Steri Strips
FailPrices span $2.11–$8.46, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Steri Strips is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Ranks 388 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −1 vs the category median of 4948
- Market size
- £363K/yr372K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +4.5%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 82%top-5 click share · 11 brands · 40 sellers
Flapen Score
Steri Strips against its category
The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Steri Strips is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Steri Strips market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Steri Strips 372K times last year and spent an estimated £363K. The top 5 brands take 82% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
20.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 372K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 20.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +4.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £363K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 372K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +4.5%
- Conversion, latest week
- 20.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £363Ka year
- Peak month
- May1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- steri strips171K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £4.78.
Listings sell for £4.78 on average, from £2.11 to £8.46. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At £4.78 that is £19K to £24K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £4.78under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.11–£8.46
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 60K–80K
- Units per listing a year
- 4,000–5,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £19K–£24K
- Returns
- 0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
82% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #115 within Professional Medical Supplies. It carries 1,414 reviews at 4.41 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 82%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 3.9%
- Average rank
- #115in Professional Medical Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.41 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,414per listing
- Listings tracked
- 11
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 1 of last year's 1 launches as successful.
1 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 49 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 1
- Successful launches
- 1Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 49 months
Products
Top Steri Strips products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Cutiderm Sterile Skin Wound Closure Suture Strips 4 Sizes - 150 Strips
- Price
- £5.52
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,664
- Age
- 5y ago
3M Steri-Strip Reinforced Skin Closures 6mm x 100mm Pack of 10 Adhesive Strips
- Price
- £2.59
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 4,063
- Age
- 14y ago
Nexcare Steri-Strip Skin Closures Assorted Sizes 8 Plasters per Pack Suitable for Securing and Closing Small Cuts and Wounds for First Aid Kits
- Price
- £3.57
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 5,126
- Age
- 17y ago
Safe & Sound Skin Closure Strips 10 Pack Sterile Wound Closure Strips Waterproof Adhesive Steri Strips for Minor Cuts 3mm x 75mm
- Price
- £2.11
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 1y ago
Posi Pulse Sterile Skin Wound Closure Strips. 202 Strips in 44 Packs - Improved Healing Reinforced Design Latex-Free Adhesive Backed for Lacerations Incisions Sutures 3x75 6x38 6x75 12x100mm
- Price
- £8.46
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 522
- Age
- 2y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
FitMedix Sterile Wound Closure Suture Strips Assorted - 4 Sizes (240 Strips / 56 Packs) Latex-Free Hypoallergenic Skin Closure Strips for Minor Cuts Lacerations & First Aid Kit
- Price
- £7.96
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 11mo ago
Safe & Sound Skin Closure Strips 10 Pack Sterile Wound Closure Strips Waterproof Adhesive Steri Strips for Minor Cuts 3mm x 75mm
- Price
- £2.11
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 1y ago
Cutiderm Sterile Skin Wound Closure Suture Strips 4 Sizes - 150 Strips
- Price
- £5.52
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 1,664
- Age
- 5y ago
Wound Closure Strips 3PCS Butterfly Wound Closure Suture Strip Butterfly Bandages Butterfly Bandages Emergency Laceration Closure Kit
- Price
- £4.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 55
- Age
- 1y ago
Wound Closure Strips 5 Pcs Reversible Butterfly Bandaids Adjustable Wound Closure Suture Strip for Lacerations Incisions and Cuts
- Price
- £6.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch dateFitMedix Sterile Wound Closure Suture Strips Assorted - 4 Sizes (240 Strips / 56 Packs) Latex-Free Hypoallergenic Skin Closure Strips for Minor Cuts Lacerations & First Aid Kit
- Price
- £7.96
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 49
- Age
- 11mo ago
Safe & Sound Skin Closure Strips 10 Pack Sterile Wound Closure Strips Waterproof Adhesive Steri Strips for Minor Cuts 3mm x 75mm
- Price
- £2.11
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 1y ago
Wound Closure Strips 5 Pcs Reversible Butterfly Bandaids Adjustable Wound Closure Suture Strip for Lacerations Incisions and Cuts
- Price
- £6.07
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 70
- Age
- 1y ago
Wound Closure Strips 3PCS Butterfly Wound Closure Suture Strip Butterfly Bandages Butterfly Bandages Emergency Laceration Closure Kit
- Price
- £4.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 55
- Age
- 1y ago
Posi Pulse Sterile Skin Wound Closure Strips. 202 Strips in 44 Packs - Improved Healing Reinforced Design Latex-Free Adhesive Backed for Lacerations Incisions Sutures 3x75 6x38 6x75 12x100mm
- Price
- £8.46
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 522
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 82% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
11 falling
Sellers
40
Top-5 brand share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
82%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
13%
- Cutiderm40%
- 3M19%
- Nexcare10%
- Safe & Sound8%
- Posi Pulse5%
- fitmedix5%
- Open — no brand owns it (5 brands, 13%)
Demand
Steri Strips search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Steri Strips search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- steri strips171K/yr
- butterfly stitches47K/yr
- wound closure strips32K/yr
- steri strips skin closures19K/yr
- steristrips14K/yr
- steri-strips16K/yr
- skin closure strips11K/yr
- sterile strip7K/yr
- steristrips wound closures10K/yr
- paper stitches7K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Steri Strips
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Do not stick
are very sticky
Not sticky
Disappointed in this products performance
Poor quality
Absolute rubbish
Very poor for the money
Waste of money
Misleading and overpriced
They dont work
Do not properly do the job - they come off easily
that didnt work
Im allerguc to plasters
She does have an allergy to fabric plasters
Love
Great value, huge quantity and great quality steri strips
Excellent product
Good quality
Good value
Reasonable price for what they are too
Good value for money
Easy to use
Always handy to have
Very easy to use, they come in an easy to open box with excellent functionality
They adhere well
Good Adhesion
Stick well
works as advertised
Did the job
Works as expected
Return
0.1% Return rate 13% Fixable by listing
Do not stick
are very sticky
Not sticky
Misleading and overpriced
Rubbish, won't stick so not good for intended purposes advertised
Disappointed in this products performance
Poor quality
Absolute rubbish
They dont work
Do not properly do the job - they come off easily
that didnt work
Very poor for the money
Waste of money
Misleading and overpriced
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