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A classic historic look of solid brushed brass makes this classic Zippo lighter stand out from the crowd. Matches nicely to brass boat fittings or for a brass collector, this Zippo lighter has a timeless look and feel and features a slightly curved top in the traditional form. Made of solid brass, there are no plastic parts on this lighter. Zippo lighters are refillable and reusable and last a lifetime. Every lighter comes with Zippo’s Lifetime Guarantee (see below) to ensure your lighter performs the way it should for as long as you have it.

Features

• Solid brass
• Timeless classic look
• Lifetime Guarantee

Zippo Guarantee

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In Canada here’s the steps to return your Zippo lighter for repair.
In Canada, send your Zippo lighter to:
Hyde’s Distribution
PO Box 1014
STN Main
Niagara Falls
Canada
Phone: 905 358 3674

List Price: CDN$ 46.70

Best Price: CDN$ 45.06

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A unique gift and tool – a magnetic weed grinder in the shape of a lightbulb. The lightbulb grinder is made from high quality machined metal with diamond cutting heads and a powerful magnet to hold the grinder together when in use. Ground material is collected in the base for easy removal.
Who knows – maybe using a light bulb grinder will give you ideas!

• The ultimate grinder for your herbs.
• Magnetic power keeps it together.
• Weight: 200 grams

List Price: CDN$ 17.98

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The cigar festival is the glitziest, most glamorous event in the social calendar

Cuban cigars, long a sign of luxury, are increasing their sales even as the global economy struggles. At a convention in Cuba, cigar-makers show how they are adapting to the times.

Havana’s sprawling Palacio de Convenciones normally plays host to Communist Party congresses. This week it has been converted into an exclusive emporium.

The walls are draped in huge adverts for Cuba’s most luxurious export: hand-rolled Habanos cigars. Milling around the gleaming display stands below are hundreds of visitors to the island’s annual international cigar festival.

This year’s event commemorates 520 years since Christopher Columbus first discovered tobacco here and introduced it to Europe.

Western Europe is still the key market for the cigars Cuba later learned to fashion from its leaves. But the economic crisis there and the spread of anti-smoking laws are creating changes.

International appeal

Distributor Habanos opened the festival by announcing a 9% increase in sales in 2011.

The firm says emerging markets like China are now making up for others in decline.

“When you talk about luxury products, that upturn is driven now by China. It’s booming,” says Habanos Development Vice-President Javier Terres.

Sarah Rainsford learns how to roll the perfect Cuban cigar

Sales to China, including Hong Kong and Macau, rose by 39% last year, even as sales to Habanos’ biggest buyer, Spain, plunged 20%.

“The Chinese are quite heavy smokers and much more interested in luxury products. The best-seller there is the Cohiba, our most expensive cigar,” Javier Terres explains.

So among the international crowds touring Cuba’s tobacco fields and its factories this week are Chinese traders, cigar-tourists and aficionados. There is also a busload of Russians.

“There’s no smoking ban in Russia. You can still smoke in bars, clubs and restaurants there,” points out Riad Bou Karam, who runs the Casa de Habanos outlet in Moscow, where he says sales are strong.

Unlike the initial post-Soviet years when expensive but vulgar was the vogue, Russians say they are now seeking out quality first and foremost.

For that, Cuban cigars have long been hailed as the best you can get.

‘Black market thing’

The island supplies 80% of the world’s premium cigar market, excluding the US, which bans Cuban imports as part of a trade embargo originally intended to topple this communist regime.

No wonder the festival organisers were so pleased to welcome American actor Jim Belushi as their celebrity guest. A cigar fan, he says Arnold Schwarzenegger introduced him to a Montecristo No 2 while they were between shots on the set of Red Heat.

Readers are hired to read to workers as they roll the cigars

“Lots of Americans are getting access [to Cuban cigars], don’t kid yourself. You can find them!” he told the BBC, lighting up as he spoke.

“But the people making the money should be Cuba and the US.

“Now it’s a black market thing.”

It is a couple of hours’ drive west of Havana to the plantations of Pinar del Rio, the heart of Cuba’s tobacco industry.

Potholed roads are flanked by fields full of the tall green plant; all around are towering barns built out of palm-tree planks and full of pungent tobacco leaves strung together and hung up high to dry.

The country’s tobacco farmers are better-off than many on this island, earning several thousand dollars for the annual harvest of such a valuable crop. By contrast most Cubans still work for the state, earning under $20 a month.

“We live quite well. I can’t complain,” says farmer Yohanny Alonso, who works his land alongside his parents and wife. “If you care for tobacco lovingly, it will always bring you results.”

