Plastic Tub
FailDemand is soft, at -30.8% this quarter, so Plastic Tub is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Ranks 3,444 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −3 vs the category median of 5148
- Market size
- £46K/yr61K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -30.8%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 45%top-5 click share · 16 brands · 24 sellers
Flapen Score
Plastic Tub against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Plastic Tub is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Plastic Tub market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plastic Tub 61K times last year and spent an estimated £46K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
7.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 61K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -30.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £46K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 61K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -30.8%
- Conversion, latest week
- 7.2%
- Market size, estimated
- £46Ka year
- Peak month
- September1.5× the quietest month
- Top search term
- food containers disposable10K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £10.30.
Listings sell for £10.30 on average, from £1.87 to £22.67. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £10.30 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £10.30under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.87–£22.67
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 4K–5K
- Units per listing a year
- 100–250
- Revenue per listing a year
- £1K–£3K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is reviews.
87% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 81% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #46 within Food Storage. It carries 1,539 reviews at 4.28 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 87%
- Prime listings
- 81%
- Out of stock, average day
- 2.0%
- Average rank
- #46in Food Storage
- Average rating
- 4.28 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,539per listing
- Listings tracked
- 31
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 41 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 3
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 41 months
Products
Top Plastic Tub products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
We Can Source It Ltd 50 x 650ml Plastic Microwave & Freezer Safe Food Containers with Lids - BPA-Free Reusable Takeaway Meal Prep Containers - Catering Grade Food Storage Boxes for Home & Business
- Price
- £9.01
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 1,496
- Age
- 7y ago

We Can Source It Ltd 50 x 1000ml Plastic Microwave & Freezer Safe Food Containers with Lids - BPA-Free Reusable Takeaway Meal Prep Containers - Catering Grade Food Storage Boxes for Home & Business
- Price
- £9.82
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 1,496
- Age
- 7y ago

We Can Source It Ltd 50 x 750ml Plastic Microwave & Freezer Safe Food Containers with Lids - BPA-Free Reusable Takeaway Meal Prep Containers - Catering Grade Food Storage Boxes for Home & Business
- Price
- £9.13
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 1,018
- Age
- 12y ago

Caterserve Takeaway Plastic Containers With lids - Microwave and Dishwasher safe - Ideal for Food storage and Meal Prep - BPA free recyclable reusable (10-650CC)
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 656
- Age
- 1y ago

We Can Source It Ltd - 50 x 500ml Plastic Microwave & Freezer Safe Food Containers with Lids - BPA-Free Reusable Takeaway Meal Prep Container - Catering Grade Food Storage Boxes for Home & Business
- Price
- £9.15
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 1,599
- Age
- 8y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Zuvo Plastic Food Containers 650 ml with Lids 50 Pack Reusable
- Price
- £10.36
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 5,550
- Age
- 8y ago

ZMCYN 50 Pack 32 OZ Chinese Take Out Food Boxes Chinese Food boxes Takeaway with Metal Wire Handle & Labels Noodle Boxes for Fast Food Pasta Chicken Salad
- Price
- £16.38
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 8mo ago

Plastic Food Containers with Lids - 500ml 10 Pack Easy Open Corner Tab Leak Proof Takeaway Food Storage Meal Prep Container Reusable Tupperware Set Microwave Freezer Dishwasher Safe Boxes
- Price
- £6.43
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 102
- Age
- 3y ago

Caterserve Takeaway Plastic Containers With lids - Microwave and Dishwasher safe - Ideal for Food storage and Meal Prep - BPA free recyclable reusable (10-650CC)
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 656
- Age
- 1y ago

Zuvo Plastic Food Containers with Lids 500 ml Reusable Takeaway 10 Pack
- Price
- £5.41
- Rating
- 4.1/5
- Reviews
- 5,550
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
ZMCYN 50 Pack 32 OZ Chinese Take Out Food Boxes Chinese Food boxes Takeaway with Metal Wire Handle & Labels Noodle Boxes for Fast Food Pasta Chicken Salad
- Price
- £16.38
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 2
- Age
- 8mo ago

Caterserve Takeaway Plastic Containers With lids - Microwave and Dishwasher safe - Ideal for Food storage and Meal Prep - BPA free recyclable reusable (10-650CC)
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 656
- Age
- 1y ago

delka Meal Prep Containers -944ml | BPA-Free Reusable Food Storage Boxes | Microwave Freezer & Dishwasher Safe | Leakproof & Stackable for Healthy Meal Planning & Portion Control (10 Pack)
- Price
- £8.07
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 121
- Age
- 1y ago

Superior Food Storage Containers with Lids 20 Pack Durable 650ml Crack-Resistant Rectangular Food Containers with Lids -Microwave Safe Leak-Proof Takeaway Containers- Meal Prep & Food Storage
- Price
- £10.97
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 251
- Age
- 1y ago

MERCHARII Plastic Food Storage Containers 10 × 500ml with Lids Heavy-Duty Leakproof Rectangular BPA-Free Microwave and Freezer Safe Reusable Meal Prep Takeaway Containers (500ml)
- Price
- £7.55
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 436
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
24
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 88%
Open market
14%
- We Can Source It Ltd48%
- Zuvo19%
- Caterserve8%
- ZMCYN4%
- Sabary4%
- MERCHARII3%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 14%)
Demand
Plastic Tub search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×
Search terms
Top Plastic Tub search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- food containers disposable10K/yr
- 650ml food containers with lids10K/yr
- chinese takeaway boxes13K/yr
- take away containers6K/yr
- chinese takeaway containers4K/yr
- takeaway boxes plastic4K/yr
- plastic take away container with lid4K/yr
- plastic takeaway containers4K/yr
- chinese containers with lids4K/yr
- chinese food containers3K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plastic Tub
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Disappointed with the quality
These containers are really very poor quality
Not as good quality as I expected
They are flimsy
Flimsy Plastic
Very brittle
Not fit for purpose
They are too big
These are tiny
Break easily
Break very easily
Broken on 1st use
very thin flimsy
The tubs aren't the thickest or feel incredibly sturdy
they could be thicker
Love
Good quality not flimsy like some
Excellent product
Great quality containers
Excellent value for money
Great value
Good Value
good size
Nice size containers
the lids fit very well
Did the job perfectly
Just what I needed
As described
Easy to use
easy to open
Easy to fill
Return
0.4% Return rate 71% Fixable by listing
Not fit for purpose
They are too big
These are tiny
Disappointed with the quality
These containers are really very poor quality
Not as good quality as I expected
They are flimsy
Flimsy Plastic
Very brittle
Deceiving description
Misleading
These are extremely misleading
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