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Curtain Tape

Fail

Prices span $2.75–$9.87, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Curtain Tape is a Fail.

Flapen Score
40
40 / 100
Ranks 1,848 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −9 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£41K/yr75K searches / yr
90-day growth
-15.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
58%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 14 sellers

Flapen Score

Curtain Tape against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Curtain Tape is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

40Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Curtain Tape market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Curtain Tape 75K times last year and spent an estimated £41K. The top 5 brands take 84% of clicks. Flapen scores it 40 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

9.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 75K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -15.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £41K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
75K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-15.4%
Conversion, latest week
9.2%
Market size, estimated
£41Ka year
Top search term
curtain tape29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.02.

Listings sell for £6.02 on average, from £2.75 to £9.87. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £6.02 that is £2K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.02under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.75–£9.87
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£3K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

91% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 95% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #102 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 1,605 reviews at 4.48 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
91%
Prime listings
95%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#102in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.48 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,605per listing
Listings tracked
22

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 34 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
34 months

Products

Top Curtain Tape 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 58% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

12 flat

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

84%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

58%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

11%

  • The Bead Shop34%
  • Hoonng18%
  • Bonnin12%
  • XNBTFK10%
  • Realm9%
  • Rayakt5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 11%)

Demand

Curtain Tape search demand

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

2K1KNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJul

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5× · 9 of 12 months tracked

Search terms

Top Curtain Tape search terms shoppers use

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

  • curtain tape29K/yr
  • curtain header tape11K/yr
  • curtain tape 3 inch10K/yr
  • curtain header tape 3 inch6K/yr
  • curtain heading tape5K/yr
  • curtain tape 1 inch4K/yr
  • curtain tape 2 inch3K/yr
  • rufflette curtain tape3K/yr
  • curtain heading tape 3 inch3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Curtain Tape

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness25%−0.05

Seemed quite sticky

Didnt stick

Not sticky enough

Value For Money15%−0.11

Not worth the money

Waste of Money

Waste of money

Functionality-Overall11%−0.12

Doesn't work

It didnt work

It doesn't work at all

Strength7%−0.02

It is very flimsy

not 1000% strong

Weak cord

Quality-Overall6%+1.27

Very poor quality

Try and find a better quality

it is a poorer quality that was expected

Love

Quality-Overall22%+1.27

Decent quality

Excellent product

Well made

Advertised Vs Actual Product20%+1.36

Just what I needed

As described

Works like a dream

Adhesion/Stickiness16%−0.05

Stickiness good

Good stickiness

Stays put

Ease Of Use14%+1.37

Easy to use

the tape was so easy to use

Very easy to use perfect for heavy curtains

Value For Money9%−0.11

Definitely worth the price

Good value for money

Good price

Return

0.6% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness20%▄▂█▃▃▃

Seemed quite sticky

Didnt stick

Not sticky enough

Size-Overall14%▃▄▄█▇▅
Quality-Overall14%▂▃▄▃▄█

Very poor quality

Try and find a better quality

it is a poorer quality that was expected

Functionality-Overall12%▅█▃▃▇▁

Doesn't work

It didnt work

It doesn't work at all

Material Quality6%█▃▆▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Curtain Tape questions

Answered from the same tracked data.