Cigar competition

From the farms, the dried tobacco leaves are taken for processing at state-owned factories in Havana.

There, lines of workers at wooden desks hand-roll the ultimate bourgeois status symbol beneath larger-than-life portraits of their country’s revolutionary icons.

A cigar-roller, or torcedor, can take nine months to master their craftwith the meticulous attention to detail demanded of them. Staff are paid extra, according to quality.

This week, the amateurs have been able to have a go, taking rolling lessons from the experts.

The festival is also the platform for Cuba to introduce new lines.

A worker presides over completed cigars

This year there is another, shorter, cigar: designed to cope with anti-smoking laws, it burns for just 20 minutes. It is more manageable in countries where anti-tobacco laws mean leaving restaurants and bars for a smoke.

Also on display are the latest attempts to combat the trade in fake cigars, including high-tech labels with tracker numbers and invisible holograms.

“A side-effect of the strict regulations has been an increase in illicit trade,” explains Roberto Funari, marketing director of Imperial Tobacco, which owns 50% of Habanos.

He says the economic crisis also appears to have given the counterfeit market a boost, pushing it as high as 20% in some countries.

Above all though, this event is a gathering of passionate enthusiasts; men and women revelling in hundreds of varieties of fat cigars and waxing lyrical about their quality even as they puff.

The festival ends with the glitziest night on Cuba’s social calendar: a gala dinner where tickets cost over $500 each, and guests bid hundreds of thousands more at an auction of humidors.

The profits from the cigar sales are donated to Cuba’s health service.

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Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Celebrate your good luck today with a Zippo lighter that includes a lucky gold shamrock etched on the side. A timeless gift for someone Irish in your life. Reusable and refillable, this windproof lighter features all-metal construction and can be used outside in all conditions. There are no plastic parts on this baby! This matte green lighter features a Shamrock as your lucky charm and as a Zippo lighter it, of course, includes Zippo’s standard Lifetime Guarantee.

• Moss Green matte finish with gold shamrock in corner
• Sturdy all-metal construction
• Windproof refillable lighter
• Includes World Famous Zippo Lifetime Guarantee

Zippo Guarantee

Did you know that Zippo® guarantees their metal lighters? Return it to the factory and it will be put in first class condition free of charge, regardless of age or condition. (finish, is not guaranteed)

In Canada here’s the steps to return your Zippo lighter for repair.
In Canada, send your Zippo lighter to:
Hyde’s Distribution
PO Box 1014
STN Main
Niagara Falls
Canada
Phone: 905 358 3674

List Price: CDN$ 75.22

Best Price: CDN$ 17.99

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This six inch Zippo candle lighter is the solution to trying to light candles, gas burners, or gas heaters with your Zippo. Holding a standard Zippo lighter sideways to light objects is difficult, but this multi-purpose butane lighter solves all that. Built with the same quality construction of all Zippos and the same lifetime guarantee, this candle lighter is a keeper.
This brand New 2010 Zippo Cheetah pattern Mini Multi Purpose Butane Utility comes in a factory sealed clam shell packaging. The Zippo candle lighter – the first premium refillable butane multi-purpose lighter – is everything you expect from a Zippo lighter. Built longer (6.5 inches), this Zippo candle lighter can reach places your normal Zippo can not. With its durable metal construction, adjustable flame, and ergonomic design, the Zippo MPL is ideal for lighting Candles, Fireplaces, Wood Stoves, Lanterns, Campfires, Fire pits, Tiki torches, Barbecue Grills and will help you start your pilot lite on your water heater.

Features

• The House of Zippo brings you a State of the Art Design and a Lifetime Warranty!
• Patented child-resistant safety button
• Fuel supply window for refillable butane tank
• Adjustable flame dial
• Durable metal construction
• Cheetah Pattern Design.
• 6 inch x 1 inch, 4 ounces
• Candle lighter will be shipped unfilled (no butane)
• Available online, delivered to your door

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In Canada, send your Zippo lighter to:
Hyde’s Distribution
PO Box 1014
STN Main
Niagara Falls
Canada
Phone: 905 358 3674

List Price: CDN$ 15.47

Best Price: CDN$ 19.95

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The Jack Daniels logo embossed on the side of a metal Zippo lighter. This is a lovely super deluxe Jack Daniels Zippo lighter that comes in a presentation box, perfect for a gift for someone special. Zippo lighters are all-metal construction and are refillable, not disposable. A flint striking wheel and refillable lighter fluid ignites a bright, windproof flame suitable for both indoor and outdoor use. This is an item that will be used again and again and will last a lifetime. This lighter is available online and will be delivered right to your door.

