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Packing Tape Dispenser

Fail

Prices span $5.44–$13.43, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Packing Tape Dispenser is a Fail.

Flapen Score
44
44 / 100
Ranks 1,524 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −5 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£156K/yr123K searches / yr
90-day growth
-11.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
70%top-5 click share · 9 brands · 62 sellers

Flapen Score

Packing Tape Dispenser against its category

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

44Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Packing Tape Dispenser market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Packing Tape Dispenser 123K times last year and spent an estimated £156K. The top 5 brands take 87% of clicks. Flapen scores it 44 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

15.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 123K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £156K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
123K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-11.9%
Conversion, latest week
15.2%
Market size, estimated
£156Ka year
Peak month
January1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
packing tape dispenser49K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.37.

Listings sell for £8.37 on average, from £5.44 to £13.43. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £8.37 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.37under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.44–£13.43
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£6K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

75% 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 #40 within Adhesives & Sealers. It carries 2,554 reviews at 4.34 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
75%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#40in Adhesives & Sealers
Average rating
4.34 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,554per listing
Listings tracked
16

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 61 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Packing Tape Dispenser 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 70% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£8K£16K£23K£31K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

9 falling

Sellers

62

Top-5 brand share

87%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

70%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

8%

  • Fit For The Job27%
  • brackit22%
  • RAPESCO16%
  • Packatape15%
  • Amazon Basics6%
  • Pro Series5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (3 brands, 8%)

Demand

Packing Tape Dispenser search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Packing Tape Dispenser search terms shoppers use

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

  • packing tape dispenser49K/yr
  • parcel tape dispenser36K/yr
  • tape dispenser for packing boxes11K/yr
  • brown tape dispenser11K/yr
  • packaging tape dispenser6K/yr
  • packing tape and dispenser4K/yr
  • parcel tape dispenser with cutter3K/yr
  • packaging tape with dispenser1K/yr
  • parcel tape strong brown with dispenser467/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Packing Tape Dispenser

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

Complain

Adhesion/Stickiness22%−0.20

Very sticky

It doesn't stick

Not super sticky

Quality-Overall13%+0.36

But very disappointed with the quality control of this product

Bad quality

Garbage product

Functionality-Overall8%−0.10

almost non functional

Doesnt work

Doesn t work well

Ease Of Use7%+1.11

Quite awkward to use

NOT EASY TO USE

Difficult to put on

Durability6%−0.06

Broke during usage

First one was broken within minutes

kept falling off when trying to use

Love

Quality-Overall16%+0.36

Reliable product

Excellent product

Great product well made

Adhesion/Stickiness15%−0.20

is super sticky

Good quality tape

stick well to boxes

Ease Of Use14%+1.11

Easy to use

It's handy and it works

It's easy to use once you 'get the knack'

Value For Money12%+1.13

Reasonably priced

Excellent value

Good value

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.50

Does the job as advertised

Just what I wanted

As described

Return

0.7% Return rate 19% Fixable by listing

Adhesion/Stickiness21%▆██▆█▄

Very sticky

It doesn't stick

Not super sticky

Functionality-Overall17%█▆▅▅▆▆

almost non functional

Doesnt work

Doesn t work well

Size-Overall13%▃▃█▇▃▇
Defective Material/Parts13%▆▆▅█▅▆
Dispensing Mechanism6%▅█▃▅█▆

FAQ

Common Packing Tape Dispenser questions

Answered from the same tracked data.