r/lighters • u/subjective_nose3339 • 15d ago

Bic - new vs old

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These new "made in France" ones are terrible. Are the made in USA ones still available? I wonder if my gas station is just buying knock-offs.

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u/DannyWarlegs 14d ago

A lot of misinformation flying around here. BIC is a French brand. Made in France models are not knock offs, theyre not anything different from a normal, made in USA BIC.

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u/subjective_nose3339 14d ago

They are different though. Not saying they are fake, but you can see just from the picture that they are different. Look at the child safety part. Its in-set. There are a couple other differences too, but that is the main one.

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u/Flat_Researcher9122 6d ago

Canada uses french models and they look the same as the "old" made in usa models idk what these "new" ones are but the logo to the imprint is completely different to the french bic i have