Laundry Pen
FailPrices span $1.64–$8.26, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Laundry Pen is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 45 / 100Ranks 4,022 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −6 vs the category median of 5145
- Market size
- £71K/yr78K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +12.4%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 80%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 66 sellers
Flapen Score
Laundry Pen against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Laundry Pen is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Laundry Pen market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Laundry Pen 78K times last year and spent an estimated £71K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 45 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
19.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 78K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 19.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +12.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £71K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 78K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +12.4%
- Conversion, latest week
- 19.4%
- Market size, estimated
- £71Ka year
- Peak month
- September3.8× the quietest month
- Top search term
- laundry pen17K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £4.75.
Listings sell for £4.75 on average, from £1.64 to £8.26. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 15K to 20K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £4.75 that is £7K to £10K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £4.75under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.64–£8.26
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 15K–20K
- Units per listing a year
- 1,500–2,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £7K–£10K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
75% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 92% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #85 within Fabric Painting & Dyeing. It carries 3,510 reviews at 4.10 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 75%
- Prime listings
- 92%
- Out of stock, average day
- 1.4%
- Average rank
- #85in Fabric Painting & Dyeing
- Average rating
- 4.10 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 3,510per listing
- Listings tracked
- 12
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.
2 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 52 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 2
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 52 months
Products
Top Laundry Pen 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
STAEDTLER 319 LM F-9 Lumocolor Permanent Laundry Marker - 0.6mm Fine Line Width Black (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £3.21
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 3,068
- Age
- 15y ago

Helix Dual Tip Fabric and Laundry Permanent Marker Pen - Black
- Price
- £3.00
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 2,364
- Age
- 15y ago

Pilot Laundry Tec Fabric Marker 1.0 mm Tip - Black Single Pen
- Price
- £1.64
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,486
- Age
- 16y ago

Artline Fabric Pens for Clothes Black Laundry Marker Pen & White Marker for Dark Materials Quick-Dry Ink 0.7mm & 1.2mm Bullet Tips Ideal for Labelling & Design Genuine Fabric Markers
- Price
- £6.19
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 344
- Age
- 1y ago

Artline MARKING_PEN
- Price
- £5.95
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,454
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
2PCS Fabric Pens for Clothes Black & White Laundry Marker Pen Set White Marker Pen for Dark Materials & Black Fabric P/en Waterproof Marker P/en for Clothing Art Painting & Labelling Widely Use
- Price
- £4.29
- Rating
- 2.9/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 5mo ago

STAEDTLER 319 LM F-9 Lumocolor Permanent Laundry Marker - 0.6mm Fine Line Width Black (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £3.21
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 3,068
- Age
- 15y ago

Sharpie Rub-a Dub Laundry Markers Black 2pk
- Price
- £8.26
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 3,879
- Age
- 16y ago

Just stationery Permanent Fabric Marker Pen (Pack of 2) black
- Price
- £2.51
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,036
- Age
- 14y ago

HowseHold Laundry Marker Pens (Pack of 2) Black and White Fabric Permanent Markers for Clothes School Uniform Dark and Light Farbics Fine Nibs
- Price
- £5.07
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 66
- Age
- 10mo ago
Newest
by launch date
2PCS Fabric Pens for Clothes Black & White Laundry Marker Pen Set White Marker Pen for Dark Materials & Black Fabric P/en Waterproof Marker P/en for Clothing Art Painting & Labelling Widely Use
- Price
- £4.29
- Rating
- 2.9/5
- Reviews
- 8
- Age
- 5mo ago

HowseHold Laundry Marker Pens (Pack of 2) Black and White Fabric Permanent Markers for Clothes School Uniform Dark and Light Farbics Fine Nibs
- Price
- £5.07
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 66
- Age
- 10mo ago

Artline Fabric Pens for Clothes Black Laundry Marker Pen & White Marker for Dark Materials Quick-Dry Ink 0.7mm & 1.2mm Bullet Tips Ideal for Labelling & Design Genuine Fabric Markers
- Price
- £6.19
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 344
- Age
- 1y ago

Artline Pack of 2 Laundry Marker Pens (Black). Wash Resistant Fabric Pens Permanent for Clothes & Light Linen Fast Drying No Fade After Washing - Genuine Fabric Markers
- Price
- £7.10
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 344
- Age
- 1y ago

Artline MARKING_PEN
- Price
- £5.95
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,454
- Age
- 8y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 80% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 flat
Sellers
66
Top-5 brand share
88%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
80%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
9%
- STAEDTLER37%
- Helix19%
- Artline18%
- PILOT9%
- HowseHold4%
- Just stationery3%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)
Demand
Laundry Pen search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.8×
Search terms
Top Laundry Pen search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- laundry pen17K/yr
- laundry marker pen15K/yr
- laundry pens permanent for clothes9K/yr
- laundry marker8K/yr
- laundry marker pens permanent for clothes7K/yr
- clothes marker pen wash resistant6K/yr
- laundry pen for labelling clothes4K/yr
- clothes pen3K/yr
- clothes marker pen3K/yr
- clothes pens for labelling uniform5K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Laundry Pen
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
The nib had fallen out
Tip is not sturdy at all
Rubbish the tip came off
Didnt work
more shaking does not work
Doesn't work
then the ink bled so couldnt see my child name waste of money
Ink bleeds slightly
At times the ink did stop flowing
white one is even worse
turned the black fabric into red
After one wash the ink had faded
Struggle to do neat writing
Bit hard to write
Writing with them is a bit scratchy due to the nib being pointed
Love
Just right
Does exactly what it says
Works as described
Easy to use
They are easy to control
can be easily touched up
So that's pretty good value
at only £5.99 theyre worth a try
Great item and pretty good value too
The black one is very good
The two colours are really useful for different fabrics
The white shows up nicely in the garment itself
Easy to use with a fine nib
Fine-nib writing, didn't fade in laundering
Return
0.2% Return rate 21% Fixable by listing
Didnt work
more shaking does not work
Doesn't work
Pen Came Dry
At times the ink did stop flowing
After one wash the ink had faded
white one is even worse
turned the black fabric into red
After one wash the ink had faded
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