cheap things are cheap

Do not waste your money on Jot brand glue sticks. This was a Dollar Tree purchase and I hesitated slightly because I do remember that Jot brand highlighters were crappy. But I mistakenly thought glue sticks were pretty interchangeable so it wouldn't make much difference.

The Jot glue sticks are now in the trash and I have purchased a 3-pack of Elmer's from Walgreens.

Dollar Tree is so unpredictable. Every now and then I actually get something good from them ... and then I can never find it again. I got three really nice notebooks (that open completely flat for maximum journaling comfort) and now I regret not buying every single one they had because I haven't seen them in stock since.

Why is it so hard to find notebooks (and sketchbooks for that matter) that open up flat so you can write in them without wrestling with the binding?