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Mum Mug

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But demand is soft, at -85.0% this quarter, so Mum Mug is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Ranks 2,970 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −1 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£98K/yr217K searches / yr
90-day growth
-85.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
32%top-5 click share · 43 brands · 115 sellers

Flapen Score

Mum Mug against its category

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

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Mum Mug market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Mum Mug 217K times last year and spent an estimated £98K. The top 5 brands take 45% of clicks. Demand peaks in Mar–Dec. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 217K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -85.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £98K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
217K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-85.0%
Conversion, latest week
4.7%
Market size, estimated
£98Ka year
Peak month
March14.5× the quietest month
Top search term
mum mug87K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £9.68.

Listings sell for £9.68 on average, from £4.32 to £20.70. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £9.68 that is £968 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£9.68under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.32–£20.70
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£968–£2K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 91% ship with Prime. On an average day, 15.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #2,468 within Glassware. It carries 447 reviews at 4.58 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
91%
Out of stock, average day
15.8%
Average rank
#2,468in Glassware
Average rating
4.58 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
447per listing
Listings tracked
55

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 24 launches as successful.

24 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 32 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
24
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Mum Mug 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 only 32% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£2K£4K£6K£8K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

43 falling

Sellers

115

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 87%

Top-5 click share

32%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

50%

  • Sass & Belle16%
  • L & P Home & Gifts9%
  • ALBISS8%
  • something different7%
  • Lesser & Pavey5%
  • Me To You5%

Demand

Mum Mug search demand

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

60K40KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Mar, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 14.5×

Search terms

Top Mum Mug search terms shoppers use

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

  • mum mug87K/yr
  • mum cup20K/yr
  • best mum mug14K/yr
  • mum mugs15K/yr
  • mug for mum9K/yr
  • mothers day mug30K/yr
  • mugs for mum7K/yr
  • mum mug gift set7K/yr
  • mothers day cup10K/yr
  • worlds best mum mug4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Mum Mug

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

Complain

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%−0.06

False advertisement

Not as expected

Not 370ml as advertised

Size-Overall13%0.00

It's Also a bit bigger than a normal cup

it is small

It's fairly small at approximately 13cm high and 6cm wide,

Gifting Purpose12%+1.55

So not a great gift

when it came to me it was broke it was a birthday present

not suitable as a gift

Color8%−0.03

Colours not as bright and picture and MAMA hard to read on it disappointed

it was completely white

Flammable5%−0.03

about half way through the candle the glass exploded with no warning

Love

Gifting Purpose33%+1.55

Gift was appreciated

Fantastic gift

Beautiful Gift

Quality-Overall28%+1.21

Its a good quality set

Excellent quality

Good Quality Mug

Value For Money9%+0.46

Worth it

Good value for money

Good value

Size-Overall5%0.00

great size

it's a fun size

Nice size mug

Design-Overall4%+0.42

nice design

Lovely gift great price great size lovely design

The design on it is well executed

Return

0.4% Return rate 50% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall34%█▂▃▃▅▁

It's Also a bit bigger than a normal cup

it is small

It's fairly small at approximately 13cm high and 6cm wide,

Gifting Purpose16%▁▃▁▃▂█

So not a great gift

when it came to me it was broke it was a birthday present

not suitable as a gift

Defective Material/Parts7%▁▁▇█▁▁
Advertised Vs Actual Product6%▁▁▃▁█▁

False advertisement

Not as expected

Not 370ml as advertised

Value For Money6%▁▁▆█▁▁

which is a bit expensive

the price does seem a little expensive for a mug though I have to say

Definitely not worth the money

FAQ

Common Mum Mug questions

Answered from the same tracked data.