The BIC EZ Reach Lighter Will Help Prevent You From Scorching Your Fingertips
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The Problem: Lighting a half-spent candle with a stubby lighter or match always feels like I'm risking my life (or at least my fingertips).
The Solution: The BIC EZ Reach Lighter was made for stress-free sparking of anything from candles to grills to ... you name it.
Perhaps this is a small pet peeve, but does anyone else experience a full-body cringe when you have to stick your entire hand into a scented candle jar in order to light it?
Whether you’re using a regular lighter or a match, the feeling is uncomfortable at best and actually dangerous at worst. No matter how safe you’re trying to be, it’s impossible not to scorch the side of the vessel, either, resulting in that ugly bruised-glass look. (Which is infuriating whether you collect cheap candles or invest in Diptyque scents.)
Thankfully, with a small but brilliant design enhancement, the BIC EZ Reach Lighter helps make the process totally painless. Its 1.45-inch wand is just long enough to reach into a votive to spark the candle wick without a struggle, and it can also help light grills, gas stoves, fire pits, and anything else that you'd normally use a long grill lighter for.
The EZ Reach lighter has a push-button operation, doing away with that stubborn metal wheel, although you do have to press down on the button hard in order for it to light. And while it's a travel-friendly size, the EZ Reach is a bit *extra* compared to a normal lighter: It looks somewhat like a pocket vape, and right out of the package, produces a sizable 1-inch-high flame.
However, if your lighter needs are mainly candle-related, this model has you more than covered. The available colors and patterns are pretty amazing, too — BIC has collabed with Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg on lighter collections that match their respective aesthetics. A pretty genius branding opportunity, if you ask me.
With cozy, candle-friendly weather coming up, now is the perfect time to make this small improvement for indoor enjoyment — if you want to burn your Halloween and Christmas candles down to the very end instead of giving up on them halfway through, I highly recommend getting a lighter that'll help you do just that. The BIC EZ Reach Lighters are simply the best for the job.
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