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Blister Socks

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But shoppers spend only $47K a year here, so Blister Socks is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
55
55 / 100
Top 24% of 2,461 Fashion niches · +7 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£47K/yr156K searches / yr
90-day growth
+11.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
20%top-5 click share · 50 brands · 87 sellers

Flapen Score

Blister Socks against its category

The dotted line is the Fashion average. Past it, Blister Socks is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

55Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Blister Socks market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Blister Socks 156K times last year and spent an estimated £47K. The top 5 brands take 41% of clicks. Demand peaks in May. Flapen scores it 55 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 156K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +11.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £47K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
156K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+11.3%
Conversion, latest week
2.5%
Market size, estimated
£47Ka year
Peak month
May1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
blister socks29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.27.

Listings sell for £12.27 on average, from £3.34 to £29.09. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £12.27 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.27under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.34–£29.09
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

97% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #36 within Activewear. It carries 4,637 reviews at 4.52 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
97%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.8%
Average rank
#36in Activewear
Average rating
4.52 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,637per listing
Listings tracked
122

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 6 of last year's 21 launches as successful.

21 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 6 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 44 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
21
Successful launches
6Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
44 months

Products

Top Blister Socks 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 only 20% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£948£2K£3K£4K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

50 rising

Sellers

87

Top-5 brand share

41%

Top 20: 83%

Top-5 click share

20%

Top 20: 49%

Open market

55%

  • DANISH ENDURANCE10%
  • Stoeury10%
  • Niorasen8%
  • coskefy8%
  • Effeet5%
  • YUEDGE5%

Demand

Blister Socks search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Spike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: May · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Blister Socks search terms shoppers use

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

  • blister socks29K/yr
  • anti blister socks women28K/yr
  • cushioned socks27K/yr
  • anti blister socks22K/yr
  • anti blister socks men17K/yr
  • padded socks14K/yr
  • blister socks women5K/yr
  • padded heel socks7K/yr
  • blister prevention socks5K/yr
  • anti blister walking socks2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Blister Socks

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

Complain

Size-Overall12%−0.05

Come up big

But short

way too tight

Quality-Overall11%+0.42

Cheap, nasty and poor quality

Awful quality

Absolutely rubbish quality

Thickness9%−0.06

They are thick

not as thick as I had hoped for

These socks are very thick

Durability7%−0.06

bally and falling apart

Fall apart within the first few wearings

Not really durable

Gap/Hole6%−0.06

Arrived with a hole

Holes in toe seam

have a hole

Love

Comfort-Overall27%+2.90

And comfortable

Comfortable to wear

Very comfy and support my feet well

Quality-Overall19%+0.42

The quality feels solid for the price

These socks are good quality

Excellent Quality Product

Size-Overall11%−0.05

fit as described

Very comfortable fit

Excellent fit

Value For Money7%+0.31

Excellent value

Cheap price

Good Value for money

Warmth5%+0.42

Nice and warm

These are nice warm socks

Keeps your feet warm

Return

0.5% Return rate 58% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall33%▅▅█▇▆█

Come up big

But short

way too tight

Thin8%██▅▄▅▅

they're very thin socks

Very thin

The material now seems really thin

Quality-Overall7%▅▇█▄▅▄

Cheap, nasty and poor quality

Awful quality

Absolutely rubbish quality

Material Quality5%▅▄▃▄▆█
Feet Fit5%▄▆▇██▂

FAQ

Common Blister Socks questions

Answered from the same tracked data.