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Tap Washers

Fail

Prices span $2.89–$15.65, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Tap Washers is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 447 of 740 Business, Industry & Science niches · −3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£111K/yr137K searches / yr
90-day growth
-10.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
61%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 61 sellers

Flapen Score

Tap Washers against its category

The dotted line is the Business, Industry & Science average. Past it, Tap Washers is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Tap Washers market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Tap Washers 137K times last year and spent an estimated £111K. The top 5 brands take 70% of clicks. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

13.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 137K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 13.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -10.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £111K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
137K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-10.5%
Conversion, latest week
13.0%
Market size, estimated
£111Ka year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
tap washers59K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.23.

Listings sell for £6.23 on average, from £2.89 to £15.65. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £6.23 that is £5K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.23under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.89–£15.65
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£6K
Returns
1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

71% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #68 within Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Plumbing. It carries 4,040 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
71%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#68in Hydraulics, Pneumatics & Plumbing
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,040per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Tap Washers products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 61% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£11K£22K£33K£44K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

16 flat

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

61%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

21%

  • StarPack Home20%
  • Keze14%
  • XBVV14%
  • ZDBB12%
  • SISI UK10%
  • G4GADGET9%

Demand

Tap Washers search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

3K2KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Tap Washers search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • tap washers59K/yr
  • tap washers assorted uk25K/yr
  • tap washer12K/yr
  • tap washers for mixer taps10K/yr
  • tap washers 1/2 inch4K/yr
  • garden tap washer3K/yr
  • kitchen tap washers for mixer taps4K/yr
  • outside tap washer3K/yr
  • rubber tap washers4K/yr
  • tap washer kit4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Tap Washers

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Size-Overall33%−0.10

Thought they would be larger mix of sizes

It is not standard size

Doesn't fit

Quality-Overall11%+1.10

The faucet gaskets turned out to be poor quality and hard

Cheap rubbish

Poor quality

Compatibility-Overall9%−0.10

These do not fit any taps on our house

They dont work with my taps

Unsuitable for most British taps

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%+1.02

Pretty deceptive advertising photo

Not as advertised

Did not get what the photo showed

Material Quality6%−0.07

they were made from a hard plastic

It is not standard size also low quality material

Very plastic and not good quality considering you're trying to prevent a leak from happening

Love

Quality-Overall23%+1.10

Brilliant quality

Great product and good selection

Effective, good quality washers

Value For Money19%+1.32

a reasonable cost

Good value for money

Good product value for money

Size-Overall19%−0.10

Fits perfectly

Good range of sizes

Easy to fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%+1.02

As Advertised

As expected

It did the job i got them for

Ease Of Use8%+0.62

Handy

Handy little pack

handy

Return

1.2% Return rate 76% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall72%▆▇█▇█▆

Thought they would be larger mix of sizes

It is not standard size

Doesn't fit

Compatibility-Overall10%█▃▄▃▃▅

These do not fit any taps on our house

They dont work with my taps

Unsuitable for most British taps

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▃█▂▄▂▂

Pretty deceptive advertising photo

Not as advertised

Did not get what the photo showed

Defective Material/Parts3%▁▃▃█▅▇
Quality-Overall3%▇▄▃▁▄█

The faucet gaskets turned out to be poor quality and hard

Cheap rubbish

Poor quality

FAQ

Common Tap Washers questions

Answered from the same tracked data.