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Drawstring Bags

Maybe

Returns run at only 1.1% of orders. But prices span $3.03–$17.40, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Drawstring Bags is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
59
59 / 100
Top 19% of 792 Sports & Outdoors niches · +9 vs the category median of 50
Market size
£389K/yr1.4M searches / yr
90-day growth
-5.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
35%top-5 click share · 34 brands · 78 sellers

Flapen Score

Drawstring Bags against its category

The dotted line is the Sports & Outdoors average. Past it, Drawstring Bags is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

59Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Drawstring Bags market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Drawstring Bags 1.4M times last year and spent an estimated £389K. The top 5 brands take 43% of clicks. Demand peaks in Aug–Sep. Flapen scores it 59 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

3.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 1.4M times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -5.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £389K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
1.4M
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-5.8%
Conversion, latest week
3.6%
Market size, estimated
£389Ka year
Peak month
September4.3× the quietest month
Top search term
drawstring bags276K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.90.

Listings sell for £7.90 on average, from £3.03 to £17.40. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 60K to 80K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £7.90 that is £6K to £8K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.90under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.03–£17.40
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
60K–80K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£6K–£8K
Returns
1.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

94% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.9% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #29 within Water Sports. It carries 1,251 reviews at 4.29 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
94%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.9%
Average rank
#29in Water Sports
Average rating
4.29 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
1,251per listing
Listings tracked
52

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 2 of last year's 5 launches as successful.

5 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 31 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
5
Successful launches
2Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
31 months

Products

Top Drawstring Bags 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 35% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£12K£23K£35K£47K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

34 falling

Sellers

78

Top-5 brand share

43%

Top 20: 88%

Top-5 click share

35%

Top 20: 73%

Open market

52%

  • WESTWOOD FOX11%
  • JFmall10%
  • WANDF8%
  • Didiseen7%
  • PLULON7%
  • YSUY6%

Demand

Drawstring Bags search demand

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

100K60KSpike '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Aug, Sep · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×

Search terms

Top Drawstring Bags search terms shoppers use

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

  • drawstring bags276K/yr
  • swimming bag268K/yr
  • swim bag151K/yr
  • drawstring bag128K/yr
  • pe bag165K/yr
  • drawstring gym bags27K/yr
  • string bag44K/yr
  • small drawstring bag36K/yr
  • draw string bag gym36K/yr
  • draw string bag31K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Drawstring Bags

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

Complain

Strap/String Quality23%−0.24

The string broke

Strap broken

Broken strap

Durability20%−0.19

rips easily

broke on first use

Broke in less than a week

Quality-Overall19%+0.18

Shocking quality

Low quality

Bad quality, broken in half a year

Size-Overall6%+0.82

Small opening

Bigger than expected

A bit smaller

Water Resistance3%0.00

it was not water proof

Not waterproof

Not sure if it's water resistant as it only used for work

Love

Quality-Overall19%+0.18

Excellent product

Great bag good quality

Very well made

Size-Overall13%+0.82

Perfect size

Excellent swim bag fits both mine

The size is just right for my needs

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%+0.93

Same as image advertised no problems

Does the job

As described

Value For Money9%+0.79

Good value for money

Good Value

Great value

Pockets/Compartments5%+0.45

I like the extra pockets in

The extra zipper pocket is a fantastic addition too

Great bag with plenty of pockets

Return

1.1% Return rate 49% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall40%▄▆▆▆██

Small opening

Bigger than expected

A bit smaller

Strap/String Quality15%█▆▅▆▃▄

The string broke

Strap broken

Broken strap

Quality-Overall9%▆▆▄▇█▆

Shocking quality

Low quality

Bad quality, broken in half a year

Durability5%█▅▅▄▅▃

rips easily

broke on first use

Broke in less than a week

Material Quality5%▆▃█▆▂▃

Cheap material

I realised that the fabric had torn

Very thin and cheap material

FAQ

Common Drawstring Bags questions

Answered from the same tracked data.