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playdough scissors

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a small market ($25K/yr) — playdough scissors doesn't clear our bar today.

Market/yr

$25K

Growth (1y)

+142.2%

Products

12

Brands

9

was 10 a year ago

Sellers

30

Price range

$4.36–$18.33

Returns

0.5%

Rating

4.6★

39/100

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Scored 39/100 across market size, growth, competition, quality gap, and returns.

Market sizeGrowthCompetitionQuality gapReturns
Market size
1
×0.30
Growth
70
×0.30
Competition
28
×0.20
Quality gap
26
×0.10
Returns
96
×0.10

Demand

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +142.2% year over year.
3K1KPrime Day '25Spike '25Spike '26Jul '24Nov '24Mar '25Jul '25Nov '25Mar '26

Seasonality

Monthly demand index across the year — 1.00 is average.

Peak months: Aug, Sep, Oct · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Competition

28%LovesTown
  • LovesTown28%
  • ValueBargain20%
  • Colorations19%
  • Crayola9%
  • JILFR8%
  • Leinuosen6%
  • Other (3 brands)10%

The top 5 products capture 71% of clicks — a locked-up shelf that new listings rarely crack. 9 brands and 30 sellers compete here.

Brands

9 falling

was 10 a year ago

Sellers

30

Top 5 brand share

83%

#ProductBrandPriceRatingReviewsClick shareTrend

Product shelf

All 12 tracked products in this niche.

Reviews

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Safety Standards14%

“Super safe”

Fun/Entertainment Experience10%

“They keep toddlers entertained really wellm”

Ease Of Use9%

“Easy to use; they open and close easily with small fingers”

Size-Overall9%

“Size is good for them”

Quality-Overall7%

“Great quality and safe for little ones”

Color6%

“Love the colors”

Educational-Overall6%

“Perfect for a kid to learn”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Exactly what I need”

Durability4%

“durable”

Developmental Needs4%

“Great for child development”

What buyers complain about

Functionality-Overall17%

“not functional”

Ease Of Use15%

“Hard to use”

Quality-Overall12%

“Poor quality”

Sharpness8%

“Not sharp at all”

Durability7%

“Break easy”

Value For Money4%

“Definitely not good value for the money”

Hard Feel4%

“Hard to use”

Strength2%

“Easy to break”

Defective Material/Parts2%

“Both times one of the scissors was broken/ bent”

Educational-Overall2%

“Was more frustrating than helpful with learning scissor skills”

Top return reasons

  • Functionality-Overall24%
  • Size-Overall17%
  • Defective Material/Parts11%
  • Value For Money9%
  • Sharpness9%
  • Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
  • Quality-Overall6%
  • Ease Of Use3%
  • Mechanism Issues3%
  • Shape/Style2%

Data scraped July 8, 2026 · Marketplace baseline: 4.4★ avg rating · $22.74 median price · 2.2% median returns across 13,649 tracked niches.