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Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults

Fail

Prices span $3.97–$14.20, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults is a Fail.

Flapen Score
41
41 / 100
Ranks 577 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −6 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£61K/yr72K searches / yr
90-day growth
+7.4%search demand this quarter
Competition
77%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 14 sellers

Flapen Score

Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

41Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults 72K times last year and spent an estimated £61K. The top 5 brands take 88% of clicks. Flapen scores it 41 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

11.5% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 72K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 11.5% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +7.4% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £61K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
72K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+7.4%
Conversion, latest week
11.5%
Market size, estimated
£61Ka year
Top search term
criss cross puzzle books for adults27K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.42.

Listings sell for £7.42 on average, from £3.97 to £14.20. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 6K to 8K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.42 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.42under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.97–£14.20
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
6K–8K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£4K–£6K
Returns
0.1%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

58% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #582 within Notebooks, Writing Pads & Diaries. It carries 214 reviews at 4.54 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
58%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#582in Notebooks, Writing Pads & Diaries
Average rating
4.54 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
214per listing
Listings tracked
12

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 2 launches as successful.

2 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 29 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
2
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
29 months

Products

Top Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults 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 77% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£6K£12K£18K£25K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

14

Top-5 brand share

88%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

77%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

7%

  • Martello Uk25%
  • WF Graham24%
  • My Pet Elephant22%
  • Sixstore10%
  • W.F. Graham7%
  • ihoot5%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 7%)

Demand

Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults search demand

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

1K750JanFebMarAprMayJunJul

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.2× · 7 of 12 months tracked

Search terms

Top Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults search terms shoppers use

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

  • criss cross puzzle books for adults27K/yr
  • kriss kross puzzle books for adults20K/yr
  • criss cross puzzle book10K/yr
  • kriss kross puzzle books7K/yr
  • criss cross8K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults

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

Complain

Print Quality50%−0.19

Bought for my elderly mum and she really struggled with the type of print and size font

Advertised Vs Actual Product25%−0.01

a little misleading

I find that a little misleading

Love

Value For Money36%+2.92

Great value

good for the price

Its good for price

Quality-Overall19%−0.07

Good quality books

Good quality

good quality and does work your mind well

Fun/Entertainment Experience19%+1.26

Great fun and loads of puzzles

Great fun

Excellent puzzle books

Size-Overall8%+0.43

Keeps your mind busy and a handy size, very pleased

Their large size are ideal for seniors

Advertised Vs Actual Product6%−0.01

They are exactly as described

They done what they said on the tin

Just what I was looking for

Return

0.1% Return rate 100% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall57%▁█▅▁▁█
Advertised Vs Actual Product43%▁▁█▁▁▁

a little misleading

I find that a little misleading

FAQ

Common Criss Cross Puzzle Books for Adults questions

Answered from the same tracked data.