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Dolce Gusto Descaler

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Dolce Gusto Descaler is a Fail.

Flapen Score
34
34 / 100
Ranks 5,377 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −17 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£108K/yr63K searches / yr
90-day growth
-28.2%search demand this quarter
Competition
94%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 27 sellers

Flapen Score

Dolce Gusto Descaler against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Dolce Gusto Descaler is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

34Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Dolce Gusto Descaler market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Dolce Gusto Descaler 63K times last year and spent an estimated £108K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 34 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

22.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 63K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 22.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -28.2% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £108K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
63K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-28.2%
Conversion, latest week
22.4%
Market size, estimated
£108Ka year
Peak month
January1.9× the quietest month
Top search term
dolce gusto descaler43K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.66.

Listings sell for £7.66 on average, from £4.11 to £9.72. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £7.66 that is £11K to £15K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.66under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.11–£9.72
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£11K–£15K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

57% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 86% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #94 within Coffee, Tea & Espresso. It carries 4,840 reviews at 4.43 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
57%
Prime listings
86%
Out of stock, average day
11.0%
Average rank
#94in Coffee, Tea & Espresso
Average rating
4.43 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
4,840per listing
Listings tracked
7

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
47 months

Products

Top Dolce Gusto Descaler 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 94% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£16K£32K£49K£65K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

27

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

94%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Durgol90%
  • IBBAH6%
  • De'Longhi4%

Demand

Dolce Gusto Descaler search demand

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

2K2KSpike '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.9×

Search terms

Top Dolce Gusto Descaler search terms shoppers use

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

  • dolce gusto descaler43K/yr
  • nescafe dolce gusto descaler5K/yr
  • dolce gusto descaler kit4K/yr
  • dulce gusto descaling3K/yr
  • dolce gusto cleaning pods4K/yr
  • dolce gusto cleaner3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Dolce Gusto Descaler

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

Complain

Functionality-Overall17%−0.14

didnt work

was almost not working at all

Advertised Vs Actual Product17%−0.10

misleading messages from delivery courier

Not branded Dolce gusto. It does the job but photo showed dolce gusto on label - it wasnt on the packaging that I received

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting11%−0.08

No English instructions

No English instructions with delivery

There was no English instructions

Value For Money8%+1.25

Tad expensive

It seems expensive for what it is

Visibility6%−0.08

And it did not make it 100% clear

Love

Ease Of Cleaning20%+1.13

Good cleaner

Cleans perfect every time just make sure you follow the instructions to the full

Works well, and very quick cleaning

Advertised Vs Actual Product19%−0.10

Does the job

Exactly what I needed

Exactly as advertised

Quality-Overall18%+0.62

Good quality

Great product

Decent

Ease Of Use12%+0.05

Easy to use

Simple and effective

Very good and very easy to use did the job nicely

Efficiency9%+1.16

Worked well

Still, this attachment, if used to the manufacturers instructions, works well

Worked

Return

0.2% Return rate 23% Fixable by listing

Advertised Vs Actual Product23%▁▁▁▇▄█

misleading messages from delivery courier

Not branded Dolce gusto. It does the job but photo showed dolce gusto on label - it wasnt on the packaging that I received

Leak-Proof18%█▁▁▁▁▂
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting17%▁▁▁▅█▂

No English instructions

No English instructions with delivery

There was no English instructions

Language Issues14%▁▁▁▁▅█
Value For Money12%▁▁▁█▅▁

Tad expensive

It seems expensive for what it is

FAQ

Common Dolce Gusto Descaler questions

Answered from the same tracked data.