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Microwave Toastie Maker

Fail

Demand is soft, at -53.5% this quarter, so Microwave Toastie Maker is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 3,444 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −3 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£453K/yr602K searches / yr
90-day growth
-53.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
85%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 75 sellers

Flapen Score

Microwave Toastie Maker against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Microwave Toastie Maker is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Microwave Toastie Maker market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Microwave Toastie Maker 602K times last year and spent an estimated £453K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

5.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 602K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 5.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -53.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £453K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
602K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-53.5%
Conversion, latest week
5.0%
Market size, estimated
£453Ka year
Peak month
December2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
microwave toastie maker330K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £14.99.

Listings sell for £14.99 on average, from £11.46 to £17.94. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 3,000 to 4,000 of them. At £14.99 that is £45K to £60K a year per listing.

Average price
£14.99under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£11.46–£17.94
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
3,000–4,000
Revenue per listing a year
£45K–£60K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

100% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 90% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #35 within Small Kitchen Appliances. It carries 833 reviews at 3.88 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
90%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#35in Small Kitchen Appliances
Average rating
3.88 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
833per listing
Listings tracked
10

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 3 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 3 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 20 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
3Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
20 months

Products

Top Microwave Toastie Maker 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 85% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£45K£91K£136K£181K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 rising

Sellers

75

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

11%

  • Drew&Cole33%
  • Morphy Richards21%
  • DOLLGIFT16%
  • HASSULE9%
  • Eidoct6%
  • AHJ4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 11%)

Demand

Microwave Toastie Maker search demand

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

25K15KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Microwave Toastie Maker search terms shoppers use

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

  • microwave toastie maker330K/yr
  • micro toastie37K/yr
  • micro toastie maker29K/yr
  • drew and cole micro toastie20K/yr
  • microwave sandwich toaster25K/yr
  • clever micro toastie14K/yr
  • microwave toastie18K/yr
  • microwave toaster15K/yr
  • microwave toastie sandwich maker33K/yr
  • morphy richards microwave toastie maker26K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Microwave Toastie Maker

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

Complain

Toasting15%+0.20

Doesn't toast very much

hardly toasts at all

It don't toast the bread at all

Size-Overall10%−0.13

Small toasties

Very small

Not fit gir purpose

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%−0.12

not as advertised

Does not work as advertised

False advertisement

Quality-Overall8%

Poorly made rubbish

disappointed in quality of the sandwich

poorly made and cheap despite it NOT being cheap

Value For Money7%−0.07

Overall quite expensive

Thought a bit pricey for what it is

Not worth the money

Love

Toasting24%+0.20

Great toaster

They are brilliant and toast well

Great toasted sandwiches

Ease Of Use15%+1.73

Easy to use

Super handy

easy to operate

Ease Of Cleaning14%+1.60

No mess

Easy clean

easy to wash

Quality-Overall8%

excellent results obtained

Excellent product

Really well made

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%−0.12

It works like it says

Just what I needed

As described

Return

0.9% Return rate 36% Fixable by listing

Toasting21%▆█▇▇█▆

Doesn't toast very much

hardly toasts at all

It don't toast the bread at all

Functionality-Overall18%▆██▅▅▆

Not functioning properly

Doesn't work

DOES NOT WORK IN A SATISFACTORY WAY

Size-Overall18%▇▄▇▇██

Small toasties

Very small

Not fit gir purpose

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%▇▅▆█▆▅

not as advertised

Does not work as advertised

False advertisement

Microwave Safe6%█▅▂▁▂▄

Did not work in microwave

I didn't think this could be achieved in a microwave

Unsuitable for some microwaves

FAQ

Common Microwave Toastie Maker questions

Answered from the same tracked data.