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Putty

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.3% of orders. But prices span $3.61–$13.66, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Putty is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 36% of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · +3 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£131K/yr381K searches / yr
90-day growth
-1.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
42%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 66 sellers

Flapen Score

Putty against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Putty market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Putty 381K times last year and spent an estimated £131K. The top 5 brands take 65% of clicks. Demand peaks in Dec. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 381K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -1.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £131K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
381K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-1.3%
Conversion, latest week
4.2%
Market size, estimated
£131Ka year
Peak month
December2.7× the quietest month
Top search term
putty236K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.28.

Listings sell for £8.28 on average, from £3.61 to £13.66. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.28 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.28under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.61–£13.66
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£4K
Returns
0.3%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 7.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #41 within Medical Supplies & Equipment. It carries 898 reviews at 4.38 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
7.1%
Average rank
#41in Medical Supplies & Equipment
Average rating
4.38 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
898per listing
Listings tracked
30

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 4 launches as successful.

4 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 42 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
4
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
42 months

Products

Top Putty 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 42% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£5K£10K£16K£21K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

16 falling

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

65%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 87%

Open market

28%

  • Bodygenix22%
  • D.A.Y. Republic14%
  • The Glowhouse12%
  • JFA Medical10%
  • Meglio7%
  • JOYIN7%

Demand

Putty search demand

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

12K8KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Search terms

Top Putty search terms shoppers use

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

  • putty236K/yr
  • putty for kids48K/yr
  • silly putty19K/yr
  • putty slime11K/yr
  • sensory putty12K/yr
  • kids putty8K/yr
  • colour changing putty6K/yr
  • liquid lava putty6K/yr
  • fidget putty6K/yr
  • slime putty6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Putty

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

Complain

Value For Money15%−0.05

not for the price mady 3£ max

A bit on pricey on here

Overpriced

Size-Overall8%−0.10

Not much bigger than a table spoon

Quite small

we were genuinely disappointed by how small the tub is

Adhesion/Stickiness8%−0.08

it sticks to your hands quite badly

then it went all sticky

it sticks to it like glue

Smell6%−0.03

it has a smoky smell

Very small and chemical smell

There's a minor smell

Ease Of Use5%−0.02

sometimes it is hard to close the pot

very difficult to get off

impossible to remove

Love

Quality-Overall18%

Best quality putty I've ever ordered

Excellent product

Good quality

Value For Money9%−0.05

Good price

good value

Value for money

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.38

As advertised

Exactly as expected

Exactly as advertised

Soft Feel8%

So smooth and satisfying

Soft and easy to use

It is soft

Fun/Entertainment Experience5%+0.27

Great fidget toy

Fun for kids

Fun

Return

0.3% Return rate 47% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall20%▆▇▅▃▃█

Not much bigger than a table spoon

Quite small

we were genuinely disappointed by how small the tub is

Color10%▄▇█▄▄▆

Its not really colour changing - its more already multi-coloured

Doesn't change colour

Adhesion/Stickiness7%▇▃▃█▂▆

it sticks to your hands quite badly

then it went all sticky

it sticks to it like glue

Leak-Proof7%▁▁█▄▄▁
Hard Feel6%█▅▁▆▄▄

The balls that are available are hard

noticed everyday tasks becoming harder

needs to be as the exercises need to be a bit harder

FAQ

Common Putty questions

Answered from the same tracked data.