Side by Side Comparison of: Elmers Stick Glue vs Elmer's

great buy! These work great for decoupage!

I needed something that would give a "clean" even application. This worked very well. My project is coming along quite efficiently.

Bought these to use with my 3d printer, for the price you can't beat this deal, these will last me a very long time!

As with some other items I reviewed for my preschool purchase, I probably could have saved money leveraging the sales at Walmart and other places for back to school. This aside the product is from a known family Elmer's and sticks and applies easily

It a glue stick. These are the same as they were 40 years ago. Kids love them for craft projects. Much cleaner than the liquid glue.

More than any other glue stick, I love Elmers brand, it just glides better than the others and doesn't gum up. It's also wonderful with my sewing machine. As a quilter, I use this for turn edge applique.

This is a good adhesive for my daughter's homeschool and craft projects, which are mostly paper. When used carefully, there's minimal mess and a strong bond. The disappearing purple color lets my daughter see how much she is using and where she is applying it, which is useful for a child who is still learning how to use glue correctly. Sometimes the purple disappears a little TOO quickly, mainly on large projects, so she can't tell whether or not she has covered the piece fully. This is a fairly minor issue, though, as I'm there to help her. I think we have enough glue to last the whole school year.

I ordered these glue sticks for back to school because they were on sale for $1 for 6 glue sticks. My kids are starting middle school and high school this year so thank goodness they don't need the mile long list of classroom supplies anymore but glue sticks always come in handy sop this way I have a nice little stash for those last minute projects. These are the kind that start purple and dry clear so you can better see how much glue you are putting where which is a feature I think is so smart. It really helps to limit the clumping and bubbling that happens when you get too much glue in one spot. There is not too much more I can say about glue sticks but I wanted to take a moment to write this review because I ordered a few other sweet deals on school supplies that were supposedly shipping from China or somewhere so the delivery was like a month and after waiting all that time they never arrived. But these actually got here. Yay! Pleasant surprise! So I wanted to say thanks! This was a good deal!

Elmers is my go to glue for my children. I have been purchasing Elmers glue for the past twenty years for all three of my children ages 24, 21, and my six year old whom I buy for now. The formula has changed a bit over the years but still my trusted brand because it's non toxic. The purple glue sticks are ingenious for children when they put the glue on their project its purple so they can see where it is and where its needed. When it dries it is completely clear and holds strong. I purchased the six pack of purple glue sticks for my six year old for home and school. You can not go wrong with Elmers glue, it's non toxic, washable, and affordable.

It is what you see, what you get. Nothing fancy, I just didn’t want to go to Walmart.

I bought these for the company Christmas luncheon we hosted at a local restaurant. These helped keep the kids occupied. Good deal.

the grandkids love these purple glue sticks. the glue sticks came just in time for school beginning. they like seeing it go on purple. we did a project and the Elmer's glue worked like it was suppose to for us and our project. we would order again.

Nice big pack of good glue sticks...my 4 year old is going through an arts and crafts phase and I needed glue sticks in bulk! This fits the bill and keeps him happy for a few weeks! Certainly works well for papers. Haven't used it on much else.

Purchased this for my son’s fiancée’s second youngest daughter. When she’ enrolled in school here (she started the school year in another state . She was very pleased with the school supplies I got from Amazon – and so was I -quality products at a reasonable price!

This is today's gold standard for grade-school adhesion. True, it is not terribly adhesive, but when you're dealing with Pre-K, K and 1st graders that's not a bad thing. The nouns stick in the noun column and the verbs stick in the verb column long enough to get the worksheet checked off. It is certainly "disappearing"-- I cannot even count how many times I've asked "where is your glue stick?"-- so buying this six-pack helps. Some families discover that this glue stick both Tastes Great AND is Less Filling, so thankfully it (unlike Miller Lite) is non-toxic. .

I have a love-hate relationship with glue sticks. They never hold quite as much as I'd like and it can be tough to get the glue where you want it; despite the stick, the glue tends to ball up here and there and not cooperate.That being said, as far as glue sticks go, these are pretty good. I like that they rub off purple so you can see where you have and have not glued. It helps to be a bit more thorough.

This product is available at my local supermarket for about 50 cents less, but that is not a big deal.The glue stick is perfect for kids' projects and the purple color turning clear is really neat. It's great that many come to a pack as kids will lose these all over the place.You can't go wrong with Elmer's anything and the price is fair enough for these to warrant getting them here on amazon!

The glue sticks are fine, but the packaging was not as pictured. I specifically looked for ones that were not purple glue, but on arrival these proved to be the purple ones. Oh well.

I use glue sticks for my 3d printing and these are ill-suited. They are the tiny ones, so I ran through most of them very quickly.

awdawd

dries up fast when you are working with it. It makes working with a toddler a bit difficult because by the time we applied the glue to the bottom of the page, the glue on top was already dry.

Not as sticky as I thought it would be. I was making cash envelopes but had to use tape this the stock paper I used was not holding down. Maybe thin white paper is what it will workon?

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It leaves globs, doesn't spread smoothly. Sticks ok tho.

The purple marks take to long to dissapear if ever. I wish I could return this item. Pretty sure a bought it months ago. Love Elmers products, maybe mine had I small problem with product. But would hope to use elmets glue and give reviews on new products. My orginsl review, I had not tested product yet. Just assumed Elmer products eye great ad never experienced and issue with products I use for OT session with 3-5?years old.

Is it me, or does the purple stick glue not as effective as the regular stick glue. I bought these school supplies and saved a couple for myself and I don't really care for the purple disappearing stuff...like it disappears and doesn't stick. Doesn't that defeat the purpose of glue? I'll stick with Elmer's original glue sticks over these ones.

Days to fast

These are just not all that sticky. They dry too fast and are frustrating to use. After drying quickly the glue just doesn't hold.

We used it for our art projects on construction paper and it doesn't even stick. Disappointed in the quality. Definitely has changed since I was younger.

They don't stick well unless you use a lot and they tend to leave globs of glue on the paper. It does dry clear through. There are better out there. Will not buy again.

Received package damaged.....

Cost

Terrible. Just didn't stick well at all for me. Followed idiot directions...apply, stick to clean surface (duh). Very easy to apply but not much stick.

Glue didn't stick at all. See it but the sticking part disappeared all together. Disappointing. Had to spent additional money buying the regular Elmer glue stick which worked.

Weird consistency, ran out quickly.

It doesnt work on my printing paper !!!!

No good. Sticks on well but when dry it falls off, do not buy

For an adult, not very sticky at all. Don't buy if you expect permanent stick.

I'm not sure if I got a defective batch, or if this stuff just does not work. Both my son and I have used this on several projects, and it doesn't stick!While it is nice that the glue goes on with a purple tint to allow you to see it, it's useless since nothing sticks to it.I expect better from Elmers.