I buy Bic's, and no, I don't tear the safety thing off. If it were like a little switch you have to press down to light, then yeah, I'd bust that off in a second, but if it's just the little silver tab over top of the flicker, then no. I mean, how hard is it to light one of those. j/k

I have broken brand new lighters trying to take the safety shit off. That always sucks!