What a great lighter the Ronson Comet is! Serious, this thing has outlasted $200 worth of expensive lighters and it was like $12.99 for 3 at the store. So, I was feeling saucy and decided to write the company.

Dear Ronson:

I never have written a lighter company before but I just wanted to say that your COMET series is the best consumer-grade refillable lighter on the market.

After going through more expensive refillables about every 4 months, I grabbed the 3-pack from the supermarket drawn to the 1-year Guarantee!.

I thought 'no way any lighter lasts 1 year'. So i even kept the receipt! I never do that!

It's been more than a year now and all 3 still work perfectly and the bright colors make them stand out when i am looking for it.

WELL DONE RONSON on so many levels: marketing, engineering.

Garry Egan
Portland, OR

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UPDATE: 4/19

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