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Plastic Spoons

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.5% of orders. But prices span $2.84–$9.84, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Plastic Spoons is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Ranks 2,729 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · on the category median
Market size
£178K/yr277K searches / yr
90-day growth
-3.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
62%top-5 click share · 17 brands · 33 sellers

Flapen Score

Plastic Spoons against its category

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

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plastic Spoons market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plastic Spoons 277K times last year and spent an estimated £178K. The top 5 brands take 62% of clicks. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

12.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 277K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 12.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £178K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
277K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-3.4%
Conversion, latest week
12.7%
Market size, estimated
£178Ka year
Peak month
March1.6× the quietest month
Top search term
plastic spoons108K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £5.09.

Listings sell for £5.09 on average, from £2.84 to £9.84. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 30K to 40K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £5.09 that is £5K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£5.09under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.84–£9.84
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
30K–40K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£6K
Returns
0.5%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

65% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 82% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #11 within Cutlery. It carries 311 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
65%
Prime listings
82%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#11in Cutlery
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
311per listing
Listings tracked
17

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 3 launches as successful.

3 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 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
3
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
31 months

Products

Top Plastic Spoons 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 62% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£18K£36K£53K£71K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)1 product missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

17 falling

Sellers

33

Top-5 brand share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

62%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

33%

  • BLISSMART24%
  • G4GADGET12%
  • Shefa9%
  • Best House Another Fine Product9%
  • Caterpack Enviro Range8%
  • ORCHIDS5%

Demand

Plastic Spoons search demand

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

6K4KSpike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×

Search terms

Top Plastic Spoons search terms shoppers use

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

  • plastic spoons108K/yr
  • disposable spoons58K/yr
  • plastic teaspoons20K/yr
  • plastic spoons disposable 10022K/yr
  • plastic spoon18K/yr
  • spoons disposable 1006K/yr
  • disposable spoon6K/yr
  • small plastic spoons6K/yr
  • plastic spoons disposable6K/yr
  • plastic dessert spoons5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Spoons

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

Complain

Size-Overall18%−0.06

Size close to useless

Beware very small

Size smaller than anticipated

Flatness9%−0.03

go completely flat if in hot water when stirring hot drinks

Charging9%−0.07

Company charging nearly as much as they cost to return

Durability9%−0.05

They do break easily

Recycle/Reuse9%−0.04

Not recommended as a reusable plastic spoon

Love

Quality-Overall27%+1.88

They are really good quality spoons, strong & sturdy

they performed well

Excellent product

Strength16%+0.20

Very strong

Good strong spoons

Really pleased with these clear reusable spoons – they feel sturdy

Value For Money14%+0.78

Excellent value for money

Good Value for money

Good price

Eco Friendliness8%+0.43

Bonus that they are biodegradable

I purchased them for a home party and they performed well, providing a peaceful and environmentally friendly atmosphere

eco-friendly as well

Size-Overall5%−0.06

Great size

Great size spoons helps little one to get food to their mouth easier

good size

Return

0.5% Return rate 69% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall64%▅▆▇▅█▆

Size close to useless

Beware very small

Size smaller than anticipated

Quality-Overall12%▁▁▅█▆█

Very poor quality

Value For Money8%██▆▁▃▄

Very expensive for such a tiny spoon

Strength4%▁▄▁█▁▃

Very flimsy

Material Quality2%▁█▁▅▁▁

FAQ

Common Plastic Spoons questions

Answered from the same tracked data.