During the “Share the Pain” Interactive Media Experience, we got the opportunity to take a mobile walking tour through time and listen to first person accounts (via provided headphones) of lost Zippo stories while walking through the displays. The experience featured examples of past customized pieces, and other Zippo lifestyle products, including lighters, wallets, cologne and watches.
From lighters eaten by bears, swallowed by fish, and even one lighter that was found after four decades, there were tons of extraordinary tales of lost Zippos shared. The event also gave us the chance to check out the Zippo car. Fun fact: the original Zippo car, a 1947 Chrysler New Yorker Saratoga, was actually lost in 1950’s after being taken to a Pittsburgh Ford dealer for renovation and to this day has still never been found. What you’re seeing below is the second Zippo car purchased and customized in 1996.
Although the handwritten letters have changed to tweets, Zippo continues to receive stories of lost lighters (and some found lighters) with the #sharethepain hashtag.
As stated at the beginning of this post, we are giving away five limited Edition Zippo Windproof Lighters, which make excellent gifts for Father’s Day. If you or someone you know has lost their Zippo lighter, this is a great time to surprise them with a new….and special lighter. To enter, check out the rafflecopter entry form below:
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I lost a pearl necklace. Problem is – I lost it in the house. Our house has been broken into a couple of times so I hid the pearls from robbers in case they came again and now I can't find them. Yep – pretty stupid
yes i have lost an expensive ring i bought myself i think someone stole it from me
I lost a necklace my husband gave me for our first anniversary.
I lost a purse that had many favorite items in it!
have lost many a favorite item
lost an 8 ball lighter
I lost a blackhills gold ring that was given to me by my grandfather.
I lost a necklace my parents gave me at my baptism.
yes,I am always losing things!
ive lost way too many things to count 🙁
I've lost many chapsticks before finishing them.
Who hasn't. Specifically… zippo watches. And oddly I've found several, but they never work.
I've lost TONS of things!!
I lost a favourite pen.
Unfortunately I've lost a lot of things that I liked or had meaning to me.
I haven't lost many things but one of my favorites was a super fun pair of Jackie O. Ray-Bans. I still tear up over it sometimes. lol
yes lot of things
No! And I hope I never do!!
I lost my favorite pair of sunglasses.
I lost an emerald pendant that my mother gave me for Christmas one year. She had had the pendant made from an earring that she had lost the mate to. I guess losing favorite things runs in the family.
I lost my harley-davidson coat my wife bought me for my anniversery.
I have lost many things.. I have a very bad memory 🙁
Not a lighter, but I am always loosing my favourite lip gloss.
Yes. My great grandmothers gold bangle. 🙁
class ring
I lost my mothers antique opal and ruby ring in a store. I am still sick about it to this day.
I lost my grandmothers wedding ring.
I lost a ring that belonged in the family for many years
I did lose a diamond pendant once. Made me very sad! I hope someone found it and is cherishing it the way I would have!
Not that I can remember.
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I lost a ring my mother gave me. I think I lost it on a vacation by the pool. I went back, but could never find it.
I lost a Zippo lighter 10 years ago with a buffalo nickel in the middle if anyone finds it please contact me Thanks
Yes. A few. One is this bracelet that a nice lady I tutored, who was dying of cancer made especially for me. She got the beads at a special shop over an hour's drive from our town after asking me all my children's birthdays. I had no clue it was for a bracelet. I loved it so much. I was afraid to wear it, well I decided to and lost it! I am certain it was lost at a Toys R US, but nobody turned it in. She gave it to me as a thank you gift. That is the biggest "thing I've lost" regret. It was, it is irreplaceable.
Yes I've lost my friendship bracelet from high school.
Yes, I lost a ring my father gave to me
I've lost my favorite sunglasses.
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Yes… unfortunately, a ring my grandma gave me.
Yes, I lost a lucky coin that was given to me.