I use these in my classroom and they hold up for a long time! My son also uses this at home and it's easy for him to use. The purple really helps him see where he put down glue!
The first stick worked well for card making. When I opened the next stick when the first was empty it was dried out. I attempted to cut off the dried part but it was so sticky that I could not use it. I put it back in the package and took out the next stick. Again it was dried out on the top. This happened for the next 3 sticks. I gave up and took one of my purple glue sticks and used that. I will look at the other sticks when I have some time.
Great inexpensive product. Replaces stapled documents so those of us with home shredders don't have to worry about grinding up metal and dulling the shredder teeth.