Do you like them better than bamboo or the standard green plastic-coated metal sticks?
I’ve used both Bamboo and plastic-coasted metal stakes. Bamboo is great, while it lasts. It eventually rots.. Good for a year or two. My neighbor has a bunch of it so it’s free for the taking. The plastic-coated metal ones lasted a few more years but eventually rusted through and the plastic coating has mostly fallen off now. I don’t hardly use them any more as they’re fairly rusted and weak.
I bought these but have only used a few of them so far.
They’re not coated and will get fiberglass in your hands.. Ask me how I know, I suggest using gloves to handle them. There are some more expensive ones which are coated. Good luck!
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Helpful info people gave me here:
I bought a pack of 6 or maybe taller ones like you linked just because they were inexpensive and I thought would be useful around the gardens. They are very flexible. Too flexible too be useful for many of the things I would use them for.
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Thanks. Didn’t think about splinters.
CountyLine 3/8 in. x 4 ft. Fiberglass Rod Post at Tractor Supply Co https://share.google/PVOGQPlQvqAaLc1yH
I have 100 or more of these that I support raspberries with…. I have been using them 3 or 4 years… no problems.. no splinters.
I can usually just push them in deep enough… but if not I use a rubber hammer.
I bought 10 … 6 ft 1/2” diameter rods for my Kiowa Blackberries.. working great. I got those at Fedco.. they are fruit tree stakes.
Both are sharpened on one end and are easy to drive in with a rubber hammer.
TNHunter
Yes, I also had some fiberglass stakes and when they bent that created all sorts of little fiberglass splinters on the surface that were very painful. 
No more for me - I’ve gone back to metal stakes now! 
I’m using them in a similar fashion. I’m putting “tomato cages” on blackberries and raspberries. Then driving in a fiberglass pole to give it extra strength and support. I bought 6’ ones and will attach bamboo horizontally next year to form a kind of trellis for them. They should be fairly permanent so any “fiberglass shards” will hopefully not be an issue, I won’t be handling them much if any going forward.