Is pear drops profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?

The niche generates £54K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).

How competitive is the pear drops niche?

15 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.

What do buyers complain about in pear drops?

Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.

When does demand for pear drops peak?

Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.

What does it cost to enter the pear drops niche?

Listings span £3.32–£12.40; the average listing price is £8.20 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 131 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.

pear drops

Skip it

Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($3.32–$12.40) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Returns

Incredible0.0%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Review moat

Great130.77

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Great4.2★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Conversion

Great9.0%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Brand share

Okay82%

top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand

Competition

Okay63%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Avg price

Bad£8.20

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-5.0%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Market size

Bad£54K

£54K/yr · 73K searches

Price range

Bad£3.32–£12.40

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, pear drops is a £54K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (73K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 82% of demand. Demand peaks in Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 47/100.

Data updated Jul 24, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

pear drops market data

Units sold / yr: 6K–8K; avg 100–250/product
Revenue / yr: £49K–£66K; units × avg price
Conversion rate: 9.0%
Avg BSR: #35
Page quality: 0%
Prime: 82%
Sponsored: 36%
Out of stock: 12.7%
Avg brand age: 57 months
Avg seller age: 182 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 63% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

15 rising

Sellers

Top-5 brand share

82%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

63%

Top 20: 98%

Open market

14%

Berrymans49%
Joseph Dobson & Sons13%
Bentley & Ackerman11%
Bonds of London6%
Caribou Candy4%
Natural Candy Shop3%
Open — no brand owns it (9 brands, 14%)

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -5.0% search growth over the last 90 days.

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Open Trend

Top pear drops search terms

pear drops47K/yr -5.4%7.8% conv.
pear drops sweets19K/yr -12.7%8.1% conv.
pear drops sweets 1kg4K/yr +33.9%11.1% conv.
pear drop sweets3K/yr +12.5%2.5% conv.

All search terms

Top pear drops 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.

Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

All 22 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

Top sellers

by 90-day click share

Original Pear Drops Retro Boiled Sweets Gift Jar By Berrymans Sweet Shop - Classic Sweets Traditional Taste.

Berrymans£11.404.5★990 rev

Pear Drops 1 Kilo Bulk Bag 1KG Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.

Berrymans£9.864.4★250 rev

Joseph Dobson & Sons Pear Drops 400 g

Joseph Dobson & Sons£4.664.5★555 rev

Pear Drops - 500 Gram Bulk Bag - 500g - Assorted Sweet Pick and Mix for Parties Gifts and Sharing.

Berrymans£7.584.3★83 rev

Pear Drops - 1kg - Original Retro Pear Drops Assorted Pick and Mix for Sharing Gifting and Parties. From Bentley & Ackerman Sweet Shop.

Bentley & Ackerman£10.324.2★33 rev

Newest

by launch date

GROBITS - Pear Drops Jar 645g Classic Retro Hard Sweets Traditional Fruity Candy Mix in Bulk Jar for Sharing Parties Sweet Tables & Gifts Loved by Kids & Adults

GROBITS£12.020 rev

3mo ago

BG 500g Jargonelle Pear Drops Hardboiled Wrapped Old Fashioned Sweet Shop Candies Retro Pick & Mix Sweets - Boiled Sweets Jargonelle Pear Drops 500g

Bargain Gateway£6.657 rev

6mo ago

Traditional British Sweets 4 Pack Pear Drops Cola Cubes Rhubarb & Custard Pineapple Cubes Retro Boiled Sweets Gift Set Vegetarian 4 x 150g Bags

DAA Distribution£12.0032 rev

10mo ago

Pear Drops 200g Traditional Crystallised Pink & Yellow Pear Flavoured Hard Boiled Sweets Clear Pillow Pack Retro Pick n Mix Sweet Shop Favourite

Caribou Candy£3.421 rev

1y ago

Pear Drops 400g Resealable Pouch Traditional Pink & Yellow Pear Flavoured Crystallised Hard Boiled Sweets Retro Pick n Mix Sweet Shop Favourite

Caribou Candy£5.810 rev

1y ago

What buyers say about pear drops

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Taste-Overall36%

“These sweets are lovely and tart and taste great”

Sweetness21%

“Excellent service, beautiful sweets”

Flavor10%

“Real authentic flavour”

Quality-Overall9%

“Excellent product”

Value For Money6%

“Great bulk buy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“As advertised”

Size-Overall4%

“Good size”

Texture/Consistency-Overall2%

“Good quslity”

Blend/Ratio1%

“Great mix, generous portions, and sweets were yummy”

Sour1%

“The fact you have the sweet and sour in each sweet really is gorgeous rather than having the individual colours for sweet and sour”

What buyers complain about

Taste-Overall30%

“Tasteless balls of nothingness”

Size-Overall9%

“Sorry, not for me - I find them too large and too acidic”

Quality-Overall7%

“Really poor quality control”

Hard Feel7%

“very difficult please swoop theyre faulty”

Flavor7%

“this doesn't change any flavour. so why do it”

Value For Money6%

“value for money is not great”

Advertised Vs Actual Product5%

“Misold a product”

Ingredients-Overall2%

“Changing ingredients”

Sweetness2%

“however what I received was a small tasteless sweet”

Color2%

“Smaller difference in colour and tasteless”

Common questions

Is pear drops profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?: The niche generates £54K/yr across 22 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -5.0%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (47/100).
How competitive is the pear drops niche?: 15 brands and 15 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 63% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 82% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in pear drops?: Top complaints mined from reviews: Taste-Overall, Size-Overall, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.0%.
When does demand for pear drops peak?: Demand peaks in Dec; the busiest month runs 1.8× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the pear drops niche?: Listings span £3.32–£12.40; the average listing price is £8.20 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 131 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.