>>106206176
I think rather than that, lighters are something that gets lost/"stolen" EXTREMELY easy, probably more than anything else
Like seriously, ask a smoker how many lighters he loses in a year
>>106205643
>buy a replacement
18650 isn't batteries you toss
As far as I know pretty much all of them are meant to be replaced.
>I wanna buy from a physical store
I kinda get it, but vape shops almost definitely carry some
>why did they do it
AA batteries simply aren't good enough to power the flashlight

Get the S2+ and stop bitching, the value for the price is insane

>>106206114
Like I said in an earlier post, you can get one that has a micro usb or usb c port in the battery itself.
I have one like that in my flashlight and it's worked great
It probably isn't quite as good as the ones without it but it's convenient and saves me from having a charger just to use twice a year