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Waterproof Blanket

Fail

Demand is soft, at -21.3% this quarter, so Waterproof Blanket is a Fail.

Flapen Score
48
48 / 100
Ranks 3,444 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −3 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£127K/yr364K searches / yr
90-day growth
-21.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
44%top-5 click share · 22 brands · 24 sellers

Flapen Score

Waterproof Blanket against its category

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

48Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Waterproof Blanket market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Waterproof Blanket 364K times last year and spent an estimated £127K. The top 5 brands take 69% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

2.0% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 364K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.0% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -21.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £127K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
364K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-21.3%
Conversion, latest week
2.0%
Market size, estimated
£127Ka year
Peak month
November1.5× the quietest month
Top search term
waterproof blanket130K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £17.49.

Listings sell for £17.49 on average, from £7.13 to £36.44. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £17.49 that is £2K to £4K a year per listing.

Average price
£17.49inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£7.13–£36.44
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
£2K–£4K
Returns
1.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

81% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 21.6% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #71 within Home Textiles. It carries 1,035 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
81%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
21.6%
Average rank
#71in Home Textiles
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,035per listing
Listings tracked
43

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 13 launches as successful.

13 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 2 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
13
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
37 months

Products

Top Waterproof Blanket 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 44% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£4K£8K£11K£15K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

22 falling

Sellers

24

Top-5 brand share

69%

Top 20: 99%

Top-5 click share

44%

Top 20: 79%

Open market

25%

  • LE SURE28%
  • PICK FOR LIFE16%
  • Bedsure9%
  • Bedding Aid9%
  • NSNLGSGC8%
  • YISURE6%

Demand

Waterproof Blanket search demand

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

10K6KSpike '24Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.5×

Search terms

Top Waterproof Blanket search terms shoppers use

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

  • waterproof blanket130K/yr
  • waterproof dog blanket57K/yr
  • dog blanket for sofa26K/yr
  • waterproof blanket for bed32K/yr
  • waterproof pet blanket20K/yr
  • waterproof throw15K/yr
  • sex blanket10K/yr
  • waterproof blanket for bed sex double10K/yr
  • waterproof throws for sofa9K/yr
  • waterproof sofa throw6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Blanket

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

Complain

Size-Overall15%−0.10

I ordered the blanket for it to be king size it is not king size maybe three inches 4 inches short which is very disappointed even though it's the dimensions of a king size bed

the size wasnt suitable fot my purpose

Small

Water Resistance12%−0.02

after u months they are no longer waterproof very diddapointing

Not waterproof

Not even water resistant

Thickness7%−0.07

Despite its thickness

So so thin

incredibly thin, I couldnt imagine it withstanding cats claws and as soon as theres holes the waterproofing wont work

Smell4%−0.03

Its small and its not waterproof and doesn't stop the smell

However, although dry, I can still smell a bit of the pungent smell that is cat pee so I have still to wash the bedding. which i would have regardless

There was also a slight packaging smell when first opened

Quality-Overall3%+0.78

gives a cheap look

Poor Quality

Returned as poor quality item

Love

Water Resistance16%−0.02

Definitely waterproof

Totally water proof

Glad I bought it as it as it is waterproof

Quality-Overall14%+0.78

Excellent Product

Great quality and amazing for our needs fast delivery

Works great really well made

Soft Feel10%

This is a lovely soft blanket

Beautifully soft

Nice soft blanket

Value For Money8%+0.53

Good value

Good value for money

Great value

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.29

Does what it says

just what I needed

As Described

Return

1.2% Return rate 75% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall58%▇▇██▆▇

I ordered the blanket for it to be king size it is not king size maybe three inches 4 inches short which is very disappointed even though it's the dimensions of a king size bed

the size wasnt suitable fot my purpose

Small

Color9%▆▂▄█▄▅
Quality-Overall8%▁▆▃▃▄█

gives a cheap look

Poor Quality

Returned as poor quality item

Thin6%█▇█▅▃▅

Thin

Water Resistance3%▁█▄▅▆▃

after u months they are no longer waterproof very diddapointing

Not waterproof

Not even water resistant

FAQ

Common Waterproof Blanket questions

Answered from the same tracked data.