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Plumbers Folding Bucket

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.6% of orders. But demand is soft, at -43.1% this quarter, so Plumbers Folding Bucket is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 43% of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · +1 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£62K/yr63K searches / yr
90-day growth
-43.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
45%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 44 sellers

Flapen Score

Plumbers Folding Bucket against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Plumbers Folding Bucket is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plumbers Folding Bucket market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plumbers Folding Bucket 63K times last year and spent an estimated £62K. The top 5 brands take 64% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Mar–Apr. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

8.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 63K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 8.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -43.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £62K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
63K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-43.1%
Conversion, latest week
8.6%
Market size, estimated
£62Ka year
Peak month
January2.8× the quietest month
Top search term
handy folding bucket25K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.49.

Listings sell for £11.49 on average, from £5.25 to £79.50. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £11.49 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.49under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.25–£79.50
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

79% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #158 within Plumbing. It carries 459 reviews at 4.65 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
79%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
13.1%
Average rank
#158in Plumbing
Average rating
4.65 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
459per listing
Listings tracked
39

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 6 launches as successful.

6 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 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
6
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Plumbers Folding Bucket 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 45% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£6K£7K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 rising

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

64%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

45%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

30%

  • PBP21%
  • Geosiry18%
  • MECHEER9%
  • OdiuK9%
  • Arctic Hayes8%
  • flintronic5%

Demand

Plumbers Folding Bucket search demand

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

2K1KSpike '25Spike '26AprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Mar, Apr · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.8×

Search terms

Top Plumbers Folding Bucket search terms shoppers use

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

  • handy folding bucket25K/yr
  • plumbers bucket13K/yr
  • folding bucket 20l5K/yr
  • folding bucket plumbing10K/yr
  • plumbers folding bucket9K/yr
  • handy folding bucket be a plumber350/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plumbers Folding Bucket

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

Complain

Leak-Proof16%

Water leak that help with item

Spills more than it holds

spill when carried

Value For Money16%+1.14

yes its expensive

Cost a fortune

a bit expensive because of what it says on it

Size-Overall13%−0.04

Too small

is a little smaller than a standard builders bucket

Smaller than I thought it would be

Strength9%−0.01

rather flimsy so don't over fill it

A bit flimsy

Design-Overall6%−0.02

not the best design

Love

Quality-Overall19%+1.39

Excellent product

Good quality bucket

it's well made

Ease Of Use15%+0.70

Easy to use

Easy to fill

easy to fold up

Value For Money13%+1.14

Good value for money

Good price

Worth every penny

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%+0.17

does the job

exactly what I needed

does the exact same job

Leak-Proof5%

No spillages

Does not leak

no leaks, brilliant

Return

0.6% Return rate 64% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall56%▃▆▆█▇▇

Too small

is a little smaller than a standard builders bucket

Smaller than I thought it would be

Leak-Proof10%█▅▄▃▃▁

Water leak that help with item

Spills more than it holds

spill when carried

Compatibility-Overall6%▁▄▁▁▇█
Strength6%█▁▃▃▁▂

rather flimsy so don't over fill it

A bit flimsy

Functionality-Overall4%▆▁▁▁▁█

not good being filled with a hose

FAQ

Common Plumbers Folding Bucket questions

Answered from the same tracked data.