A friend who uses a lot of glue told me the Avery is the best for glue stick, but says to get the one that says Made in Mexico, she swears there is a difference to the Avery made in other places. She wins at big national shows with her quilts, so I trust her recommendations. She also uses some Elmers school glue which she puts into a dispenser with a very tiny opening. Can't remember where she told me to get those, but it was one of the catalogs you get in the mail.