I haven't decided on what brand I like over another. My main question is where do you get it so that you feel confident that it's fresh? There's 2 wood stores close to me but I'm not sure of how long it's been on the shelf. It seems each time I buy a new bottle I have issues just a few months down the road. I keep it in the house so it's always at "Room Temperature". Thanks for your input.
You didn't say whether you are using it as an adhesive, or for finishing pens, or both.
I like GluBoost for finishing pens, but have never tried it as an adhesive. I do not use CA for gluing pen tubes. I use it as an adhesive for other woodworking projects, but more for "tacking" things, not as a permanent adhesive.
I take a pragmatic view about buying CA glue. I buy glue off the shelf at my local stores. I mark the date of purchase and the date of opening on the bottles with a Sharpie marker. Even if the glue may have been on the shelf before purchase, I figure that the "loss" of shelf lifetime is less than the cost of shipping. GluBoost is sold my local Rockler woodworking store, but I buy other glues at the local Home Depot or Walmart. Product turnover at those large box stores is pretty high.
One "rule of thumb" that I go by is that most glues begin to age after you open the bottle. CA glues age from the time of manufacture. Repeating: A guideline, not an absolute. Of course unopened glues age a little in the bottle, but CAs much more than others.