These lighters are REFILLABLE! Lighter fuel not included. Lighter ships empty and needs to be filled with lighter fluid to ignite! The casing is high quality metal, this is a product you can use over and over and will last you for life! They are very similar to Zippo lighters and can be filled and re-filled the same way. To fill the lighter, open the top and take the body out of the case. Flip the felt up and soak cotton with lighter fluid.