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Plastic Cups with Lids

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.4% of orders. But prices span $3.08–$14.95, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plastic Cups with Lids is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
64
64 / 100
Top 11% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +13 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£186K/yr405K searches / yr
90-day growth
+73.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
38%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 31 sellers

Flapen Score

Plastic Cups with Lids against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Plastic Cups with Lids is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

64Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plastic Cups with Lids market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plastic Cups with Lids 405K times last year and spent an estimated £186K. The top 5 brands take 73% of clicks. Demand peaks in Apr–May–Jul. Flapen scores it 64 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 405K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +73.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £186K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
405K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+73.4%
Conversion, latest week
4.3%
Market size, estimated
£186Ka year
Peak month
May2.7× the quietest month
Top search term
plastic cups with lids122K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.76.

Listings sell for £10.76 on average, from £3.08 to £14.95. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £10.76 that is £3K to £5K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.76under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.08–£14.95
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
250–500
Revenue per listing a year
£3K–£5K
Returns
0.4%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. 85% ship with Prime. On an average day, 4.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #72 within Party Supplies. It carries 105 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
83%
Prime listings
85%
Out of stock, average day
4.0%
Average rank
#72in Party Supplies
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
105per listing
Listings tracked
46

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 8 of last year's 18 launches as successful.

18 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 8 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
18
Successful launches
8Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
29 months

Products

Top Plastic Cups with Lids 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 38% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£6K£11K£17K£22K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 rising

Sellers

31

Top-5 brand share

73%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

38%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

23%

  • Artsotroly24%
  • Nationwide Paper18%
  • KAHEIGN17%
  • Caterserve8%
  • Zuvo6%
  • Sabco4%

Demand

Plastic Cups with Lids search demand

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

15K10KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26JunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Apr, May, Jul · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Search terms

Top Plastic Cups with Lids search terms shoppers use

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

  • plastic cups with lids122K/yr
  • plastic cups with lids and straws81K/yr
  • plastic coffee cups with lids43K/yr
  • iced coffee cup plastic20K/yr
  • plastic coffee cups23K/yr
  • plastic cup with straw and lid16K/yr
  • plastic iced coffee cups with lids12K/yr
  • disposable iced coffee cups with lids10K/yr
  • 16oz plastic cups with lids9K/yr
  • plastic cup with lid13K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Cups with Lids

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

Complain

Size-Overall13%−0.18

Additionally, the dome lids do not fit the cups

Lids dont fit

Really disappointed when opening them as there tiny

Thickness9%−0.10

The plastic is quite thin

Too thin and squishy

Ok cups, pretty thinly made tho

Value For Money8%+0.32

Poor value

Too expensive

These are a little more expensive

Advertised Vs Actual Product8%−0.07

Dont come with lids as advertised

Another reviewer wrote that these cups are false advertised because there werent holes shown on the lids

Not as shown in picture

Ease Of Use8%−0.02

Not easy to use

Lids are a little hard to click in

The lid takes quite a bit of wriggling to get it to clip on

Love

Quality-Overall22%+1.29

Amazing quality

Good quality mug

Pretty good quality cups

Value For Money12%+0.32

Worth the money

Good deal

Great value

Size-Overall10%−0.18

Good size

The lids fit snugly

They are a very practical size

Leak-Proof8%

they don't leak

they are spill and leak resistant

Leak proof

Strength6%+0.37

The cups are sturdy

Strong cups and perfect for everyday use

Very sturdy

Return

0.4% Return rate 81% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall73%█▆▇▇▇▆

Additionally, the dome lids do not fit the cups

Lids dont fit

Really disappointed when opening them as there tiny

Quality-Overall7%▁█▂▄▅▆

The quality of the cups isnt great

Not the best quality

Cheap and nasty and lids do not fit

Strength4%▁█▂▃▅▄

Lids a bit flimsy

Plastic not very strong

Lids are weak too

Advertised Vs Actual Product4%▁▁█▃▃▂

Dont come with lids as advertised

Another reviewer wrote that these cups are false advertised because there werent holes shown on the lids

Not as shown in picture

Leak-Proof2%▁▄▁█▁▆

the lids leak sometimes

the hold leaks when you place a straw in them

the lid doesnt stay on causing spills

FAQ

Common Plastic Cups with Lids questions

Answered from the same tracked data.