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Vicks Plug in

Fail

Demand is soft, at -55.7% this quarter, so Vicks Plug in is a Fail.

Flapen Score
29
29 / 100
Ranks 2,009 of 2,035 Health & Personal Care niches · −19 vs the category median of 48
Market size
£105K/yr66K searches / yr
90-day growth
-55.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
100%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 54 sellers

Flapen Score

Vicks Plug in against its category

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

29Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Vicks Plug in market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Vicks Plug in 66K times last year and spent an estimated £105K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Sep. Flapen scores it 29 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

19.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 66K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 19.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -55.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £105K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
66K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-55.7%
Conversion, latest week
19.1%
Market size, estimated
£105Ka year
Peak month
February13.0× the quietest month
Top search term
vicks vapour pads18K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.41.

Listings sell for £8.41 on average, from £5.15 to £13.33. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 2,500 to 3,000 of them. At £8.41 that is £21K to £25K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.41under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.15–£13.33
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
15K–20K
Units per listing a year
2,500–3,000
Revenue per listing a year
£21K–£25K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

60% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 60% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #128 within Over-the-Counter Medication. It carries 4,542 reviews at 4.60 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
60%
Prime listings
60%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#128in Over-the-Counter Medication
Average rating
4.60 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,542per listing
Listings tracked
5

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are settling in.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 48 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Vicks Plug in 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 100% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£21K£42K£63K£84K1001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

54

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Vicks90%
  • OMM5%
  • Calpol5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Vicks Plug in search demand

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

18K13KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 13.0×

Search terms

Top Vicks Plug in search terms shoppers use

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

  • vicks vapour pads18K/yr
  • vicks humidifiers refill pads8K/yr
  • vapo pads4K/yr
  • vapopads5K/yr
  • vicks vapopads26K/yr
  • vapo pads for vicks humidifier3K/yr
  • vapopads vicks refills2K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Vicks Plug in

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

Complain

Smell29%−0.19

Could do with a bit more smell

These do not have any scent to them

Also, when the sachets are opened the smell is not the same as the smell received with the product

Ease Of Use13%−0.03

By vick's machine no use without it

But not as useful as myself portrayed

Mechanism Issues8%−0.06

Why the heck is something thats used for a vapouriser device say may cause damage if inhaled

Durability8%+0.30

They don't last long for something that's quite expensive

Value For Money7%+0.30

Quite expensive for what it is

Waste of money

Love

Smell19%−0.19

Comforting fragrance

Good scent

The strength of the scent is quite impressive

Sleep Quality17%+1.78

Helps us get through the night

Helps sleep

Recommend 💯 My Granddaughter slept very well with this when she was recently poorly

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%+0.42

Does a perfect job

Does the job as expected

Its works how its described

Ease Of Use11%−0.03

ease of use

Really good and easy to put in and out

Does the job as expected easy to use

Value For Money10%+0.30

Good value for the money

Value for money

Good value for the price

Return

0.1% Return rate 29% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall29%▅▁▁█▅▁

It was so small

Functionality-Overall24%▆█▁▁▁▁
Smell14%▁▅▁▁█▁

Could do with a bit more smell

These do not have any scent to them

Also, when the sachets are opened the smell is not the same as the smell received with the product

Compatibility-Overall10%▁█▁▁▁▁

They wont fit in similar type machines

Product Condition5%▁█▁▁▁▁

FAQ

Common Vicks Plug in questions

Answered from the same tracked data.