empty glue bottles
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.6%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Incredible$3.3M$3.3M/yr · 2.0M searches
Conversion
Incredible12.8%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Avg price
Good$12.99avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Good$1.16–$30.91cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Okay+9.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Review moat
Bad10,171.88avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Bad4.7★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, empty glue bottles is a $3.3M/yr Amazon United States market (2.0M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Oct–Nov. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 8, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
empty glue bottles market data
- Units sold / yr
- 250K–300K
- avg 12,500–15,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- $3.2M–$3.9M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 12.8%
- Avg BSR
- #115
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 56%
- Out of stock
- 1.1%
- Avg brand age
- 54 months
- Avg seller age
- 141 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
2 falling
Sellers
288
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
0%
- Elmer's88%
- Amazon Basics12%
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +9.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Aug, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×
Top empty glue bottles search terms
- elmers glue816K/yr
- school glue172K/yr
- white glue129K/yr
- liquid glue126K/yr
- elmers glue bottle178K/yr
- glue bottles94K/yr
- elmers glue bottle 1 gallon50K/yr
- gallon glue40K/yr
- glue gallon40K/yr
- elmers46K/yr
Top empty glue bottles products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 16 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Elmers White Liquid School Glue 1 Gallon Safe Washable 1 Count - #1 Teacher Brand Bulk Arts & Crafts Projects Classroom Supplies Great for Making Slime
Elmer's$16.184.8★15,828 rev
Elmers Liquid School Glue Washable Safe and Nontoxic 4oz 1 Count - Back to School Supplies
Elmer's$1.164.7★2,380 rev
Elmers Liquid School Glue Slime & Craft Safe and Non-Toxic Washable White 4 Ounces Each 12 Count - For Classroom Home Office Teacher Supplies #1 Teacher Brand
Elmer's$11.694.8★12,644 rev
Elmers Washable No-Run School Glue 4 oz 3 Pack
Elmer's$9.144.7★527 rev
ELMERS E1324 Elmers Glue-All Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue Extra Strong 7.625 Ounces 1 Count
Elmer's$3.274.7★955 rev
Newest
by launch date
Elmers Disappearing Purple School Glue Sticks Washable 7 Grams 30 Count - Posters Back to School Bulk Pack for Classrooms #1 Teacher Brand
Elmer's$7.4644,765 rev
Amazon Basics All Purpose Washable Clear Liquid School Glue for Making Slime Paper Cardboard Wood Craft Projects 128 fl oz
Amazon Basics$15.819,014 rev
Amazon Basics All Purpose Washable School Classroom Liquid Glue Great for Making Slime No-Run Formula 1 Gallon Bottle 2-Pack White
Amazon Basics$26.739,014 rev
Amazon Basics All Purpose Washable School Craft Liquid Glue for Making Slime Arts and Crafts White 1 Gallon Single Pack
Amazon Basics$15.617,629 rev
Elmers Liquid School Glue VLLVvz Washable 4 Ounces 2 Count
Elmer's$6.92795 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumElmers Liquid School Glue Washable Safe and Nontoxic 4oz 1 Count - Back to School Supplies
Elmer's$1.164.7★
ELMERS E1324 Elmers Glue-All Multi-Purpose Liquid Glue Extra Strong 7.625 Ounces 1 Count
Elmer's$3.274.7★
Elmers Washable No-Run School Glue 4 oz 3 Pack
Elmer's$9.144.7★
Elmers White Liquid School Glue 1 Gallon Safe Washable 1 Count - #1 Teacher Brand Bulk Arts & Crafts Projects Classroom Supplies Great for Making Slime
Elmer's$16.184.8★
Elmers Clear Liquid School Glue Washable Safe Nontoxic 32 Ounces (1 Quart) - Great for Making Slime #1 Teacher Brand
Elmer's$12.434.7★
What buyers say about empty glue bottles
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Nice and sticky”
“Great deal”
“Good quality”
“AS advertised”
“Strong, durable”
“Easy to use”
“It's a good size”
“it works”
“Easy cleanup”
“Purple ones are best”
What buyers complain about
“Glue mess”
“Arrive leaking”
“It took 24 hours to dry”
“just not happy for the price I paid”
“Expensive for the quality”
“It doesn't work as well as regular Elmer's”
“I did not enjoy the cleanup”
“MISSING”
“the bottle was even a bit larger than I expected”
“CRAP: Thin: Doesn't Hold”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is empty glue bottles profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $3.3M/yr across 16 tracked products. 90-day search growth is +9.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- How competitive is the empty glue bottles niche?
- 2 brands and 288 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in empty glue bottles?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Leak-Proof, Drying Time. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for empty glue bottles peak?
- Demand peaks in Aug–Oct–Nov; the busiest month runs 2.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the empty glue bottles niche?
- Listings span $1.16–$30.91; the average listing price is $12.99 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 10,172 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.