bassman45 wrote:Got the Talons here for $10-$13.When you pay a hefty price for a lighter like Xikar you shouldn't have to return them every couple months,just got tired of doing that and threw them in a drawer. P.S. Dave I like the new avatar
It's years, not months, and the "hefty price" is only for people who don't wait for sales.
For example, a few years back, CI offered this package deal for $22:
1 Xikar 5-count Herf-a-dor clone in cool fluorescent orange.
1 Xikar double-guillotine cutter
1 Xikar Stratosphere lighter (high-altitude capable)
5 Xikar HC cigars.
If you figure the cigars were $2 each, that means the lighter, cutter and box cost a combined total of about $12, and all three of them are infinitely replaceable over-the-counter in 30 seconds for zero dollars with no paperwork or hassle, for the rest of your life.
Combine that with replacement intervals measured in years, and I can't conceive of anything that comes anywhere close to matching, let alone beating, that value.