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Always Ultra Pads

Fail

The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks, so Always Ultra Pads is a Fail.

Flapen Score
47
47 / 100
Ranks 1,080 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −1 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£339K/yr241K searches / yr
90-day growth
-11.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
66%top-5 click share · 6 brands · 138 sellers

Flapen Score

Always Ultra Pads against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Always Ultra Pads is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

47Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Always Ultra Pads market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Always Ultra Pads 241K times last year and spent an estimated £339K. The top 5 brands take 98% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb. Flapen scores it 47 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 241K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £339K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
241K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-11.4%
Conversion, latest week
11.8%
Market size, estimated
£339Ka year
Peak month
February1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
always night pads88K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.91.

Listings sell for £11.91 on average, from £2.51 to £24.88. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 25K to 30K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £11.91 that is £9K to £12K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.91under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.51–£24.88
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
25K–30K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£9K–£12K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

76% 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 #77 within Intimate Hygiene. It carries 2,725 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
76%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.8%
Average rank
#77in Intimate Hygiene
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,725per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 4 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 4 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 56 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
4Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
56 months

Products

Top Always Ultra Pads 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 66% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£34K£68K£102K£135K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

6 flat

Sellers

138

Top-5 brand share

98%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

66%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Always51%
  • ZVZK31%
  • Always Discreet9%
  • Linenvale6%
  • Bodyform2%
  • INNERSY2%

Demand

Always Ultra Pads search demand

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

5K3KPrime Day '25MarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Always Ultra Pads search terms shoppers use

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

  • always night pads88K/yr
  • always maxi night pads28K/yr
  • always night12K/yr
  • always size 612K/yr
  • maxi pads13K/yr
  • ladies pads9K/yr
  • always maxi8K/yr
  • always pads size 67K/yr
  • always pads size 56K/yr
  • always size 55K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Always Ultra Pads

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

Complain

Leak-Proof10%

there is some leakage

Leaky

It leaked

Size-Overall9%−0.07

Bulky

they are too narrow

VERY SMALL

Quality-Overall6%+0.28

Poor quality

They're medium quality

Absolute rubbish certainly do not do what they say on the tin

Absorbency6%+0.13

And poor absorbency

THEY DONT ABSORB BLOOD AT ALL

DOES NOT ABSORB BLOOD AT ALL

Thickness6%−0.02

The pads are extra thick

Unfortunately while the pads are a bit thicker. for better absorption

Far too thin

Love

Value For Money21%+1.63

Excellent value for money

Good value

Good value for money

Quality-Overall14%+0.28

Overall, they perform well and do exactly what theyre intended for

Excellent product

Honest & reliable company

Comfort-Overall11%+1.02

Very comfortable

comfortable to wear

the pad was comfortable to wear

Leak-Proof8%

I had no leaks

not having to worry about leaks

Brilliant pads & protection from leaks

Absorbency8%+0.13

Really absorbent

It was absorbed straight away

Super absorbent

Return

0.1% Return rate 73% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall59%█▆▅▅▅▅

Bulky

they are too narrow

VERY SMALL

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%▁▁▂█▃▃
Comfort-Overall8%▁▁▅▁▄█

Slightly awkward to fit on to underwear

I feel so uncomfortable

Maxi Comfort 9 - far too wide so not comfortable or better protected at all

Leak-Proof5%▁▃█▄▃▁

there is some leakage

Leaky

It leaked

Weight Heavy3%▁▄█▁▃▁

They are bulky

My period is heavy

It is a bit bulky

FAQ

Common Always Ultra Pads questions

Answered from the same tracked data.