sometimes there are sellers who insist on pictures of what they consider “special features”. We have a seller right now who insists the reason the house is not selling is because there are no pictures of the ceiling fans in MLS. What are you going to do? Yep, put pictures of the ceiling fans in MLS to appease them, lol!
Janet
Hey Julia, while I’m not impressed, you just made my day! Too FUNNY!
Um. In a word. NO.
But some little crafty grandma was workin’ her fingers to the bone to pretty up her John’s for the photo shooT!
What?!What?!WHat?! OMG. It’s like the potty prom.I am laughing so hard I can barely type. Who does that except my Grandma from the 1970’s??? THough my fave is the fact they probaby think no one will notice the GREEN toilet against that PINK marble with all of that stuff on there. Jen R
Oh, my, mercy. I don’t know which is worse … the homeowner with the “potty prom” (love that line, Jen R.!!), or the real estate agent who invited the wallflowers to the dance!
At least the “party dresses” can be easily removed … as opposed to all that pink marble and the ubiquitous oak wood!
I am an online house browser as well and I find that it’s such a shame that most real estate agents have no clue how to take a decent photo. Crazy considering that most home buyers do their preliminary shopping online these days. Not everyone can be as multi-faceted and talented as we are Julia!
Oh, no!!! And who has ever seen a black commode? And the pink toilet cover – oh my.
Wow – these are really bad! Whenever I see a really amatuer picture on a real estate listing, I look to see whether it is with one of those 1/2 % commission places where you are just paying for the MLS entry, and you do everything else yourself (including photos). 4 times out of 5 this is the case.
LOL!! Someone actually made those by hand (I’m guessing). If not, where the heck to you buy something like that? Is that a toilet paper roll cover on the window ledge in the first pic? Maybe a candle wrap? Please tell me it’s not to cover your extra roll of TP? So funny!!!
-Amy
Wow! That’s one of the worst- and funniest things I’ve seen in a very long time.
Where can i get those….just kidding! OMG that’s hall of fame material.
Holy Cow – there are no words left to describe this….
LOL and I am an agent! Good heavens the only thing missing is the matching dog outfit.
Oh. My.Gosh.
The pink waffle weave one is killing me. What the heck? Can you imagine how gross and dirty those would get. Ew.
Nooo!! I’ve always heard in order to sell the house everything needs to be cleaned and PUT away. So the seller could visualize their own items in the house. Plus this seems like they are covering something up – perhaps a stain or crack?
Too funny! I’m speechless
HOLY COW!!! I can’t believe this hideousness!! And Real Estate agents that take pix like this…really need a VACATION!!!…or a NEW CAREER!! (Not as a photographer, either) LOL!!!
Thinking ridiculous in Michigan,
Jan
potty prom!
Ahhhhhhh that’s scary! LOL So strange. Those modern toilets are ugly anyway.
Okay… I have issues with toilet seat covers anyway and this is so much worse I can’t even believe it. Do you think it’s a joke? I hope so… yikes!
rue
I think I’d be anxious to buy that hosue so I could go in and rip those things off and BURN them. Actually the first one was kind of cute…and I realize the second had to hide the poor color-choiced second one…can you spray paint a toilet?
No thank you. I have too many men in my home. Besides they are hideous.
Oh my good golly…enough said!
Really Big Smiles ~ Ramona
OMG! These people need Jesus……decorating ,tasteful Jesus. I am rolling on the floor laughing. This whole house is a little off. Example: Why do they have a kitchen faucet in the bathroom.
My first thought is this ‘the real estate agent must be male, who else would take pictures of toilets and think its good!’. I’ve seen listing pics of bathrooms with the toilet lid up! Again, only a male would overlook a detail like that. But back to the fancy outfits. Um, a little outdated for my taste and it would have been nice to see more of the bathroom. But that’s just me.
This is soo weird , I can see that maybe in the 1930s or the 1940s, but give me a break, does the realestate person really think that this is going to help sell the house, I don’t think so. We just got 3 brand new ToTo toilets and I love them, and I have nothing on them, I can still remember those knitted toilet paper covers with the doll body on top.Your right JLB why do they have a kitchen faucet in the bathroom, maybe the bathroom faucet is in the kitchen, ha ha.
People still do that ?
I have never, ever seen anything like this! The frock in the second picture is clealy meant to distract you from the hideousness that is the flooring and shower surround. Oh. My.
Someone has worked very hard to dress up those potties. LOL
Between laughing so hard and my dyslexia — I read Jen R’s comment as potty porn. Either way — very descriptive.
~snort~ and ~double snort~ HAHAHAHAHHAHAHHA! Boy toilet seats sure do bring out the commenters!
Those are some “special” seat covers. Wayyyy to “special” for me.
From the little I know about “staging” these items are distracting to buyers. If I took the time to look at the actual room, they are all clean and in decent repair. The second one even has a newer vanity and fixtures. But I’d never notice them with all the fluff!
A bit much for me, just the plain ole standbys sell themselves, as long as they are new or clean! I emailed you a few days ago, don’t know if you got it or not, but I was wondering how I go about finding out just what kind of house our old place is? I’m calling it a bungalow but sure would love to know for sure. Do you know of any links that might help? Thanks!
i know the minute my little girl saw that last one she’d say something like “look, a girls bathroom!”
Haha! And have you seen THIS hilarious site?
Ya think this agent may have a fetish ???
Lots of ugly in those rooms………..
