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Potato Mashers

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.7% of orders. But demand is soft, at -44.5% this quarter, so Potato Mashers is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
61
61 / 100
Top 17% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +10 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£508K/yr655K searches / yr
90-day growth
-44.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
42%top-5 click share · 28 brands · 63 sellers

Flapen Score

Potato Mashers against its category

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

61Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Potato Mashers market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Potato Mashers 655K times last year and spent an estimated £508K. The top 5 brands take 49% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 61 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

9.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 655K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 9.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -44.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £508K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
655K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-44.5%
Conversion, latest week
9.2%
Market size, estimated
£508Ka year
Peak month
January2.7× the quietest month
Top search term
potato mashers304K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.47.

Listings sell for £8.47 on average, from £3.39 to £34.87. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 50K to 60K a year. The average listing sells 1,250 to 1,500 of them. At £8.47 that is £11K to £13K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.47under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.39–£34.87
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
50K–60K
Units per listing a year
1,250–1,500
Revenue per listing a year
£11K–£13K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 1.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #37 within Mashers. It carries 1,635 reviews at 4.31 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
1.1%
Average rank
#37in Mashers
Average rating
4.31 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,635per listing
Listings tracked
33

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 9 launches as successful.

9 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 1 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 37 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
9
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
37 months

Products

Top Potato Mashers 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 42% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£20K£41K£61K£81K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

28 falling

Sellers

63

Top-5 brand share

49%

Top 20: 93%

Top-5 click share

42%

Top 20: 86%

Open market

45%

  • OXO16%
  • VOOZOMO14%
  • HOMQUEN9%
  • Starchef6%
  • CULINARE5%
  • Chef Aid5%

Demand

Potato Mashers search demand

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

18K13KSpike '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Black Friday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.7×

Search terms

Top Potato Mashers search terms shoppers use

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

  • potato mashers304K/yr
  • potato masher169K/yr
  • masher69K/yr
  • stainless steel potato masher16K/yr
  • potatoes masher23K/yr
  • potato masher stainless steel17K/yr
  • mash potato masher16K/yr
  • metal potato masher10K/yr
  • masher kitchen tool5K/yr
  • potatoe masher5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Potato Mashers

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

Complain

Durability28%−0.20

Fell apart

Broke after one use

Broke with first use

Strength14%−0.02

Very weak

This masher is very weak

flimsy

Quality-Overall10%+0.24

Rubbish quality

Poor quality

Not well made

Handle Quality5%−0.03

one handle bent within the first use

Plastic handle is not strong enough

Handle snapped straight away

Size-Overall4%−0.03

Not fit for purpose

Really big

A bit small

Love

Quality-Overall16%+0.24

The quality of both these mashers are top notch

Excellent product

This is a reasonable quality item

Strength15%−0.02

Good strong masher

Seems sturdy

Sturdy, good masher

Ease Of Use13%+1.30

Easier to hold and Great results

Easy to use

Effective and relatively easy to handle

Ease Of Cleaning8%+0.79

No mess

easy to clean

Easy to wash

Value For Money8%+0.57

Good price

Excellent value for money

Good value for money

Return

0.7% Return rate 26% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall17%▃▄▃▄▂█

Not fit for purpose

Really big

A bit small

Quality-Overall14%▆█▆▄▆▅

Rubbish quality

Poor quality

Not well made

Durability9%▃▇▆▇█▁

Fell apart

Broke after one use

Broke with first use

Strength9%▄▆█▆▃▅

Very weak

This masher is very weak

flimsy

Functionality-Overall8%▆▂▂▄▄█

FAQ

Common Potato Mashers questions

Answered from the same tracked data.