We are faced with rising petroleum pricesyet companies are wasting fuel on cheap cigarette lighters?

Question

these lighters are only good for half the fuel in them before the mechanism that lights it fails wastin a half ounce o fuel multiply about 1 million lighters failing a day at 500,000 ounces equals 390625 gallons of fuel each day or about 70 barrels a day. i want to know if you are to join me in boycotting these cheap imitations and buy only certified lighters such as bic or cricket. and lead us to an outlawing of these so called cheap lighters?

Answer 1

quit smoking, and save the environment, and your lungs.

Answer 2

I prefer to waste my fuel on petroleum jelly.

Answer 3

yeh you're right,but lighters are also useful....thanks for posting

Answer 4

These lighters must be made in china.

Answer 5

...Are you upset that your lighter doesn't work, or that it uses hydrocarbon fuel?

Cuz, I don't want to be fussy or anything, but Bic lighters tend to use butane, which is a refined hydrocarbon too, plus they're disposable...