(03-04-2012, 07:09 PM)scott81425 Wrote: I would probably just stop in a shop when you get there and pick up a throwaway of each. use em while you're there, and toss em before coming back home. no risk, nothing but a couple dollars lost.
That's the way to go. If anything, get a dealextreme.com lighter (the best lighter regardless) for $5 and a decent but disposable cutter from a local b&m and give it a whirl.
Or take the opportunity to get some nice stuff while you are out there and ship it back USPS.