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Single Hole Punch

Fail

Prices span $2.69–$13.81, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Single Hole Punch is a Fail.

Flapen Score
46
46 / 100
Ranks 1,352 of 2,225 DIY & Tools niches · −3 vs the category median of 49
Market size
£554K/yr613K searches / yr
90-day growth
-18.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
65%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 84 sellers

Flapen Score

Single Hole Punch against its category

The dotted line is the DIY & Tools average. Past it, Single Hole Punch is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

46Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Single Hole Punch market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Single Hole Punch 613K times last year and spent an estimated £554K. The top 5 brands take 89% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Mar–Sep. Flapen scores it 46 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

15.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 613K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 15.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £554K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
613K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-18.3%
Conversion, latest week
15.7%
Market size, estimated
£554Ka year
Peak month
September3.4× the quietest month
Top search term
hole punch282K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.74.

Listings sell for £5.74 on average, from £2.69 to £13.81. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 100K to 125K a year. The average listing sells 4,000 to 5,000 of them. At £5.74 that is £23K to £29K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.74under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.69–£13.81
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
100K–125K
Units per listing a year
4,000–5,000
Revenue per listing a year
£23K–£29K
Returns
0.5%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 #18 within Hand Tools. It carries 2,265 reviews at 4.49 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
#18in Hand Tools
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,265per listing
Listings tracked
24

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 38 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
38 months

Products

Top Single Hole Punch 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 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£28K£55K£83K£111K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

13 falling

Sellers

84

Top-5 brand share

89%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 96%

Open market

9%

  • RAPESCO51%
  • G4GADGET21%
  • Q-Connect10%
  • MECHEER5%
  • Esselte3%
  • BRITECO2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (7 brands, 9%)

Demand

Single Hole Punch search demand

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

18K13KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Feb, Mar, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.4×

Search terms

Top Single Hole Punch search terms shoppers use

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

  • hole punch282K/yr
  • hole puncher84K/yr
  • single hole punch65K/yr
  • hole puncher a462K/yr
  • paper punch28K/yr
  • single hole punch for crafts15K/yr
  • paper hole punch10K/yr
  • hole punches16K/yr
  • a4 hole punch9K/yr
  • 2 hole punch7K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Single Hole Punch

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

Complain

Quality-Overall17%+0.30

Its cheap rubbish

Its cheap and cheerful

Bad quality

Durability14%−0.15

broken after a few uses

Broke within 2 days

Broke a few months later

Functionality-Overall6%−0.05

Did not work

You won't be able to punch more than 30 sheets even if you exert more pressure on the handle

Does not work - terrible

Strength5%+0.33

Not very strong

Broke flimsy

not particularly robust

Weight Heavy3%

Bit heavy

Love

Quality-Overall23%+0.30

Excellent Quality

Good quality tool

Good product as advertised

Ease Of Use16%+1.26

really handy

Ease of use

Amazing easy to usr

Value For Money13%

GREAT VALUE

great value

Excellent value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%+0.62

Does the job perfectly

matches the description well

As described

Strength9%+0.33

The handle is strong and sturdy and easy to hold and cut with

Sturdy piece of kit really pleased with it

It is sturdy

Return

0.5% Return rate 20% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall21%█▄▆▆▅▅

Did not work

You won't be able to punch more than 30 sheets even if you exert more pressure on the handle

Does not work - terrible

Size-Overall15%▅▅▃▅▆█

The size is super small

then you may find that the fit is tight

It's small in size

Defective Material/Parts8%▅▇▂▆▄█
Compatibility-Overall6%█▅▁▃▄▃
Value For Money6%▁▃▇▄█▃

Not worth

FAQ

Common Single Hole Punch questions

Answered from the same tracked data.