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Post by puffy on Jul 13, 2019 9:36:33 GMT -5
My son ordered me a box of 50 Bic lighters..43 dollars..Not really a lot of saving.They're a buck apiece in the stores..I'm set on lighters for a while though.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 13, 2019 10:48:39 GMT -5
It sounds like you are set for a long time.
I bought several some years back really cheap online, I think it was Ebay. Thanks to my son, they were all gone in a couple months.... I guess he thought he was the Johnny Appleseed of planting lighters on others.
After that I went to Zippo.... still always have a disposable butane lighter on hand, redundancy is good.
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Post by chasingembers on Jul 13, 2019 11:18:07 GMT -5
Sounds like he got them from Amazon, those are around $1.16 each. Around here they are $2.89 bought separately so I've bought that same 50 box once a year for the past 3 years.
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Post by Darin on Jul 13, 2019 14:01:19 GMT -5
After that I went to Zippo.... still always have a disposable butane lighter on hand, redundancy is good.
I wish I'd tried the Zippo with pipe insert sooner … also keep a few Bic's and tons of matches on hand still.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 14:32:29 GMT -5
Bic is missing market share by not producing a side firing lighter.
In the past, a member here said he always chose a Pink Bic so it wouldn't be stolen at his cigarette smokers majority workplace.
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Post by Legend Lover on Jul 13, 2019 15:50:48 GMT -5
That's not a bad deal though.
One of my best disposable lighters is a djeep lighter. Never had an issue with it.
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Post by simnettpratt on Jul 13, 2019 16:26:35 GMT -5
I have a fancy custom Zippo my brother-in-law made me, but I've never been able to get it working properly. No matter how much I fill it, it runs out of juice the same day. I do coat the insert with Vaseline, too. It has the pipe insert now. It's even Zippo's Armor model.   |
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 16:34:00 GMT -5
Carried a Zippo for 45 years but, no matter what sort of fancy contraption ya put on it I tend to burn the rim, changed to Bic's several years ago and never had a problem. As far as someone stealing mine, aint gona happen, put it back in my pocket when done. Besides where am I gona go other then home to smoke a pipe? So that eliminates theft right there and I don't keep company with thieves.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 13, 2019 16:34:00 GMT -5
I have a fancy custom Zippo my brother-in-law made me, but I've never been able to get it working properly. No matter how much I fill it, it runs out of juice the same day. I do coat the insert with Vaseline, too. It has the pipe insert now. It's even Zippo's Armor model. Send it to the Zippo Repair Clinic. Include your email and they'll notify you of arrival and return. The service is free. |
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Post by simnettpratt on Jul 13, 2019 16:41:22 GMT -5
That's a great idea; the pipe insert was free, too.
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Post by sperrytops on Jul 13, 2019 20:22:44 GMT -5
Bic is missing market share by not producing a side firing lighter. In the past, a member here said he always chose a Pink Bic so it wouldn't be stolen at his cigarette smokers majority workplace. Ain't that the truth. I think most of us use Bic at one time or another. |
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jul 16, 2019 23:33:00 GMT -5
I have a fancy custom Zippo my brother-in-law made me, but I've never been able to get it working properly. No matter how much I fill it, it runs out of juice the same day. I do coat the insert with Vaseline, too. It has the pipe insert now. It's even Zippo's Armor model.
Mail it back to Zippo, in Bradford.
Even under the best of circumstances, a Zippo runs out after two or three days, but it should definitely last more than one day.
They can fix the hinges to get a better seal and mail it back to you. (free!)
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Post by smellthehatfirst on Jul 16, 2019 23:34:25 GMT -5
Disposable lighters are way the hell better than inexpensive refillables.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 17, 2019 0:00:12 GMT -5
That's not a bad deal though. One of my best disposable lighters is a djeep lighter. Never had an issue with it. Another big fan of the Djeep,it has a thumb friendlier flame for the pipe smoker....the best disposable lighter in that regard, in my opinion. |
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 17, 2019 0:47:53 GMT -5
The artwork on the bic lighters in the 7-11s is getting really trippy.
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Post by bigwoolie on Jul 17, 2019 7:26:09 GMT -5
I buy several bic's at a time. I keep lighters in my daily go-bag, my tobacco bag, my truck and my pocket. I do have a Zippo with a pipe insert, but it always seems to be out of fuel when I need it. Too many years in the bush and the back country, if I dont have a flashlight, a knife, a firearm and dependable lighter on hand, I start getting antsy. Im a lot of fun at parties (not).
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Post by Mac on Jul 17, 2019 8:22:46 GMT -5
I take a BIC and matches on the airplane, (er, not to smoke therein, but for my destination.) but otherwise, good refillables are my choice.
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Post by unknownpipesmoker on Jul 17, 2019 11:33:21 GMT -5
Can't beat the reliability of a bic.
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Post by trailboss on Jul 17, 2019 15:11:32 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Jul 17, 2019 15:14:55 GMT -5
Yes and isn't it ironic they (and disposable razors) came to market as the concept of green recycling was beginning. |
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Post by pepesdad1 on Jul 17, 2019 15:17:23 GMT -5
Love my bics too...I have the Zippo both regular and pipe model and a Beattie Jet lighter that I got from Sante. I use the Beattie alot but I use the bics even more so.
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Post by Goldbrick on Jul 21, 2019 9:22:38 GMT -5
there's always a bic close at hand around here...the wheels on my two Zippos are worn down, and need a trip back to the factory, but the bics do their job so well ,I never think to send them in.
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