Black Straws
FailPrices span $2.95–$10.70, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Black Straws is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 41 / 100Ranks 4,712 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −10 vs the category median of 5141
- Market size
- £20K/yr21K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +39.0%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 88%top-5 click share · 7 brands · 21 sellers
Flapen Score
Black Straws against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Black Straws is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Black Straws market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Black Straws 21K times last year and spent an estimated £20K. The top 5 brands take 95% of clicks. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
20.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 21K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 20.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +39.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £20K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 21K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +39.0%
- Conversion, latest week
- 20.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £20Ka year
- Top search term
- black straws17K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £4.67.
Listings sell for £4.67 on average, from £2.95 to £10.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £4.67 that is £1K to £2K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £4.67under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £2.95–£10.70
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 6K–8K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £1K–£2K
- Returns
- 0.1%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, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #21 within Disposable Tableware. It carries 987 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 78%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #21in Disposable Tableware
- Average rating
- 4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 987per listing
- Listings tracked
- 9
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 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
- 37 months
Products
Top Black Straws products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Beaumont 6mm Bore Paper Straw Black (250 Pack) - Compostable Drinking Straw Ideal for Smoothies Milkshake Cocktails
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 97
- Age
- 2y ago

The Cheeky Panda Bamboo Paper Straws | 250 Black Coloured Paper Drinking Straws
- Price
- £3.53
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 4,563
- Age
- 6y ago

500 x Black Paper Drinking Straws Biodegradable Eco 8 (20cm) Approx (2x250) by Healthy Home
- Price
- £10.70
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 1y ago

Caterpack Enviro Range Paper Cocktail Straws 250 Pack 125 x 5mm Ideal for Cocktails Fully Recyclable Biodegradable and compostable. Strong & Sustainable.
- Price
- £2.95
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 385
- Age
- 6y ago

Caterpack Enviro - 150 Pack Black Paper Straws - Flexi Bendable Compostable Biodegradable Eco-Friendly Strong & Sustainable Recyclable Drinking Straws For Catering Parties Restaurants 210 x 6mm
- Price
- £3.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 385
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Caterpack Enviro Range Paper Cocktail Straws 250 Pack 125 x 5mm Ideal for Cocktails Fully Recyclable Biodegradable and compostable. Strong & Sustainable.
- Price
- £2.95
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 385
- Age
- 6y ago

Beaumont 6mm Bore Paper Straw Black (250 Pack) - Compostable Drinking Straw Ideal for Smoothies Milkshake Cocktails
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 97
- Age
- 2y ago

Black Paper Straws (6mm x 200mm) - Pack Size 250 - FSC Certified/Food Safe/PFAS Free/Biodegradable/Eco-Friendly/Durable/Suitable for All Occasions
- Price
- £4.97
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 157
- Age
- 7y ago

Sugarcane Straws Flexible Black Drinking Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Parties Kids Travel Home Bars Events (50 Black Straight)
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 1y ago

500 x Black Paper Drinking Straws Biodegradable Eco 8 (20cm) Approx (2x250) by Healthy Home
- Price
- £10.70
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 1y ago
Newest
by launch date
Sugarcane Straws Flexible Black Drinking Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Parties Kids Travel Home Bars Events (50 Black Straight)
- Price
- £4.98
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 26
- Age
- 1y ago

500 x Black Paper Drinking Straws Biodegradable Eco 8 (20cm) Approx (2x250) by Healthy Home
- Price
- £10.70
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 47
- Age
- 1y ago

Beaumont 6mm Bore Paper Straw Black (250 Pack) - Compostable Drinking Straw Ideal for Smoothies Milkshake Cocktails
- Price
- £3.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 97
- Age
- 2y ago

Caterpack Enviro - 150 Pack Black Paper Straws - Flexi Bendable Compostable Biodegradable Eco-Friendly Strong & Sustainable Recyclable Drinking Straws For Catering Parties Restaurants 210 x 6mm
- Price
- £3.36
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 385
- Age
- 4y ago

The Cheeky Panda Bamboo Paper Cocktail Straws | 250 Black Paper Cocktail Drinking Straws
- Price
- £4.26
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 1,326
- Age
- 5y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 88% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
7 falling
Sellers
21
Top-5 brand share
95%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
2%
- Beaumont41%
- The Cheeky Panda24%
- Caterpack Enviro Range14%
- Healthy Home12%
- Vicloon4%
- Intrinsic Paper Straws3%
- Open — no brand owns it (1 brand, 2%)
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Black Straws
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
No any explanation for size too small
Personally not a fan of the size of them
Unless you drink super fast, these things won't last a drink
now nowhere near as durable
The black colouring comes off on your hands / lips
get soft really quickly will definitely not be buying these again
go soggy very quickly
Soggy straws
Love
Decent for the price
Best Price
Value for money
Sturdy
Really strong straws very pleased
Strong
Item is as described
Just what I need
Just what I expected
Nice quality straws
Good quality
Good quality, stays solid throughout use
Perfect size
Perfect Cocktail Size
Return
0.1% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing
No any explanation for size too small
Personally not a fan of the size of them
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