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Zip Lock Bags

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But shoppers spend only $39K a year here, so Zip Lock Bags is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Top 31% of 2,976 Grocery niches · +4 vs the category median of 46
Market size
£39K/yr87K searches / yr
90-day growth
-1.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
35%top-5 click share · 30 brands · 108 sellers

Flapen Score

Zip Lock Bags against its category

The dotted line is the Grocery average. Past it, Zip Lock Bags is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Zip Lock Bags market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Zip Lock Bags 87K times last year and spent an estimated £39K. The top 5 brands take 44% of clicks. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

5.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 87K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -1.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £39K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
87K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-1.8%
Conversion, latest week
5.9%
Market size, estimated
£39Ka year
Peak month
September1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
zip bags40K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.58.

Listings sell for £7.58 on average, from £1.41 to £18.82. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £7.58 that is £758 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.58under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£1.41–£18.82
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
5K–6K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£758–£2K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #68 within Papers, Wraps & Bags. It carries 1,446 reviews at 4.56 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.4%
Average rank
#68in Papers, Wraps & Bags
Average rating
4.56 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,446per listing
Listings tracked
45

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 33 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
33 months

Products

Top Zip Lock Bags 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 35% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£1K£2K£3K£5K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

30 falling

Sellers

108

Top-5 brand share

44%

Top 20: 91%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 75%

Open market

49%

  • sent 4 u ltd13%
  • Hemiks10%
  • WISYOK7%
  • Ziploc7%
  • Baco7%
  • Tidyz6%

Demand

Zip Lock Bags search demand

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

15K10KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Zip Lock Bags search terms shoppers use

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

  • zip bags40K/yr
  • zip bag15K/yr
  • plastic zip bags13K/yr
  • ziploc9K/yr
  • clear ziplock bags4K/yr
  • zip plastic bags4K/yr
  • zippy bags3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Zip Lock Bags

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

Complain

Size-Overall26%−0.07

Different sizes

Not Large

To big

Thickness11%−0.07

Thin and flimsy

The bags are quite thin

Thinner than I had hoped

Quality-Overall8%+1.79

They are low quality in comparison to some other brands

Absolutely rubbish quality

Disappointed in quality

Strength5%−0.01

Thin and flimsy

the bag feels quite thin and flimsy

Definitely not strong

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%+0.44

Misleading picture

Deceptive size

This is false

Love

Quality-Overall24%+1.79

Nice storage wallets, good value and quality

Excellent product

These bags are excellent quality

Value For Money16%+1.75

Good value for money

Amazing value

Good price

Size-Overall13%−0.07

Perfect size

With a good selection of sizes

Perfect bags which are the perfect size and work well

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.44

As advertised

As described

Exactly as pictured

Strength7%−0.01

these seem sturdy and smooth operation

Going strong

Very strong bags

Return

0.4% Return rate 73% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall65%▇██▇██

Different sizes

Not Large

To big

Thin7%█▃▄▄▄▅
Quality-Overall7%▄▆▂█▆▃

They are low quality in comparison to some other brands

Absolutely rubbish quality

Disappointed in quality

Strength3%▂▇▄█▂▂

Thin and flimsy

the bag feels quite thin and flimsy

Definitely not strong

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%█▇▄▄▂▂

Misleading picture

Deceptive size

This is false

FAQ

Common Zip Lock Bags questions

Answered from the same tracked data.