AmazonBasics Purple Washable 0 24 oz 30 Pack Reviews Summary

Color-Changing Feature

Pros:

• "The purple color of the stick really does change from purple to clear which makes it easy to see where the glue is (or isn't)."
• "It is purple when applied and then turns clear when dry."
• "The purple helps my kids get it in the right place and it dries quickly."
• "The purple allows for younger students to see where they have applied the glue so they do not use too much and it still dries clear."
• "The purple color makes it easy to see where the glue is being applied, and it turns to clear/white very soon after application."
• "The purple tint allows you to see if you are missing any spots on the surface to be glued."
• "Goes on purple, dries clear."

Cons:

• "When you get enough glue to kinda work, everything is purple and dries brown."
• "The purple glue sticks are fun for kids to watch. It does dry clear and very quickly."
• "The purple dries to clear and they were pretty cheap."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Seems like a great deal compared to the brand name stuff."
• "Also a great value compared to others!"
• "Definitely go with these don’t waste your money on the popular brand, Amazon has this on lock and can get you the same thing for half the price!"
• "They work just as well as the namebrand glue sticks, but at a lower cost."
• "For teachers they have a 60 pack for only $12.99. Can’t beat that!"
• "These are just as good as the name brand product I've used at a better (currently) price."
• "Great value for what something that was required on my kids school list. Much cheaper than the name brand."

Cons:

• "You might think you're getting a good deal here, but for that to be true the glue would have to, uh, you know, actually be adhesive."
• "But with a cheap price and packaging comes with a cheap product."
• "You get what you pay for.... MANY cracked caps and dried up glue sticks in the pack."

Adhesion Quality

Pros:

• "It holds well and dries quick."
• "Glues papers really great."
• "The glue works amazing and would definitely recommend."
• "It adheres pretty well for almost all paper projects I have created with them."
• "The efficacy of the glue has proven itself well."
• "The glue definitely holds up over time, great quality and price!"
• "These work great and they do dry clear."

Cons:

• "This glue is not good for 3D printer bed adhesion. When applied to a heated bed, the glue basically evaporates."
• "The hold is weak."
• "The price is great but the adhesion of this glue is terrible."
• "Adhesion is very poor. I thought this would be a great asset to my elementary art classes but the adhesion did not do its job."
• "The glue sticks do not work."
• "Once dry the glue no longer bonds the two materials together."
• "These glue sticks did not stick and the paper kept peeling off."

Packaging and Quantity

Pros:

• "I got my order of 60 glue sticks on time, however, upon opening the box there were only 58 glue sticks and some looked used."
• "Thanks Amazon Basics - I was able to restock a Kindergarten class on their 100th day of school without breaking the bank!"
• "Great value for a box of glue sticks. Only got 57 in the box however, not 60 as advertised."
• "Great value! Purchased these for the Operation Christmas Child shoeboxes and they were a great addition."
• "I got the box of 60 (and they did arrive 'standing up' together inside an interior box."
• "These are great! I go through a ton of these in my classroom and they work just as good as the name brand."
• "These Amazon Basics glue sticks were great!"

Cons:

• "Out of the 60 pack two of the sticks did not have lids and they were dried up."
• "Over half of the glue sticks were dried out, as shown in the photo."
• "However, the box was completely obliterated, the photo above is the condition of the package when I opened it."
• "The box these came in was smashed since it was a flimsy box and only put inside a plastic shipping pouch."
• "When the glue arrived, the box was shredded and thrown in the bag."
• "Just received this and they are just thrown all over the bag and they don’t all fit into the box."
• "The sticks were everywhere some had no lids."

Usability

Pros:

• "The Amazon Basics Purple Washable School Glue Sticks are absolutely fantastic!"
• "Cap easy to Remove (I have Problems with my hands)."
• "My kindergartners are able to easily remove the cap independently."
• "Each glue stick is slightly bigger than a chapstick tube with a snap-on top, and easy to handle."
• "Having stick glue is so handy."
• "They are great, rarely get the glue on my hands and they seem to adhere better to the envelops."
• "They were easy for young kids to use independently."