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Glue Sticks for Glue Gun

Fail

Prices span $1.80–$8.51, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Glue Sticks for Glue Gun is a Fail.

Flapen Score
43
43 / 100
Ranks 1,615 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −6 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£363K/yr425K searches / yr
90-day growth
-26.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
70%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 16 sellers

Flapen Score

Glue Sticks for Glue Gun against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Glue Sticks for Glue Gun is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

43Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Glue Sticks for Glue Gun market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Glue Sticks for Glue Gun 425K times last year and spent an estimated £363K. The top 5 brands take 77% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 43 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

18.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 425K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 18.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -26.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £363K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
425K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-26.9%
Conversion, latest week
18.7%
Market size, estimated
£363Ka year
Peak month
November2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
glue gun sticks109K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.55.

Listings sell for £4.55 on average, from £1.80 to £8.51. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 80K to 100K a year. The average listing sells 6,000 to 8,000 of them. At £4.55 that is £27K to £36K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.55under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.80–£8.51
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
80K–100K
Units per listing a year
6,000–8,000
Revenue per listing a year
£27K–£36K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

67% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #8 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 2,002 reviews at 4.65 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
67%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.5%
Average rank
#8in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.65 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,002per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 63 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
63 months

Products

Top Glue Sticks for Glue Gun products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 70% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£36K£73K£109K£145K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 flat

Sellers

16

Top-5 brand share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

18%

  • ANSIO35%
  • JelKen18%
  • Amazon Basics12%
  • BEEWAY8%
  • FZGUSYAF5%
  • Beayuer5%

Demand

Glue Sticks for Glue Gun search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

15K10KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Glue Sticks for Glue Gun search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • glue gun sticks109K/yr
  • hot glue sticks103K/yr
  • glue sticks for glue gun82K/yr
  • hot glue gun sticks42K/yr
  • 7mm glue sticks22K/yr
  • mini glue gun sticks8K/yr
  • glue gun sticks 7mm8K/yr
  • hot glue sticks 7mm7K/yr
  • hot glue stick7K/yr
  • glue stick for glue gun5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Glue Sticks for Glue Gun

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness34%−0.09

Glue sticks wrong one

They don't stick

Low bond strength on glue line

Size-Overall25%−0.06

being too tight a fit

They are small

To small glue sticks

Durability6%+0.12

and is easily broken off

Mini sticks dont last as long

Individually, they do run out fairly quickly

Functionality-Overall4%−0.02

They do not work

didnt work well

Hard Feel2%−0.01

harder consistency than other brands

Love

Adhesion/Stickiness35%−0.09

Adheres Well

Sticks well

perfect stickiness

Value For Money17%+1.88

Excellent value

Good value for money

Good price

Quality-Overall15%+1.24

I mainly use them for general home DIY tasks and small repairs, and theyve performed consistently well

Good quality

Great Product

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%+1.42

Great, exactly what I wanted

did the job

As described

Size-Overall5%−0.06

Perfect Fit and Great Quality Glue Sticks

These fit perfectly

Perfect fit for daughters glue gun

Return

0.5% Return rate 88% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall88%█████▇

being too tight a fit

They are small

To small glue sticks

Adhesion/Stickiness7%▅▇▅▃█▇

Glue sticks wrong one

They don't stick

Low bond strength on glue line

Compatibility-Overall2%▄▃▂█▃▄
Thin2%▁▇▅▄▁█
Advertised Vs Actual Product1%▁▁█▁▃▆

FAQ

Common Glue Sticks for Glue Gun questions

Answered from the same tracked data.