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favour boxes

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Prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($4.21–$12.26) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 3Growth 18Conversion 15Competition 74Returns 42Price range 0Avg price 21Brand share 81Review moat 86Quality gap 43

Review moat

Great289.71

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Brand share

Great54%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Good41%

top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Returns

Okay3.7%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Avg price

Bad£7.61

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Growth

Bad-14.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

Conversion

Bad1.2%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Market size

Bad£12K

£12K/yr · 135K searches

Price range

Bad£4.21–£12.26

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, favour boxes is a £12K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (135K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 54% of demand. Verdict: Skip it — 38/100.

Data updated Jul 27, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

favour boxes market data

Units sold / yr
2K–3K
avg 0–100/product
Revenue / yr
£15K–£19K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
1.2%
Avg BSR
#361
Page quality
0%
Prime
94%
Sponsored
65%
Out of stock
17.4%
Avg brand age
36 months
Avg seller age
196 days

Competition & brand share

The top 5 products take 41% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.

Brands

24 falling

Sellers

28

Top-5 brand share

54%

Top 20: 96%

Top-5 click share

41%

Top 20: 82%

Open market

41%

  • Fentar19%
  • Nwvuop14%
  • Generic8%
  • YankMooM7%
  • JZK7%
  • HSEAMALL5%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -14.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
4K3KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Top favour boxes search terms

  • favour boxes63K/yr
  • wedding favour boxes42K/yr
  • party favour boxes8K/yr
  • wedding favours boxes5K/yr
  • small favour boxes5K/yr
  • wedding favour box3K/yr
  • favour box4K/yr
  • gold favour boxes3K/yr
  • white favour boxes2K/yr
  • favour boxes 100pcs1K/yr
All search terms

Top favour boxes products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%5%£61210%£1K15%£2K20%£2K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about favour boxes

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall24%

“good quality card”

Value For Money14%

“excellent value”

Assembly/Installation13%

“Easy to assemble”

Ease Of Use11%

“Very easy”

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%

“Does the product work as advertised/expected: Yes”

Gifting Purpose8%

“So much fun doing mini presents with them”

Design-Overall7%

“looks really elegant”

Strength5%

“sturdy, strong”

Color3%

“delicate designs in nice pastel colours”

Thickness2%

“A reasonably thick card so they stay formed”

What buyers complain about

Size-Overall53%

“Small”

Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting10%

“No instructions in pack”

Assembly/Installation10%

“Difficult to get them to stay built up”

Ease Of Use7%

“The ribbons are rough cut which makes it even harder to try”

Weight Heavy7%

“anything too heavy”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall69%
Strength10%
Color6%
Quality-Overall5%
Assembly/Installation3%
Defective Material/Parts2%
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%
Compatibility-Overall2%
Value For Money1%
Scratch Resistance1%

Common questions

Is favour boxes profitable to sell on Amazon United Kingdom?
The niche generates £12K/yr across 34 tracked products. 0 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -14.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (38/100).
How competitive is the favour boxes niche?
24 brands and 28 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 41% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 54% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in favour boxes?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting, Assembly/Installation. The return rate is 3.7%.
When does demand for favour boxes peak?
Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.3× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the favour boxes niche?
Listings span £4.21–£12.26; the average listing price is £7.61 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 290 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.