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Plug in Wax Melt Burners

Fail

Demand is soft, at -40.9% this quarter, so Plug in Wax Melt Burners is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 4,712 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −10 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£49K/yr181K searches / yr
90-day growth
-40.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
54%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 17 sellers

Flapen Score

Plug in Wax Melt Burners against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Plug in Wax Melt Burners is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Plug in Wax Melt Burners market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Plug in Wax Melt Burners 181K times last year and spent an estimated £49K. The top 5 brands take 81% of clicks. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 181K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -40.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £49K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
181K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-40.9%
Conversion, latest week
2.3%
Market size, estimated
£49Ka year
Peak month
December3.2× the quietest month
Top search term
plug in wax melt burners109K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £11.52.

Listings sell for £11.52 on average, from £3.44 to £16.32. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £11.52 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£11.52under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.44–£16.32
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
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

84% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 19.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #118 within Home Fragrance. It carries 247 reviews at 4.32 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
84%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
19.8%
Average rank
#118in Home Fragrance
Average rating
4.32 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
247per listing
Listings tracked
25

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 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
9
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
32 months

Products

Top Plug in Wax Melt Burners 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 54% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£5K£7K£10K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

81%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

54%

Top 20: 94%

Open market

13%

  • Geronland27%
  • JOYOLO23%
  • Cello13%
  • Ouyffea10%
  • Wax Lume8%
  • Maromamix6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 13%)

Demand

Plug in Wax Melt Burners search demand

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

8K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×

Search terms

Top Plug in Wax Melt Burners search terms shoppers use

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

  • plug in wax melt burners109K/yr
  • scentsy27K/yr
  • plug in wax burner23K/yr
  • plug in oil burner8K/yr
  • plug in wax melt burner8K/yr
  • scentsy plug in wax burner5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Plug in Wax Melt Burners

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

Complain

Durability21%−0.16

Stopped working after a handful of use

Doesn't last

Broke after 1 month

Functionality-Overall8%−0.06

Plugged in and didnt work so started removing the bulb and smashed in my fingers causing several cuts

Not working

No longer works

Quality-Overall7%+0.52

Not Quality Control Checked

Not good quality

Total crap

Defective Material/Parts6%−0.05

It has a broken bulb

Arrived damaged, base of the holder was split in 2

Item not working

Heating6%−0.03

But whiole unit gets very hot in use

Doesn't heat up enough

gets very hot

Love

Quality-Overall18%+0.52

Excellent product

Its well made and elegant

The burner is good quality

Brightness/Shine/Glow15%+0.97

Gives a lovely warm glow

Gives a nice light

Very bright very nice

Smell14%+1.08

Good throw of scent

Smelling good

House smells great

Gifting Purpose9%+0.38

Beautiful present

Birthday gift

Fantastic gift

Value For Money8%+0.32

Worth the money

Excellent Value

Good price

Return

0.9% Return rate 16% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall30%▄▇▆▇█▇

Plugged in and didnt work so started removing the bulb and smashed in my fingers causing several cuts

Not working

No longer works

Defective Material/Parts17%█▅▄▇▅▇

It has a broken bulb

Arrived damaged, base of the holder was split in 2

Item not working

Durability8%▄▅▅▄█▆

Stopped working after a handful of use

Doesn't last

Broke after 1 month

Size-Overall7%█▂▄▅▄▂

Small and neat and doesnt get in the way

The dish for the melts is quite small

Its bigger than I thought

Heating5%█▂▃▂▂▅

But whiole unit gets very hot in use

Doesn't heat up enough

gets very hot

FAQ

Common Plug in Wax Melt Burners questions

Answered from the same tracked data.