Silly String
MaybeThe products selling today average only 3.6★. But prices span $3.36–$15.98, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Silly String is a Maybe.
- Flapen Score
- 58 / 100Top 23% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +7 vs the category median of 5158
- Market size
- £55K/yr97K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- +128.3%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 70%top-5 click share · 13 brands · 22 sellers
Flapen Score
Silly String against its category
The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Silly String is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Silly String market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Silly String 97K times last year and spent an estimated £55K. The top 5 brands take 75% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jul–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.
01 · Demand
6.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 97K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 6.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +128.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £55K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 97K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- +128.3%
- Conversion, latest week
- 6.8%
- Market size, estimated
- £55Ka year
- Peak month
- December4.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- silly string77K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £8.38.
Listings sell for £8.38 on average, from £3.36 to £15.98. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 5K to 6K a year. The average listing sells 250 to 500 of them. At £8.38 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £8.38under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £3.36–£15.98
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 5K–6K
- Units per listing a year
- 250–500
- Revenue per listing a year
- £2K–£4K
- Returns
- 0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
50% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 19% ship with Prime. On an average day, 9.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #348 within Party Supplies. It carries 43 reviews at 3.64 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 50%
- Prime listings
- 19%
- Out of stock, average day
- 9.5%
- Average rank
- #348in Party Supplies
- Average rating
- 3.64 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 43per listing
- Listings tracked
- 16
04 · Newcomers
Amazon counts 0 of last year's 4 launches as successful.
4 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
- 4
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 32 months
Products
Top Silly String 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
Party Crazy String Spray 280ml Multicolour Streamer Cans for Birthday Wedding Stag and Hen Parties (10)
- Price
- £11.58
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 3mo ago

Special Occasions Silly String Party Spray Cans Multi-Color Entertainment Streamer (Multi Colour 5pk)
- Price
- £9.95
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 8mo ago

AbbeyShake Silly String Party 200ml Spray for Birthday Wedding Celebration Crazy Streamer - Pack of 6 cans
- Price
- £10.79
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 111
- Age
- 4y ago

N/AA Silly String Party Spray Birthday Wedding Celebration Crazy Streamer 200ml Can
- Price
- £3.36
- Rating
- 3.5/5
- Reviews
- 62
- Age
- 5y ago

DUAYRA Silly String Party Spray 200ml | Safe & Non Toxic Formula | For Occasions Birthday Parties Celebration Multicolor Cans | Colorful Decorations Crazy Strings Sprays | With Strong Nozzle | (1)
- Price
- £9.01
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 3
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Party Crazy String Spray 280ml Multicolour Streamer Cans for Birthday Wedding Stag and Hen Parties (10)
- Price
- £11.58
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 3mo ago

PEBBLE HUG Silly Sting Spray Assorted Colour Crazy Strings Can for Birthday Wedding Stag Hen Party Colour Streamer Spray Special Occasions for Wedding Party 2X
- Price
- £8.32
- Rating
- 3.4/5
- Reviews
- 38
- Age
- 4y ago

10 Pack Hand Throw Streamers Rainbow Hand Throw Crepe Paper Streamers Each Colorful Streamers Poppers Has 30 Streamer Ribbons Hand-Throw Rainbow Streamer No Mess Confetti for Birthday Carnival Wedding
- Price
- £6.49
- Rating
- 3.2/5
- Reviews
- 11
- Age
- 1y ago

Special Occasions Silly String Party Spray Cans Multi-Color Entertainment Streamer (Multi Colour 5pk)
- Price
- £9.95
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 8mo ago

Silly String 200ml - Crazy Spray for Endless Fun at Parties Special Occasions Weddings & Other Celebrations - Vibrant Colors - Pack of 6
- Price
- £11.61
- Rating
- 4.0/5
- Reviews
- 15
- Age
- 2y ago
Newest
by launch date
Party Crazy String Spray 280ml Multicolour Streamer Cans for Birthday Wedding Stag and Hen Parties (10)
- Price
- £11.58
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 4
- Age
- 3mo ago

Special Occasions Silly String Party Spray Cans Multi-Color Entertainment Streamer (Multi Colour 5pk)
- Price
- £9.95
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 8mo ago

Special Occasions Silly String Party Spray Cans Multi-Color Entertainment Streamer (Green)
- Price
- £4.15
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 8mo ago

Special Occasions Silly String Party Spray Cans Multi-Color Entertainment Streamer (Blue)
- Price
- £4.16
- Rating
- 3.8/5
- Reviews
- 17
- Age
- 8mo ago

Silly String Spray Party Streamers Mixed Colours Fun Spray Cans for Kids Birthday Weddings Festivals Christmas Celebrations & Pranks - Pack of 6
- Price
- £9.11
- Rating
- 3.6/5
- Reviews
- 10
- Age
- 1y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 70% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
13 falling
Sellers
22
Top-5 brand share
75%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
70%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
19%
- SuperGift.com21%
- raxter19%
- AbbeyShake15%
- N/AA11%
- DUAYRA8%
- SKYTE6%
Demand
Silly String search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
Peak months: Jul, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×
Search terms
Top Silly String search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- silly string77K/yr
- silly string spray for kids11K/yr
- silly string spray9K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Silly String
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Really poor product
Crappie
Not very good
Came with no instructions
Very bad because no spray good
Doesn't last more than 30 seconds
Only lasted around three
Some cans didnt even work very poor
Love
its good for its price
The cans worked exactly as expected
produced plenty of string with no issues
Great fun
fun with out being too messy
Fun, no mess
Sweeps up, quick and easy
Return
0.4% Return rate 33% Fixable by listing
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