Thanks for the laugh Julia
Kathy
I actually appreciate those photos because it lets me know EXACTLY what the rest of the house looks like… and I’m not going over to check it out!
“Potty Prom.” HA!
Satin? Wet hands? Or do we not wash our hands? And are those covers washable? ‘Cause they don’t look it. And I can’t even think about that.
I think I need to go take a shower now…
Time for a new agent!
That is HILARIOUS! I mean really, freaking funny!!!
I wonder, too, (ALOT) what realtors are thinking with the pics they take…and 9 out of 10 times it is a MAN, when I am thinking these things…they just have no clue, even when it is their JOB to have a clue…fire him, I say, lol
Bella
Oh I just read in the comments that there is a kitchen faucet in one of the bathrooms, I totally missed that..maybe they wash their hair in that sink…lol
T-A-C-K-Y !!!!
So When is the potty prom. I know I have some cousins and aunts downsouth who surely have some of those TP covers with the doll bodies on top. We could have us a good ol time if we invited this house and it’s attired toilets.
What to say, what to say?
I considered this comment:
Yeah, Julia, I saw this house on the first season of Pimp my Potty.
Or, this comment:
Sorry to disappoint, guys, but the listing says that the commode cozies do NOT convey.
Or:
You know Grandma needs cataract surgery when she starts using the potty frocks as placemats. C’mon, who could resist a plate of pork chops and mashed potatoes a top that first orange creation?
Julia, you rock.
Once again, probably male. Not that I’m sexist or anything! I just think some males don’t have comment sense. For instance my thermostat…placed right in the center of the wall. I can’t place a picture there or anything. Every time I pass this undecorated wall I cringe. Anyway I’m off the subject. I couldn’t possibly imagine why you would take pictures of a decorated toilet.
Yuck! It’s bad enough that one of the toilets is black but then to add those covers on top of it! I wonder what the potential buyers reactions are when they walk in there. I would find it hard not to laugh!
Had to go puke for a minute there. There is actually a popular shopping magazine “sampler” that I see is still offering these in a wonderful pink ruffled version. Are there people really buying these things in 2008. OOps it’s coming up again.
this is what I call a Decorating Travesty.It gave me a good choke…I mean, laugh, though. Have a great week and I can’t wait to check in when I get back from vacation and catch up on your fabulous posts!
OH MY!!! The sad thing is that those little toilet cozies were NEVER in style…even back in the 50’s when they were originally purchased! lol Someone needs to call HGTV’s “Designed to Sell” or “Get it Sold”! LOL
~melody~
WOW!!! I am both shocked and appalled!!! I cant even believe someone would sell a house with those, much less let their agent use those photos!!!!! People never cease to amaze me!
OK…….now that we have gotten up off the floor from laughing, holding our sides….ahummmm – where do you still find things like that – is there a website or something?
Actually we think that the agent has a small business – or perhaps his or her sister/aunt/mother-in-law has the business and wants to make some sales on the side….ok, ok – we’re really reaching for that, we know. Well, there’s nothing nice to say except that it was very funny….
I am speechless… all I can say is OH MY!
Karla & Karrie–I spend way too much time MLS surfing. I have to say I love coming across things like this. It just makes my day. -Julia
Bee-yoo-tee-ful!! I just wish there was carpet on the bathroom floors…!!!
Fire the realtor…quick!!
They let Barbie loose in that one bathroom. I find that laughable, and I think it is hurting their listing.
I am one who actually feels sorry for these folks. They put love into this place and now so many people are giggling at ‘em.I know, I know, I am a sap. Do I like it? Heck no but gee. The issue here is not the bathroom frou frou but wht so many realtors (especially in THIS awful market) take such truly bad photos and post them.
I see SO many that showcase a bedspread or a painting or a chair when they should be showing off the room. Maybe I shoudl start my own business…Realty Reality Photos. Don’t show the wires behind furniture, the kids toys or the pantyhose hanging in the shower. Oh yeah, I have seen that online.
Hmm….maybe I could get that business going…*grin*
Just remember, folks, a lot of buyers also have very bad taste so this agent may know his market. These houses and their toilets are not selling to people who spend time reading beautiful blogs like Julia’s.
I’ll just die if I begin seeing these toilet covers at upcoming craft shows. Surely not!! KV
Wait a minute, while I…… grurgle, blekkkk…barf…good thing we are near to po-po so I can wrech in it while I look at those… covers????
why would you want that on a toilet?
I’m just going to get urine on it.
On this one I did more than write LOL..I literally laughed out loud!
But then, you know…there might be someone out there that would say…
“Oh..how cute! THAT is the house for me!!!” and ask…”will they be willing to leave that toilet seat cover?” So..you know…
that last toliet seat cover was too much for me. i about died from laughing. thanks
The first 2 were baffling, the last (the pink) was HYSTERICAL!!!
I’m right in there with those rolling around the floor, tears streaming, laughing so hard my sides hurt. And all these things are made…on purpose!
Of course they’re now my favorite POOR decorating ideas shot. Thank you.
Hysterical! I needed a good laugh today!
Laugh of the day! Your comments at the beginning got me going, then when I saw the toilets ..hehehe haw haw haw…there I go again! My mum used to crotchet those things, now she’s passed on and I have a pile of them lurking in the back of my linen cupboard. can’t throw them out, can’t use em, and who’d want to buy them?
that is HIDEOUS!!!!!!