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Long Hot Water Bottle

Fail

Demand is soft, at -53.7% this quarter, so Long Hot Water Bottle is a Fail.

Flapen Score
45
45 / 100
Ranks 1,255 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£205K/yr357K searches / yr
90-day growth
-53.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
65%top-5 click share · 14 brands · 23 sellers

Flapen Score

Long Hot Water Bottle against its category

The dotted line is the Health & Personal Care average. Past it, Long Hot Water Bottle is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

45Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Long Hot Water Bottle market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Long Hot Water Bottle 357K times last year and spent an estimated £205K. The top 5 brands take 73% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

6.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 357K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -53.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £205K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
357K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-53.7%
Conversion, latest week
6.1%
Market size, estimated
£205Ka year
Peak month
December16.4× the quietest month
Top search term
long hot water bottle202K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.41.

Listings sell for £9.41 on average, from £4.89 to £25.00. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £9.41 that is £14K to £19K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.41under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.89–£25.00
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£14K–£19K
Returns
0.6%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 36.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #63 within Hot & Cold Therapies. It carries 1,541 reviews at 4.42 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
36.2%
Average rank
#63in Hot & Cold Therapies
Average rating
4.42 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,541per listing
Listings tracked
18

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 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 47 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Long Hot Water Bottle 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 65% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£21K£41K£62K£82K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

14 falling

Sellers

23

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

20%

  • RAM ONLINE32%
  • PIPROX13%
  • TANNESS10%
  • KEPLIN10%
  • URBZUE8%
  • Homealexa8%

Demand

Long Hot Water Bottle search demand

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

25K15KSpike '24Black Friday '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 16.4×

Search terms

Top Long Hot Water Bottle search terms shoppers use

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

  • long hot water bottle202K/yr
  • hot water bottle long45K/yr
  • long hot water bottle with cover uk44K/yr
  • extra long hot water bottles16K/yr
  • extra long hot water bottle17K/yr
  • long water bottle18K/yr
  • long hot water bottles6K/yr
  • hot water bottles long2K/yr
  • long hot water bottles for adults4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Long Hot Water Bottle

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

Complain

Leak-Proof17%

Leaks

It leaked

it had a hole in it so it leaked

Size-Overall13%−0.01

It's a bit long for my liking

Smaller than looks

Value For Money12%+0.86

I got a second one cheaper

Not cheap

Not worth the money I paid for it

Stitch/Finish/Polish8%−0.06

Item not stitched along the side and top

the stitching is unraveling in the gap where you fill the bottle

Quality-Overall8%+0.54

Not good quality

Poor quality

Poor quality, not worth your money

Love

Quality-Overall16%+0.54

Good quality

It is well made

This is a great produce

Warmth14%+1.29

Wonderful product for warmth

Stays warm

Contains heat and is really comfy

Soft Feel11%

the covering very soft

Yes the cover is siur soft

Soft

Value For Money9%+0.86

Good value

Worth the money

so price is important hence why I bought 3

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.31

As described

It fulfills its function

Fab as expected

Return

0.6% Return rate 37% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall16%▄▂▂▁▁█

It's a bit long for my liking

Smaller than looks

Quality-Overall12%▃▆▁█▁▄

Not good quality

Poor quality

Poor quality, not worth your money

Leak-Proof9%▄█▅▆▂▁

Leaks

It leaked

it had a hole in it so it leaked

Color7%▆▁▁▃█▁
Material Quality5%▁▁▇▁█▁

Not convinced it's actually made from rubber though

FAQ

Common Long Hot Water Bottle questions

Answered from the same tracked data.