Features

• The mighty JD on a deluxe gas lighter.
• Comes in presentation box.
• High quality machined tool.
• Unscrews for cleaning.

Zippo Guarantee

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In Canada, send your Zippo lighter to:
Hyde’s Distribution
PO Box 1014
STN Main
Niagara Falls
Canada
Phone: 905 358 3674

Features

• High polish chrome zippo lighter
• Zippo Lighter dimensions: 30cm x 20cm x 10cm (2-inch x 1-inch x 1/2-inch)
• Approximate weight: 449g (2.05 oz)
• Can be personalized with engraving
• Buy it online

List Price: CDN$ 59.99

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The most noticeable feature of this Zippo vintage lighter is the shape. Look closely at the picture and you will see that the top of the cap is flatter than the current versions of Zippo lighters and the whole lighter appears more square. It features lines etched into two opposite corners of the chrome finish.
This lighter has a shiny high polish chrome finish which makes it perfect for engraving. Personalize it as a memento for yourself or someone special. The vintage design and shape sets it apart from even other Zippo lighters and is sure to capture attention. Zippo lighters are all metal construction and are refillable, to last a lifetime. The flint ignition system produces a windproof flame that will stand up to any amount of wind.

Zippo Guarantee

Did you know that Zippo® guarantees their metal lighters? Return it to the factory and it will be put in first class condition free of charge, regardless of age or condition. (finish, is not guaranteed)

In Canada here’s the steps to return your Zippo lighter for repair.
In Canada, send your Zippo lighter to:
Hyde’s Distribution
PO Box 1014
STN Main
Niagara Falls
Canada
Phone: 905 358 3674

Features

• High polish chrome zippo lighter
• Zippo Lighter dimensions: 30cm x 20cm x 10cm (2-inch x 1-inch x 1/2-inch)
• Approximate weight: 449g (2.05 oz)
• Can be personalized with engraving
• Buy it online

List Price: CDN$ 19.99

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It looks like a pack of playing cards, but actually it’s a hidden grinder that you can carry around in your pocket or purse. This grinder is uniquely designed to mix functionality with looks. Hidden inside the deck of cards is a 3 piece quality grinder. The grinder sports diamond shaped teeth to refine your tobacco or herb with minimum effort. It also has a collecting compartment and a strong magnet at the center to help keep it all together during grinding.
The unique look makes this a great gift for a friend, and functional grinder for your pocket. You can order it online and have it discreetly delivered to your door.

Features

• Quality grinder hidden in pack of card facade
• Magnet keeps it all together when grinding
• High quality machined tool.
• Available online and delivered to your door

List Price: CDN$ 39.98

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This chrome windproof Zippo lighter features a ring of fire motif on the sida. On the right you will see a close-up of the ring of fire etched into the side with gold accents. As you will read from the comments below, Zippo lighters make great gifts that last. They are not disposable but can be refilled and used again and again for life. These robust lighters are windproof, that is – they maintain a flame even with wind present, unlike matches or other lighters. Zippo lighters are all-metal construction for durability and every lighter comes with Zippo’s lifetime guarantee.

Zippo Guarantee

Did you know that Zippo® guarantees their metal lighters? Return it to the factory and it will be put in first class condition free of charge, regardless of age or condition. (finish, is not guaranteed)

In Canada here’s the steps to return your Zippo lighter for repair.
In Canada, send your Zippo lighter to:
Hyde’s Distribution
PO Box 1014
STN Main
Niagara Falls
Canada
Phone: 905 358 3674

List Price: CDN$ 15.99

Best Price: CDN$ 15.99

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These grinders are so well made that the company guarantees you will be satisfied, or your money back (no questions asked). This Chromium Crusher Grinders 2.0 replaces the original gun metal colored Chromium Crusher, one of the premier herb grinder available in the market, that has been out of production for over a year. The design of the grinder and the threading has been greatly improved and updated. The grinders are now made from high grade aluminum and a pollen scrapper has been added at the request of many returning customers. The Chromium Crusher brand guarantees quality, reliability, and affordable prices. This grinder is manufactured from high quality aluminum. Durability is expected.

Features

• 2.5 inch diameter (65mm) 4 stage grinder in Anodized Black Color
• Mesh screen chamber for sifting and Teflon Ring for a much smoother grinding experience
• 50 razor sharp diamond swirl teeth in grinding chamber
• CNC pressed and made from the highest quality aluminum
• Velvet grinder pouch and pollen scraper included
• Available online, delivered right to your door

List Price: $ 20.99

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