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Plug Hole Hair Catcher

Fail

Prices span $2.54–$14.63, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plug Hole Hair Catcher is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Ranks 1,252 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −2 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£100K/yr191K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
59%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 27 sellers

Flapen Score

Plug Hole Hair Catcher against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Plug Hole Hair Catcher is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plug Hole Hair Catcher market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plug Hole Hair Catcher 191K times last year and spent an estimated £100K. The top 5 brands take 67% of clicks. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

9.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 191K 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 -12.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £100K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
191K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-12.0%
Conversion, latest week
9.2%
Market size, estimated
£100Ka year
Peak month
September1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
bath plug hair catcher32K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.70.

Listings sell for £5.70 on average, from £2.54 to £14.63. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £5.70 that is £3K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.70under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.54–£14.63
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
£3K–£4K
Returns
0.8%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

90% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 3.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #21 within Kitchen & Bath Fixtures. It carries 10,098 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
90%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
3.5%
Average rank
#21in Kitchen & Bath Fixtures
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
10,098per listing
Listings tracked
21

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 28 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
28 months

Products

Top Plug Hole Hair Catcher 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 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£10K£15K£20K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 99%

Open market

26%

  • CCLKHY20%
  • Rubigo16%
  • OXO11%
  • Toced10%
  • wokdada9%
  • LEKEYE7%

Demand

Plug Hole Hair Catcher search demand

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

5K4KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Plug Hole Hair Catcher search terms shoppers use

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

  • bath plug hair catcher32K/yr
  • bath hair catcher24K/yr
  • plug hole hair catcher22K/yr
  • bathtub hair catcher16K/yr
  • plug hair catcher19K/yr
  • hair catcher for bath plug13K/yr
  • bath drain hair catcher11K/yr
  • sink hair catcher11K/yr
  • sink drain cover8K/yr
  • plug hole cover10K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plug Hole Hair Catcher

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

Complain

Size-Overall11%+0.69

Not fit for purpose

Too small

So small it went into my kitchen sink

Adhesion/Stickiness10%−0.12

just won't stick

suckers dont stick that good

It wont stick to bath tub

Quality-Overall9%+0.78

Cheap

Low quality

Cheap this junk

Suction6%−0.08

not so good at suction

The suction cups doesnt work

The suction does not work

Functionality-Overall5%−0.10

Does not do what it is supposed to do

Didnt work for me

Not very effective

Love

Quality-Overall18%+0.78

the manufacturing quality is solid

Decent quality

Yes good quality strong

Size-Overall16%+0.69

Universal fit

Fits easily

Excellent fit

Advertised Vs Actual Product14%+1.02

Exactly what I needed

Works as it says it does

As described

Value For Money13%+0.55

Good value for money

Good value for money

Competitive price

Ease Of Cleaning11%+0.85

Easy to lift and clean

Easy to clean

Easy to clean hair from

Return

0.8% Return rate 76% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall71%███▇▇█

Not fit for purpose

Too small

So small it went into my kitchen sink

Functionality-Overall7%▄▂▇▇█▇

Does not do what it is supposed to do

Didnt work for me

Not very effective

Compatibility-Overall6%█▅▄▇▆▆
Adhesion/Stickiness3%▇█▄▇▂▅

just won't stick

suckers dont stick that good

It wont stick to bath tub

Drainage2%▃█▅▂▂▃

FAQ

Common Plug Hole Hair Catcher questions

Answered from the same tracked data.