Well, this wasn't a good weekend for my cigar accessories.
First, my Xikar, which has been sticking quite a bit lately finally indicated why, when half the tension spring fell out. I was heading to JRs anyway and they said "bummer, send it back as we don't have any in stock".
Then, I lost my second Prometheus lighter. I had one a couple years ago and it stopped sparking after about a year (the ignition wire broke internally). I never sent it back, as I didn't have the receipt. So, my wife bought me another prometheus a few months back and all the sudden it will not shut off and just drains all the fluid out. Now that I have 2 $50+ lighters that are unusable, I might as well send them back for repair. It will cost me $12 per lighter for repair, which really makes me feel like just buying $24 worth of cheapo throw-aways, but what the heck, the fancy ones do look nice.
So after reading the thread on colibri, it seems like none of the mid-priced butane lighters are worth a dime. I might give a Blazer a shot or just save up for the Dupont....
Are there any other good options to the Blazer in the $20-40 price range?
First, my Xikar, which has been sticking quite a bit lately finally indicated why, when half the tension spring fell out. I was heading to JRs anyway and they said "bummer, send it back as we don't have any in stock".
Then, I lost my second Prometheus lighter. I had one a couple years ago and it stopped sparking after about a year (the ignition wire broke internally). I never sent it back, as I didn't have the receipt. So, my wife bought me another prometheus a few months back and all the sudden it will not shut off and just drains all the fluid out. Now that I have 2 $50+ lighters that are unusable, I might as well send them back for repair. It will cost me $12 per lighter for repair, which really makes me feel like just buying $24 worth of cheapo throw-aways, but what the heck, the fancy ones do look nice.
So after reading the thread on colibri, it seems like none of the mid-priced butane lighters are worth a dime. I might give a Blazer a shot or just save up for the Dupont....
Are there any other good options to the Blazer in the $20-40 price range?