Plastic Straws
Plastic Straws shows low returns (0.3%), but a failed launch gate (market size, growth, or returns) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Plastic Straws profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Plastic Straws is a £331K/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (711K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Verdict: Worth a look — 63/100.
Plastic Straws: the Amazon niche in one read
Everything a seller checks before entering, in three answers.
Is the demand real?
Worth a look. Search demand moved +25.8% over the last 90 days and 8.5% of searches end in a purchase.
£331K
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 66% of demand, so 34% of the market is open.
34%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.3★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 29 products
Top Plastic Straws products & what they sell for
Every tracked product — its share of the shelf, its review moat, and what it sells for.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Sugarcane Straws Flexible Drinking Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Parties Kids Travel Home Bars Events (Plant-Based - 50 Pack)
- Price
- £4.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 124
- Age
- 1y ago
AUAUY Reusable Drinking Straws 100PCS Colourful Reusable Straws Juice Straws for Kids Reusable Drinking Party Straws for Family Bars Cafes Restaurants BBQ Parties Celebrations Random Color
- Price
- £5.05
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 176
- Age
- 1y ago
Greenland Pack of 100 Reusable Transparent Straws with Brush - 21 cm Long 6mm Wide - Perfect for Cocktails Milk Juice Tea (Drinking Straws)
- Price
- £8.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 975
- Age
- 1y ago
Greenland Pack of 100 Reusable Multi-Colored Straws with Brush - 21 cm Long 6mm Wide - Perfect for Cocktails Milk Juice Tea (Drinking Straws)
- Price
- £8.34
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 975
- Age
- 1y ago
50Pcs Sugarcane Straws Plastic Bendy Flexible Drinking Bendy Multi Color Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Portable Reusable Straws for Home Bar Party Kids Travel Events
- Price
- £4.74
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 4mo ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Xyedyaup 100 Pcs Black Straws Reusable 21 Cm × 6 Mm Cocktail Straw Drinking Craft Travel Slush Milkshake Coffee Art Straws (Slanted Tip Straw)
- Price
- £5.87
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 6
- Age
- 12mo ago
Xyedyaup 100 Pcs Clear Straws 190 Mm X 6 Mm Reusable Craft Straws WhitePointed Tip Straws
- Price
- £5.91
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 5mo ago
Sugarcane Drinking Straws Flexible Plant-Based Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Parties Kids Travel Home & Events (50 Pack-Colourful
- Price
- £4.16
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 3mo ago
50Pcs Sugarcane Straws Plastic Bendy Flexible Drinking Bendy Multi Color Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Portable Reusable Straws for Home Bar Party Kids Travel Events
- Price
- £4.74
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 4mo ago
50 Pack 6×260mm Reusable Transparent Bendy Drinking Straws with Cleaner Corn-Based Clear Biodegradable Long Smooth Straws for Smoothies Coffee Milkshakes Cold & Hot Drinks Reusable Straws Set
- Price
- £6.37
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 5
- Age
- 9mo ago
Newest
by launch dateSugarcane Drinking Straws Flexible Plant-Based Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Parties Kids Travel Home & Events (50 Pack-Colourful
- Price
- £4.16
- Rating
- 3.0/5
- Reviews
- 9
- Age
- 3mo ago
50Pcs Sugarcane Straws Plastic Bendy Flexible Drinking Bendy Multi Color Straws for Smoothies Milkshakes Juice Portable Reusable Straws for Home Bar Party Kids Travel Events
- Price
- £4.74
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 12
- Age
- 4mo ago
50Pcs Reusable Plastic Straws Colorful Stripe Hard Plastic Straws Dishwasher Safe for Family Bar Cafe Restaurant Party
- Price
- £4.13
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 16
- Age
- 4mo ago
Xyedyaup 100 Pcs Clear Straws 190 Mm X 6 Mm Reusable Craft Straws WhitePointed Tip Straws
- Price
- £5.91
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 5mo ago
20 Pcs Plastic Straws Pack of 20 Reusable Straws with Brush 19mm x 7mm Perfect for Cocktails Milk Juice Tea (Colored Random Colors)
- Price
- £4.15
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 106
- Age
- 6mo ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
17 falling
Sellers
32
Top-5 brand share
66%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
29%
- Sylva35%
- Greenland12%
- AUAUY8%
- Xyedyaup6%
- Coreint5%
- upkpvid5%
Plastic Straws demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.7×
Top Plastic Straws search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- plastic straws466K/yr
- plastic straws disposable66K/yr
- straws plastic45K/yr
- plastic straw25K/yr
- plastic drinking straws16K/yr
- drinking straws plastic13K/yr
- disposable plastic straws10K/yr
- plastic bendy straw7K/yr
- plastic straws bendy10K/yr
- thick plastic straws5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Straws
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
83% of reviews“Good quality and easy to clean”
“GOOD VALUE”
“very useful and reusable is a great asset”
“They are durable”
“Just what I needed”
What buyers complain about
70% of reviews“i just did not read the size properly”
“Hugely over priced”
“These are very thin straws”
“Not reusable”
“so I found it a bit odd that they came with a cleaning brush - it really doesn't work. especially where it bends”
Plastic Straws return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.3%
Return rate
54%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Plastic Straws questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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