I purchased these for a science fair project. They are not that sticky. Gluing construction paper to the poster board did not work. I ended up using regular Elmer's glue instead.
We needed glue sticks to have around the house. Sometimes my son has a school project to do and we need glue. He's kinda messy with the regular glue so we need glue sticks. These worked just fine for his school project.
I bought these glue sticks for my granddaughter who was doing a demonstration lesson for one of her college classes. The kids had a great time with the lesson and the glue sticks were just perfect. They were not messy like like liquid glue and they did the job perfectly.
I really like that they put purple color in these tubes because I can see where it goes on the paper. Has kept things glued together that I've used it for and have no real complaints. I did try to glue photographs on paper and I didn't like the finished product so I now use double tape for that application. But for all other minor gluing projects I use this. Even my husband who is a rubber- cement-kind-of-guy has found he likes this product as well. Who thought you could teach an 88 year old new tricks!
I use a great many glue sticks and rate this as a decent product; it holds well and I do like that I can see where I have put the glue since my projects require that I put a thin even coat over the entire piece. The purple glue stick however does tend to be a bit uneven in its coat so I use it for projects that aren't as fussy. It does hold well and clean up well so there are no complaints in that department! I use it predominantly for paper and fabric. One thing that I really like is that if i get it on the surface of the project I can rub it off pretty easily without damage if I get to it before it dries. Very helpful.