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a small market ($39K/yr) — Sorry doesn't clear our bar today.

Flapen Score

47
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Market size 10Growth 16Conversion 38Competition 61Returns 98Price range 62Avg price 36Brand share 80Review moat 47Quality gap 55
This niche Category average

Is Sorry profitable on Amazon?

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Sorry is a £39K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (125K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand. Demand peaks in Nov. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Sorry: the Amazon niche in one read

Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.

Is the demand real?

Not really. Search demand moved -18.4% over the last 90 days and 3.0% of searches end in a purchase.

£39K

revenue / yr

Units sold / yr4K
Search volume / yr-18.4%125K
Conversion rate3.0%
Avg price£10.28

Who owns the niche?

The top 5 brands hold 55% of demand, so 45% of the market is open.

45%

open market share

Brands · sellers26 · 53
Top-5 product click share48%
Open market45%
Avg brand age28 months

Is there a way in?

Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.4★ — the gap to enter on.

0/100

page quality · 30 products

Sponsored placement67%
New entrants (1y)4· 0 succeeded
Avg rating4.4★
Avg reviews1,847

Top Sorry products & what they sell for

Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 48% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

£0£2K£3K£5K£6K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

26 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

55%

Top 20: 95%

Top-5 click share

48%

Top 20: 91%

Open market

39%

  • Big Red Egg13%
  • Generic13%
  • SMILE GIFTS UK11%
  • Gifted Happiness10%
  • Jeasona8%
  • Baking Friends6%

Sorry demand & seasonality

Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.

Volume125KCVR3.0%Products30Brands26Top 5 Brands55%OOS Rate10.0%Rating4.4★Reviews1,847Avg BSR#2,556
4K3KSpike '25Black Friday '25Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Top Sorry search terms shoppers use

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

  • sorry50K/yr
  • im sorry gifts for her15K/yr
  • im sorry gifts11K/yr
  • im sorry gifts for him11K/yr
  • sorry gifts for her9K/yr
  • im sorry7K/yr
  • apology gifts for her6K/yr
  • sorry gifts for him7K/yr
  • sorry gift5K/yr
  • sorry gifts4K/yr

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Sorry

What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.

What buyers love

90% of reviews
Quality-Overall29%

Very nice, cute handmade crotchet, excellent for gift

Gifting Purpose28%

Valentines gift

Value For Money7%

Excellent value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%

was exactly as advertised

Color5%

Lovely subtle colours

What buyers complain about

80% of reviews
Size-Overall28%

Too small

Value For Money17%

Look more expensive than they were

Quality-Overall11%

Looks and feels cheap and is

Durability10%

Disappointed as it broke within a month

Functionality-Overall7%

It didn't work

Sorry return rate & reasons

Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.

0.5%

Return rate

45%

Fixable by listing

The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.

1Size-Overall
34%
2Quality-Overall
22%
3Value For Money
8%
4Material Quality
7%
5Gifting Purpose
5%

Common Sorry questions

The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.

Flapen scores Sorry 47/100 on Amazon United Kingdom — Skip it. The niche generates £39K/yr across 30 tracked products. 0 of 4 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. Search demand moved -18.4% over the last 90 days.
Search demand for Sorry on Amazon United Kingdom peaks in Nov, where the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.