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Waterproof Pillow Protectors

Fail

Prices span $5.77–$11.41, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Waterproof Pillow Protectors is a Fail.

Flapen Score
39
39 / 100
Ranks 4,947 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −12 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£81K/yr81K searches / yr
90-day growth
-11.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
68%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 17 sellers

Flapen Score

Waterproof Pillow Protectors against its category

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

39Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Waterproof Pillow Protectors market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Waterproof Pillow Protectors 81K times last year and spent an estimated £81K. The top 5 brands take 86% of clicks. Flapen scores it 39 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 81K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -11.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £81K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
81K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-11.1%
Conversion, latest week
11.9%
Market size, estimated
£81Ka year
Peak month
September1.3× the quietest month
Top search term
waterproof pillow protectors50K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £8.39.

Listings sell for £8.39 on average, from £5.77 to £11.41. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 10K to 13K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £8.39 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£8.39under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.77–£11.41
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
10K–13K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£6K
Returns
0.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

93% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 60% ship with Prime. On an average day, 6.8% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #41 within Home Textiles. It carries 11,202 reviews at 4.49 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
93%
Prime listings
60%
Out of stock, average day
6.8%
Average rank
#41in Home Textiles
Average rating
4.49 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
11,202per listing
Listings tracked
15

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 1 launches as successful.

1 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 61 months on average, so the names here are established.

Launched, last 12 months
1
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
61 months

Products

Top Waterproof Pillow Protectors 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 68% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£8K£16K£24K£32K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

17

Top-5 brand share

86%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • Utopia Bedding41%
  • K&A19%
  • Sunshine Comforts12%
  • QATAN8%
  • Aaf Textiles7%
  • SPRINGSPIRIT5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)

Demand

Waterproof Pillow Protectors search demand

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

2K1KPrime Day '25Spike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×

Search terms

Top Waterproof Pillow Protectors search terms shoppers use

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

  • waterproof pillow protectors50K/yr
  • waterproof pillow cases11K/yr
  • waterproof pillow protector7K/yr
  • pillow protectors waterproof5K/yr
  • waterproof pillow protectors 4 pack4K/yr
  • water proof pillow protectors3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Waterproof Pillow Protectors

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

Complain

Water Resistance35%−0.26

Nothing about these covers are waterproof

Not waterproof

Waterproof absolutely not

Material Quality9%−0.06

It has a plastic coating on the inside of the terry fabric

The material is very thin, feels cheap, and does not provide proper protection for the pillows

Material quality is poor

Noise Level7%−0.04

Not noisy and crunchy to lay on

Slightly noisy

which is important because protectors can sometimes feel too stiff or noisy

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%−0.03

Stitching not very good

Couple came with Stitching not together so I had to sew together myself as I needed to use them

the second time one of the two pillowcases has come with a tear in the stitching/ hole on the side

Leak-Proof5%

protector case stripped within a minute or two its leaked all through into the pillow

Baught these for my toddler in case of spills and leaks

What this does is leaves the pillow possibly exposed to any spillages

Love

Quality-Overall20%+1.63

Excellent product

Really well made

Great quality and very relaxing for a good nights sleep

Size-Overall12%+0.82

Fits well

Easy to fit

The covers fit well

Value For Money11%+0.54

Good for the price

Value for money

really worth the money

Water Resistance10%−0.26

water proof

Has been waterproof so far

Really waterproof

Soft Feel7%

The fabric is soft

Nice and soft and great value

Soft to skin

Return

0.4% Return rate 28% Fixable by listing

Material Quality27%█▄▆▅▄▇

It has a plastic coating on the inside of the terry fabric

The material is very thin, feels cheap, and does not provide proper protection for the pillows

Material quality is poor

Size-Overall17%▃▅▆█▃▆
Water Resistance10%▅▅█▁▆▅

Nothing about these covers are waterproof

Not waterproof

Waterproof absolutely not

Quality-Overall8%▁▇█▅▄▃

Poor quality

Product quality/performance lacking

Awful product

Noise Level6%█▄▁▁▆▄

Not noisy and crunchy to lay on

Slightly noisy

which is important because protectors can sometimes feel too stiff or noisy

FAQ

Common Waterproof Pillow Protectors questions

Answered from the same tracked data.