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Metal Straws

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $3.11–$8.14, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Metal Straws is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
57
57 / 100
Top 26% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +6 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£233K/yr315K searches / yr
90-day growth
+45.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
59%top-5 click share · 18 brands · 30 sellers

Flapen Score

Metal Straws against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Metal Straws is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

57Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Metal Straws market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Metal Straws 315K times last year and spent an estimated £233K. The top 5 brands take 59% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul. Flapen scores it 57 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

16.1% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 315K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 16.1% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +45.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £233K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
315K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+45.1%
Conversion, latest week
16.1%
Market size, estimated
£233Ka year
Peak month
July1.7× the quietest month
Top search term
metal straws185K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £4.60.

Listings sell for £4.60 on average, from £3.11 to £8.14. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 40K to 50K a year. The average listing sells 1,500 to 2,000 of them. At £4.60 that is £7K to £9K a year per listing.

Average price
£4.60under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.11–£8.14
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
40K–50K
Units per listing a year
1,500–2,000
Revenue per listing a year
£7K–£9K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

83% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 94% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #92 within Barware. It carries 1,341 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
94%
Out of stock, average day
9.9%
Average rank
#92in Barware
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,341per listing
Listings tracked
18

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 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
30 months

Products

Top Metal Straws 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 59% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£12K£23K£35K£47K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

18 falling

Sellers

30

Top-5 brand share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

59%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

35%

  • Navoys18%
  • Euqvunn18%
  • LessMo9%
  • ACLUYSKA8%
  • WOLMIK6%
  • Joie6%

Demand

Metal Straws search demand

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

10K6KHoliday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Holiday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×

Search terms

Top Metal Straws search terms shoppers use

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

  • metal straws185K/yr
  • metal straw43K/yr
  • metal straws drinking32K/yr
  • stainless steel straws22K/yr
  • stainless steel straw7K/yr
  • steel straw6K/yr
  • straws metal4K/yr
  • metal drinking straws5K/yr
  • metal straws 4 pack3K/yr
  • steel straws drinking4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Metal Straws

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

Complain

Ease Of Cleaning38%−0.13

Difficult to clean

They're also a nightmare to clean

Thickness16%−0.03

not thick milkshake/boba ones

However, these metal straws are so thin that they work even worse than the paper ones, and some of the edges feel rough and unsafe

Material Quality13%−0.02

plastic coated, not the same as the ones I purchased for my mother in law

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%−0.03

Not as described

Love

Quality-Overall24%−0.04

well made

Great producy

Excellent product

Value For Money13%+0.88

Excellent value

Good value

its fantastic value for money

Ease Of Cleaning13%−0.13

Easy to clean

easy to clean with brushes

Good size and cleaner works well

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.03

As advertised

As described

Just what I needed

Recycle/Reuse6%+0.83

Reusable

They are reusable, durable, and perfect for everyday use at home or on the go

These are very good reusable straws

Return

0.2% Return rate 66% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall49%▇▆▃█▅▇
Thin9%█▁█▄▁▄
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%▁█▁▄█▁

Not as described

Quality-Overall5%▁▁▆▁█▇
Length5%▁█▆▁█▁

FAQ

Common Metal Straws questions

Answered from the same tracked data.