odd coffee pods
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.1%), but brand-locked demand (top 5 brands take 100% of clicks) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.1%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Market size
Incredible£4.0M£4.0M/yr · 1.9M searches
Avg price
Incredible£26.62avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Incredible£14.83–£47.55cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Conversion
Great7.9%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Review moat
Okay2,749.24avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Quality gap
Okay4.6★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Competition
Okay69%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Growth
Bad-8.3%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Brand share
Bad100%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, odd coffee pods is a £4.0M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.9M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 100% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Dec. Verdict: Worth a look — 54/100.
Data updated Jul 23, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
odd coffee pods market data
- Units sold / yr
- 125K–150K
- avg 5,000–6,000/product
- Revenue / yr
- £3.3M–£4.0M
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 7.9%
- Avg BSR
- #81
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 100%
- Sponsored
- 95%
- Out of stock
- 0.0%
- Avg brand age
- 43 months
- Avg seller age
- 155 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 69% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
4 falling
Sellers
130
Top-5 brand share
100%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
69%
Top 20: 99%
Open market
0%
- Nespresso81%
- STARBUCKS17%
- SpaceAid1%
- Caffè Nero1%
- Open — no brand owns it (0%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -8.3% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Jan, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top odd coffee pods search terms
- nespresso vertuo pods1.0M/yr
- starbucks nespresso pods224K/yr
- vertuo coffee pods170K/yr
- starbucks coffee pods82K/yr
- nespresso vertuo coffee pods109K/yr
- nespresso pods vertuo42K/yr
- vertuo pods51K/yr
- starbucks pods26K/yr
- coffee pods starbucks25K/yr
- nespresso vertuo pods starbucks20K/yr
Top odd coffee pods products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 21 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods Espresso Variety Pack - 30 Capsules (3 sleeves) Includes 10 Altissio 10 Diavolto 10 Voltesso Pods
Nespresso£19.894.4★3,363 rev
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods Pack of 30 10 x Melozio 10 x Stormio 10 x Odacio capsules for Nespresso Machines. Make Espressos Cappuccino and Lattes at home. Recyclable Pods.
Nespresso£24.194.6★7,535 rev
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods 30 Espresso Mixed Pack - 10 Bianco Doppio 10 x Scuro 10 x Chiaro Make Espressos Cappuccino Lattes and Iced Coffee at home. Recyclable Pods
Nespresso£20.634.7★827 rev
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods Flavoured Variety Pack - 30 Capsules (3 sleeves) Includes 10 Caramel 10 Vanilla 10 Hazlenut Pods
Nespresso£29.214.4★625 rev
STARBUCKS Discovery Variety Pack by Nespresso All Roast Types Coffee Capsules 6 x 10 (60 Capsules) - Amazon Exclusive
STARBUCKS£20.314.6★2,455 rev
Newest
by launch date
SpaceAid Bamboo Coffee Pod Holder Drawer Storage Compatible with Nespresso Vertuo Capsules Coffee Station Accessories Holder Organizer Tray Compatible with 40 Big or 56 Small Pods Black
SpaceAid£17.56328 rev
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods 30 Espresso Mixed Pack - 10 Bianco Doppio 10 x Scuro 10 x Chiaro Make Espressos Cappuccino Lattes and Iced Coffee at home. Recyclable Pods
Nespresso£20.63827 rev
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods 30 Mixed Pack Master Origins - 10 x Mexico 10 X Colombia 10 X Costa Rica. Make Espressos Cappuccino Lattes and Iced Coffee at home. Recyclable Pods
Nespresso£27.05310 rev
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods Pack of 60 Melozio Capsules for Nespresso Machines. Make Espressos Cappuccino and Lattes at home. Made with Latin American Arabica coffee beans. Recyclable Pods.
Nespresso£47.55184 rev
STARBUCKS House Blend by Nespresso Medium Roast Coffee Capsules 10 x 10 (100 Capsules)
STARBUCKS£28.75585 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumSpaceAid Bamboo Coffee Pod Holder Drawer Storage Compatible with Nespresso Vertuo Capsules Coffee Station Accessories Holder Organizer Tray Compatible with 40 Big or 56 Small Pods Black
SpaceAid£17.564.3★
Caffè Nero - Discovery Box - Nespresso Compatible Capsules - Gift Set (Pack of 6 60 Coffee Pods in Total)
Caffè Nero£24.774.4★
Nespresso Vertuo Coffee Pods Variety Pack - 30 Capsules (3 Sleeves)
Nespresso£24.774.5★
STARBUCKS Coffee Shop Classics - STARBUCKS Espresso Roast Pack by Nespresso Coffee Capsules 10 x 10 (100 Capsules) - Amazon Exclusive
STARBUCKS£34.354.7★
STARBUCKS Coffee Shop Classics - STARBUCKS Blonde Espresso Roast Pack by Nespresso Coffee Capsules 10 x 10 (100 Capsules) - Amazon Exclusive
STARBUCKS£29.734.6★
What buyers say about odd coffee pods
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“Delicious coffee”
“Great value”
“very good coffee”
“Good flavor”
“Good Variety”
“As expected”
“Simple to use”
“Lovely smooth blend”
“A gift”
“The kitchen smells divine when he makes his coffee”
What buyers complain about
“Waste of money”
“Tastes weak”
“not much flavour”
“Slightly bitter”
“Poor quality coffee”
“Not quite what was in the photo”
“Poor blend”
“all 30 pods are caffeinated”
“Its not like the one on Argos its wooden no glass top so it will go mouldy also doesnt fit machine all the way on”
“My instructions were front door”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is odd coffee pods profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
- The niche generates £4.0M/yr across 21 tracked products. 90-day search growth is -8.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (54/100).
- How competitive is the odd coffee pods niche?
- 4 brands and 130 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 69% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 100% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in odd coffee pods?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Value For Money, Taste-Overall, Flavor. The return rate is 0.1%.
- When does demand for odd coffee pods peak?
- Demand peaks in Jan–Dec; the busiest month runs 1.7× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the odd coffee pods niche?
- Listings span £14.83–£47.55; the average listing price is £26.62 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 2,749 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.