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Diary with Lock

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.9% of orders. But shoppers spend only $38K a year here, so Diary with Lock is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
51
51 / 100
Top 32% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +4 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£38K/yr163K searches / yr
90-day growth
-13.3%search demand this quarter
Competition
23%top-5 click share · 38 brands · 44 sellers

Flapen Score

Diary with Lock against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Diary with Lock is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

51Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Diary with Lock market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Diary with Lock 163K times last year and spent an estimated £38K. The top 5 brands take 50% of clicks. Demand peaks in Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 51 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

2.2% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 163K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 2.2% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -13.3% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £38K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
163K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-13.3%
Conversion, latest week
2.2%
Market size, estimated
£38Ka year
Peak month
December2.4× the quietest month
Top search term
diary with lock39K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £10.87.

Listings sell for £10.87 on average, from £4.43 to £18.69. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 3K to 4K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £10.87 that is £0 to £1K a year per listing.

Average price
£10.87under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£4.43–£18.69
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
3K–4K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£1K
Returns
0.9%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads.

91% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 99% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.4% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #444 within Calendars, Planners & Personal Organisers. It carries 284 reviews at 4.45 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
91%
Prime listings
99%
Out of stock, average day
13.4%
Average rank
#444in Calendars, Planners & Personal Organisers
Average rating
4.45 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
284per listing
Listings tracked
78

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 29 launches as successful.

29 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 39 months on average, so the names here are settling in.

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

Products

Top Diary with Lock 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 23% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£766£2K£2K£3K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

38 flat

Sellers

44

Top-5 brand share

50%

Top 20: 89%

Top-5 click share

23%

Top 20: 64%

Open market

45%

  • WEMATE18%
  • Kesote12%
  • ZXHQ9%
  • Candcamp5%
  • WHENZOO5%
  • NectaRoy5%

Demand

Diary with Lock search demand

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

6K4KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Holiday '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.4×

Search terms

Top Diary with Lock search terms shoppers use

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

  • diary with lock39K/yr
  • lockable diary31K/yr
  • journal with lock23K/yr
  • notebook with lock14K/yr
  • lockable notebook12K/yr
  • lockable journal11K/yr
  • lock diary8K/yr
  • lockable journal for adults6K/yr
  • locked journal6K/yr
  • locked diary6K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Diary with Lock

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

Complain

Locking Mechanism34%−0.21

lock is rubbish

Faulty locking mechanism

Lock does not work

Functionality-Overall10%−0.08

Doesnt work

Pen didnt work

Pen not working

Value For Money8%+0.61

Looks more expensive than it is

Not worth the money

A little on the pricey side

Durability6%−0.01

It broke the second day we got it

pen broke as soon as I opened the package

Ease Of Use5%−0.02

Couldn't open

Cant even get into it

difficult to open

Love

Quality-Overall30%+2.10

Amazing quality

Good quality and the lock works perfectly

Great product and perfect price for gift

Locking Mechanism16%−0.21

Lock works well

Sturdy lock

The lock is a nice feature

Value For Money13%+0.61

Great value for money

Good for the price

Great value for money

Gifting Purpose7%+0.26

attractive gift

Birthday gift

Nice gift

Design-Overall6%+0.45

Beautifully designed

Very useful - elegant too

Lovely pen and the design was nice

Return

0.9% Return rate 10% Fixable by listing

Locking Mechanism45%▆▇▆▆█▅

lock is rubbish

Faulty locking mechanism

Lock does not work

Functionality-Overall14%█▄▆▅▄▆

Doesnt work

Pen didnt work

Pen not working

Size-Overall6%█▆▃▃▃▇
Instructions/User Manual/Troubleshooting5%▁▃▅▇▁█

All instructions followed

After following the instructions

Defective Material/Parts3%▁▁██▂▁

FAQ

Common Diary with Lock questions

Answered from the same tracked data.