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Desk Grommet

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.2% of orders. But prices span $3.22–$13.67, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Desk Grommet is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 38% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£70K/yr142K searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
43%top-5 click share · 36 brands · 46 sellers

Flapen Score

Desk Grommet against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Desk Grommet market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Desk Grommet 142K times last year and spent an estimated £70K. The top 5 brands take 45% of clicks. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

7.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 142K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £70K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
142K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.6%
Conversion, latest week
7.8%
Market size, estimated
£70Ka year
Peak month
November1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
desk grommet41K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £6.37.

Listings sell for £6.37 on average, from £3.22 to £13.67. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £6.37 that is £637 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£6.37under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.22–£13.67
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£637–£2K
Returns
1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

95% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 5.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #129 within Nails, Screws & Fasteners. It carries 255 reviews at 4.46 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
95%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
5.2%
Average rank
#129in Nails, Screws & Fasteners
Average rating
4.46 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
255per listing
Listings tracked
43

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 13 launches as successful.

13 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 23 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
13
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
23 months

Products

Top Desk Grommet 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 43% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

36 falling

Sellers

46

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 87%

Top-5 click share

43%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

49%

  • Bolatus11%
  • Sewokon11%
  • HBL'9%
  • Dawenur8%
  • ALLY-MAGIC6%
  • flintronic6%

Demand

Desk Grommet 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 Desk Grommet search terms shoppers use

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

  • desk grommet41K/yr
  • desk cable grommet27K/yr
  • cable grommet25K/yr
  • cable hole cover10K/yr
  • desk hole cover9K/yr
  • desk grommet 60mm8K/yr
  • desk plug hole cover5K/yr
  • 60mm desk grommet4K/yr
  • desk cable hole7K/yr
  • desk wire hole cover4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Desk Grommet

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

Complain

Quality-Overall28%−0.18

Poor quality cutter

Very cheap, sort of works a few times

Poor quality

Strength9%−0.08

a little flimsy

fragile

Adhesion/Stickiness8%−0.04

the adhesive sticky pad lasted all of around 2 hours before it fell off

A little bit of glue on the grommets

the sticky pads do not do the job

Value For Money5%+1.19

On the expensive side

Bit pricey compared to the faux plastic alternatives

Size-Overall5%+1.96

which is to small

it was so tight

Love

Value For Money25%+1.19

Excellent value for money

Excellent price

Great value for money

Quality-Overall23%−0.18

Very well made

Ideal product for my situation

Excellent quality

Size-Overall17%+1.96

Fit well

easy to fit

easy to use with nice selection of sizes

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%−0.01

Is as advertised

Works as expected

Just what I wanted

Ease Of Use5%+0.47

Easy to use

Very handy just to have in the back of the van they have got me out of trouble a few times now

Good product easy to use and sticks well

Return

1.2% Return rate 85% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall71%▆█▅▇▇▆

which is to small

it was so tight

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Quality-Overall6%▇▂██▄▇

Poor quality cutter

Very cheap, sort of works a few times

Poor quality

Compatibility-Overall2%█▃█▅▅▁

Last bought a similar item 21 years ago did not join very well

Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▁▁▁▁▄█

to be fair that's MY fault for misunderstanding the description

FAQ

Common Desk Grommet questions

Answered from the same tracked data.