It’s a standard yellow Bic lighter, sold in a six-pack on Amazon for about eight bucks. So why is this one worth $11,000? This rags-to-riches story began late Sunday evening when Reddit user ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Manufacturers of refillable lighters were feeling burned last week when a federal ban on their product in carry-on and ...

SHELTON, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, BIC, a world leader in manufacturing safe, high-quality lighters, unveiled its inaugural Lighter Safety Report drawing attention to a concerning influx of ...

BIC, the Shelton-based manufacturer well-known for its pens, shavers and lighters, has secured a key federal decision in its battle to stop copycat lighters from being imported and sold in the United ...

MILFORD -- It was a floating eyeball, an exposed brain, and a big, black umbrella that earned Mark Haugland a trip to the BIC Lighter factory here. Haugland, a retired TV producer, is from a small ...

A July 2022 TikTok video exposed the correct way to use BIC pocket lighters: After flicking the spark wheel, instead of holding down the ignition button to maintain a flame, users should press that ...

BIC is celebrating its iconic BIC Lighter's 40th birthday. To celebrate this milestone, the company has launched a series of 40th birthday "Flicktacular" consumer promotions, including its "Best of ...

Despite various companies' hopes that people will buy their fancy camping-specific torches, the fact is that most campers' fire-starting needs are met quite nicely with a good ol' Bic lighter. That ...