Crappy Expensive Lighter

[hova45]

Get one of these

[Major Captain Silly]

My first Colibri was an entry level, single flame with a black finish. I bought it in like 1988. It lasted 8 years with no problems. I remember I wore most of the finish off I had it so long. It finally died and I bought a new one. That one lasted a few months before it died. I think I was quite lucky with the first one!

MCS

[xxwaldoxx]

I got a Colibri Quantum SST Lighter from my GF on our anniversary. It ran somewhere in the $95.00 range and lasted about 30 days before it stopped working. I contacted Colibri and was not impressed by their response so i tossed it into a drawer and meant to send it back shortly after. I Remembered about it shortly before the Warranty was up on it and shipped it back. The warranty covered the repairs and I had to pay x amount of dollars for return shipping and insurance.

Colibri had to do an overhaul of the mechanics of the lighter and shipped me back my lighter, 2 cans of butane and a bill for a dollar something. Rather then send me a check for the change of shipping I got 2 cans of butane and a bill.

I've been using my PB-207 since the group buy months ago and I couldn't be happier with it. $22.00 shipped and I have not had a single problem with it.

[BigDawgFan]

I was in the same boat. Ronson Jetlite and the fellow BOTL here showed me the err in my ways.

[hugecanoli]

Best $2.50 I ever spent:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4179



Large tank, reliable, & cheap. What more can you ask for?

[gary106334]

I have to agree with the rest of the BOTL here that suggested the Ronson from Wal-Mart. I have one I have been using for over a year now and have had absolutely no problems with it. Works great.

[The Mum]

Originally Posted by hugecanoli

Best $2.50 I ever spent:

http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.4179



Large tank, reliable, & cheap. What more can you ask for?

That's the place to go. I have the ones that light up and the torch one. Best deals around and fast service. Who cares if you lose them..

[The Pict]

Originally Posted by Drazzil

Colibri makes the worst POS lighters that ever fell off the back of a factory truck. I'd bet that the colibri contract all their work out to North Korea, where Colibri lighters are assembled by hand by elderly shaved labotomized apes with althimizers. They are then flown to China on a TU-54 with two engines missing, and a drunken one eyed pilot who flew scouting missions during world war one. The lighters then arrive in communist China where they are approved and signed off by an eighty year old mid level communist party official with a six hundred dollar a day heroin habit. The lighters are then flown to the US and sold in great whacking lots where a dime can buy three thousand.

Thats why they are given out for free whenever you sign up for Cigar Magazine or buy anything worth over a quarter at those cigar clearing houses.

Wow. Sure you don't want to work a few of my Irish relatives into this lovely rant?

[monsoon]

I've a cheap Ronson from Wal-Mart that works flawlessly....I cary it around & care not what happens to it. I was also gifted one of these Xikar "EX" lighters at a cigar discussion marketing group and it works flawlessly as well. Came with a coupon to send in for a black leather sheath to keep the chrome all shiny & happy. I pull this one out for Herfs & such.

[beamish]

I agree with the ronson jetlite folks every time i see one i buy it and havnt had any trouble with any of them...

[regc7]

I did ebay. It might be the expensive knock-offs but its mush last money.

Originally Posted by hova45

I don't know about entry level Duponts they are still 180-220 so I doubt the xtends are entry level. I would go with the xikar i have that was gifted to me and it works great.

[dantzig]

I wish I would have known this before buying two Colibri lighters. The first one stopped working within 6 months. I didn't bother sending it in as it only cost me $14.95. Then I bought $100 of cigars from an online retailer to get another Colibri lighter for free. Not a bad deal and it seems to work fine but I probably would have purchased less cigars if not for the free lighter.