I was in need of a lighter with a long neck to light candles as I kept burning myself when using the regular sized disposable BIC type lighters - especially as most of my candles were nearing their end and the wicks were far down inside their jars. I was going to order just a disposable long neck butane BIC lighter but opted on trying one of these electric lighters. After reading reviews on about 3-4 options, I decided on this one and have been loving this type of lighter in place of the BIC ones. It's my first time owning an electric lighter. A few things that I like about this specific one:1. It has a metal ring on the end should you want to hang it up, but it snaps back to being flush with the end of the lighter and doesn't flop around if you don't want to use the ring2. It comes with a plastic cap that fits snug around the top electric part for when it's not being used - so any ash or black stuff that's left on the tip won't rub off on its surroundings when being stored3. When you slide up the safety lock to use it, the blue dots light up depending on how charged it is. These blue charge lights also help remind you to slide the safety lock back in place after use. (When you slide back the safety lock, the blue lights then turn off)4. The neck is flexible but still very sturdy and doesn't flop around5. Comes with a universal input/output charging cord - I have like 3 other cords with this same output lying around my house and those all work to charge this electric lighter as well6. It also comes with a mini brush thing - not sure exactly what it's for - maybe to brush off any excess ash or soot from the tip of the lighter after use?Mine came fully charged, I've used it about 10 times this past week and it's still showing as fully charged i.e. 5 blue lights. Would definitely recommend! Love that it's reusable/rechargeable instead of having to throw away the plastic disposable ones when they're empty - helps save the planet from more waste! Definitely worth the extra $5 bucks over a long-neck butane lighter.