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Worth a look54/100

empty glue bottles shows low returns (0.6%), but strong incumbent ratings (4.7★) keeps it on the watch list.

Market/yr

$3.3M

Growth (1y)

+100.0%

Products

16

Brands

2

was 3 a year ago

Sellers

288

Price range

$1.16–$30.91

Returns

0.6%

Rating

4.7★

54/100

Worth a look

Scored 54/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
56
×0.30
Growth
65
×0.30
Competition
31
×0.20
Quality gap
20
×0.10
Returns
95
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +100.0% year over year.
106K53KPrime Day '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Aug, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Competition

88%Elmer's
  • Elmer's88%
  • Amazon Basics12%

The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 2 brands and 288 sellers compete here.

Brands

2 falling

was 3 a year ago

Sellers

288

Top 5 brand share

100%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend
4Elmer's$9.144.7★5279%rising

Product shelf

All 16 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Adhesion/Stickiness37%

“Nice and sticky”

Value For Money21%

“Great deal”

Quality-Overall9%

“Good quality”

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%

“AS advertised”

Durability3%

“Strong, durable”

Ease Of Use3%

“Easy to use”

Size-Overall3%

“It's a good size”

Efficiency3%

“it works”

Ease Of Cleaning2%

“Easy cleanup”

Color2%

“Purple ones are best”

What buyers complain about

Adhesion/Stickiness38%

“Glue mess”

Leak-Proof13%

“Arrive leaking”

Drying Time7%

“It took 24 hours to dry”

Value For Money6%

“just not happy for the price I paid”

Quality-Overall5%

“Expensive for the quality”

Functionality-Overall4%

“It doesn't work as well as regular Elmer's”

Ease Of Cleaning4%

“I did not enjoy the cleanup”

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%

“MISSING”

Size-Overall2%

“the bottle was even a bit larger than I expected”

Thickness2%

“CRAP: Thin: Doesn't Hold”

Top return reasons

  • Adhesion/Stickiness48%
  • Leak-Proof20%
  • Value For Money13%
  • Size-Overall6%
  • Functionality-Overall3%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product3%
  • Color2%
  • Defective Material/Parts2%
  • Moist/Dry1%
  • Product Condition0%

Data scraped July 8, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.65 median price · 2.2% median returns across 14,117 tracked niches.