folding scissors
Skip it51/100a small market ($284K/yr) — folding scissors doesn't clear our bar today.
Market/yr
$284K
Growth (1y)
+223.4%
Products
22
Brands
16
was 17 a year ago
Sellers
31
Price range
$5.00–$10.89
Returns
0.7%
Rating
4.6★
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Scored 51/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.
Demand
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +223.4% year over year.Seasonality
Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Competition
- Fiskars37%
- PLUS16%
- firiKer8%
- SCAIKTIG7%
- Vicsamer5%
- SUMAJU5%
- Other (10 brands)23%
The top 5 products take 56% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them. 16 brands and 31 sellers compete here.
Brands
16 falling
was 17 a year ago
Sellers
31
Top 5 brand share
72%
Product shelf
All 22 tracked products in this niche.
Fiskars Travel Folding Scissors TSA-Compliant Compact and Portable for Crafting and Quick Snips Stainless Steel Blades Explore Collection Mountain Haze
Fiskars
$6.634.4★1,068 reviews
Fiskars Compact Travel Sewing Kit TSA compliant Folding Scissors 27-Piece Repair Set for Buttons and Hemming Threads Needles 39 Measuring Tape Small Size for Purses and Carry on Orange
Fiskars
$5.194.7★1,350 reviews
2Pcs Folding Scissors Portable Stainless Steel Telescopic Cutter Safety Foldable Pocket Badge Small Scissors for Home Office Craft Sewing Nurse Accessories Travel
firiKer
$9.914.8★3,198 reviews
Plus Pen Style Non-Stick Compact TSA Twiggy Scissors with Cover Turquoise
PLUS
$7.204.8★3,472 reviews
SCAIKTIG Small Craft Scissors 3 Tiny Travel Scissors Tsa Compliant with Cover Sharp Scissors all Purpose Straight Fine Tips Mini Sewing Scissors Set Precision Detail Paper Cutting Pink/Purple
SCAIKTIG
$7.994.8★1,156 reviews
2PCS Folding Scissors Portable Travel Scissor Gift for Men Glasses Shaped Mini Shear Telescopic Cutter Anti Rust Stainless Steel Scissors for Fishing Sewing Home Office (Rose Gold Gold)
Vicsamer
$5.004.6★537 reviews
Folding Scissors 4Pcs Stainless Steel Small Scissors Pocket Portable Foldable Travel Scissors Tiny Mini Craft Cutter
SUMAJU
$6.824.5★2,765 reviews
Plus Pen Style Non-Stick Compact TSA Twiggy Scissors with Cover Pink
PLUS
$7.264.8★3,472 reviews
Reviews
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Portable”
“Convenient Size”
“Easy to fold up”
“Great quality and compact”
“As advertised”
“Cute and compact”
“They are sharp”
“Good deal”
“Durable and versatile”
“They are sturdy”
What buyers complain about
“A little bigger than expected when opened”
“Difficult to operate”
“I guess it slipped by Quality Control”
“Break easily”
“FALSE ADVERTISING”
“They feel a bit flimsy at the collapsing pivot point”
“Heavier than expected”
“They aren't sharp enough to cut much”
“not smooth like most Fiskar scissors”
“these do a very poor job of that”
Top return reasons
- Size-Overall30%
- Ease Of Use8%
- Quality-Overall8%
- Advertised Vs Actual Product7%
- Functionality-Overall6%
- Sharpness6%
- Defective Material/Parts5%
- Mechanism Issues5%
- Weight Heavy5%
- Product Condition3%