Scissors
Scissors shows low returns (0.2%), but prices mostly outside the sweet spot ($1.17–$10.92) keeps it on the watch list.
Flapen Score
Is Scissors profitable on Amazon?
According to Flapen's Amazon United Kingdom niche tracking, Scissors is a £1.0M/yr Amazon United Kingdom market (1.2M searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Scissors: 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 +1.8% over the last 90 days and 15.4% of searches end in a purchase.
£1.0M
revenue / yr
Who owns the niche?
The top 5 brands hold 73% of demand, so 27% of the market is open.
27%
open market share
Is there a way in?
Listing quality. The average product page scores 0/100 on content standards. Incumbents average 4.6★ — the gap to enter on.
0/100
page quality · 26 products
Top Scissors 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
Westcott Easy Grip Scissors 3 Pieces Black | Set of 3 Universal Scissors with Comfort Grip | Extra Sharp & Durable Stainless Steel Blade | for Crafting Household & Office | N-90027 00
- Price
- £4.85
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 19,685
- Age
- 13y ago
KUONIIY Scissors Ultra Sharp Titanium Coating Blades Soft Comfort-Grip Handles Multi-Purpose Scissors 6 Inch
- Price
- £3.45
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,819
- Age
- 3y ago
8 Multipurpose Scissors 3 Pack with Ultra Sharp Blades Comfort-Grip Handles Sturdy for School Home Office Art Craft Sewing Tailor Heavy Duty
- Price
- £7.48
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 76,431
- Age
- 7y ago
Amazon Basics Stainless Steel Scissors Comfort Grip Multi-Functional Utility Multipurpose PVD Coated Pack of 3 Office Home Kitchen Multicolor
- Price
- £5.38
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 72,051
- Age
- 10y ago
Magnificent Kitchen Scissor Heavy Duty Scissors for Kitchen Use with Safety Cover & Soft Grip & Multi-Functional Utility Scissors Shears for Meat Poultry Herbs Cutting Bottle Jar Opener
- Price
- £5.42
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 14,235
- Age
- 4y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
KUONIIY Scissors Ultra Sharp Titanium Coating Blades Soft Comfort-Grip Handles Multi-Purpose Scissors 7 Inch
- Price
- £3.89
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,819
- Age
- 3y ago
Westcott Easy Grip Scissors 3 Pieces Black | Set of 3 Universal Scissors with Comfort Grip | Extra Sharp & Durable Stainless Steel Blade | for Crafting Household & Office | N-90027 00
- Price
- £4.85
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 19,685
- Age
- 13y ago
KUONIIY Scissors Ultra Sharp Titanium Coating Blades Soft Comfort-Grip Handles Multi-Purpose Scissors BlackRed 8 Inch
- Price
- £4.21
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 7,819
- Age
- 3y ago
Rapesco 1579 Business Pack: 10 Essential 16cm Stainless-Steel Scissors Black
- Price
- £10.92
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 4,045
- Age
- 7y ago
Scissors Set 8 Multipurpose with Ultra Sharp Blades Comfort-Grip Handles Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Scissor for School Office Craft Home Right/Left Handed Scissors 3 Pack
- Price
- £5.82
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 133
- Age
- 12mo ago
Newest
by launch dateScissors Set 8 Multipurpose with Ultra Sharp Blades Comfort-Grip Handles Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Scissor for School Office Craft Home Right/Left Handed Scissors 3 Pack
- Price
- £5.82
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 133
- Age
- 12mo ago
Titanium Coated 8 Heavy Duty Scissors TITA22 Ultra Sharp Rust-Resistant Comfortable Handle Multipurpose for Office Home School & Crafting Scissors (Pack of 1)
- Price
- £5.40
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 199
- Age
- 1y ago
8 Scissors Multipurpose Scissors with Sharp 2mm Thick Blades Soft Grip Handle Heavy Duty Stainless Steel for Home Offices Schools 3 Pack
- Price
- £4.20
- Rating
- 4.8/5
- Reviews
- 200
- Age
- 1y ago
Haltons Multipurpose Scissors - Pack of 3 - Ultra Sharp Thickened Blades - Comfort-Grip Handles - Ergonomic Design - Reinforced Hinge - Metal & Plastic - 21x7.6 cm - Home Office Craft Kitchen
- Price
- £5.84
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 146
- Age
- 1y ago
Asdirne Titanium Coating Scissors Premium All Purpose Scissors Ultra Sharp Stainless Steel Blades Comfortable Grip Great for Craft Office School and Everyday Use Black/orange 21.8cm Pack of 3
- Price
- £6.73
- Rating
- 4.7/5
- Reviews
- 1,220
- Age
- 2y ago
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 59% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.
Brands
16 falling
Sellers
63
Top-5 brand share
73%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
59%
Top 20: 95%
Open market
19%
- KUONIIY18%
- Westcott17%
- iBayam16%
- Amazon Basics13%
- Asdirne10%
- MAGNIFICENT 7 STAR8%
Scissors demand & seasonality
Weekly search volume, with the niche's key stats alongside.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×
Top Scissors search terms shoppers use
The exact queries shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth and conversion.
- scissors898K/yr
- scissors all purpose137K/yr
- sharp scissors28K/yr
- scissor18K/yr
- paper scissors20K/yr
- office scissors14K/yr
- sissors11K/yr
- large scissors8K/yr
- household scissors5K/yr
- sharp scissors all purpose5K/yr
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scissors
What buyers mention most, as a share of all reviews.
What buyers love
91% of reviews“Brilliant quality”
“Excellent value for money”
“Exactly what I wanted”
“Sturdy Sissors”
“Easy to handle”
What buyers complain about
79% of reviews“Rusts easily”
“Broke after 3 uses”
“Basically a very low quality item You get what you pay for, right”
“it just doesn't quite fit under the lip of a standard jar”
“they look like they would be flimsy”
Scissors return rate & reasons
Why buyers send it back, as a share of all return requests.
0.2%
Return rate
58%
Fixable by listing
The "fixable" share counts expectation-mismatch reasons — size, look, advertised-vs-actual — that better copy and images address.
Common Scissors questions
The questions sellers ask about this niche, answered from the tracked metrics.
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