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Swing Bin

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But shoppers spend only $86K a year here, so Swing Bin is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
58
58 / 100
Top 23% of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · +7 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£86K/yr149K searches / yr
90-day growth
-4.9%search demand this quarter
Competition
37%top-5 click share · 24 brands · 66 sellers

Flapen Score

Swing Bin against its category

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

58Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Swing Bin market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Swing Bin 149K times last year and spent an estimated £86K. The top 5 brands take 60% of clicks. Flapen scores it 58 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 149K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -4.9% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £86K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
149K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-4.9%
Conversion, latest week
4.7%
Market size, estimated
£86Ka year
Peak month
August1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
swing bin86K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £12.19.

Listings sell for £12.19 on average, from £5.47 to £51.12. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £12.19 that is £1K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£12.19under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.47–£51.12
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£1K–£3K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

78% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 20% ship with Prime. On an average day, 2.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #59 within Children's Room Décor. It carries 1,389 reviews at 4.31 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
78%
Prime listings
20%
Out of stock, average day
2.1%
Average rank
#59in Children's Room Décor
Average rating
4.31 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,389per listing
Listings tracked
51

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 1 of last year's 7 launches as successful.

7 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 51 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

Launched, last 12 months
7
Successful launches
1Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
51 months

Products

Top Swing Bin 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 only 37% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£3K£5K£8K£10K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

24 flat

Sellers

66

Top-5 brand share

60%

Top 20: 97%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 74%

Open market

33%

  • Best House Another Fine Product16%
  • Easy Shopping15%
  • VTL11%
  • JMS we create smile10%
  • Wham8%
  • Sterling Ventures7%

Demand

Swing Bin search demand

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

4K3KPrime Day '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Swing Bin search terms shoppers use

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

  • swing bin86K/yr
  • swing bin 50l10K/yr
  • flip top bin10K/yr
  • swing top bin9K/yr
  • kitchen swing bin8K/yr
  • 50l swing bin7K/yr
  • swing bins6K/yr
  • swing lid bin6K/yr
  • black swing bin3K/yr
  • swing bins for the kitchen4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Swing Bin

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

Complain

Size-Overall26%−0.12

Not fit for purpose

Smaller than expected

bigger then expected

Quality-Overall19%−0.04

Poor quality

Garbage, literally garbage

very cheap quality

Durability19%−0.25

Breaks easily

will not last

broken

Value For Money4%+1.30

Too expensive for just an average bin

Its looks far more expensive than it was

not worth the £8.99

Advertised Vs Actual Product3%+0.79

it looks a bit different to the product shown

Not as advertised

Not as described

Love

Size-Overall19%−0.12

Right size for room

Fits well

Fits perfectly under the sink

Value For Money18%+1.30

Good for the money

Excellent value for money

Cheap price

Quality-Overall17%−0.04

Good value and quality bin

Decent quality

Good quality and exactly as described

Advertised Vs Actual Product10%+0.79

As described

this was as advertised

Looks exactly as pictured

Strength8%+0.57

Sturdy bin

not flimsy at all

Nice and sturdy

Return

0.2% Return rate 74% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall63%▇▇███▇

Not fit for purpose

Smaller than expected

bigger then expected

Defective Material/Parts11%█▅▅▄▄▆
Quality-Overall5%▄▄▆▆█▇

Poor quality

Garbage, literally garbage

very cheap quality

Functionality-Overall3%█▆▆▅▆▆

nothing really worked

then refused to work

A. Rubbish bin liner falls inside DONT BOTHER

Color3%▄█▅▄▃▄

FAQ

Common Swing Bin questions

Answered from the same tracked data.