Elastic Bands
FailPrices span $1.81–$8.23, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Elastic Bands is a Fail.
- Flapen Score
- 48 / 100Top 45% of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · +1 vs the category median of 4748
- Market size
- £469K/yr793K searches / yr
- 90-day growth
- -3.1%search demand this quarter
- Competition
- 78%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 53 sellers
Flapen Score
Elastic Bands against its category
The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Elastic Bands is stronger. Inside it, weaker.
Market
The Elastic Bands market on Amazon at a glance
Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Elastic Bands 793K times last year and spent an estimated £469K. The top 5 brands take 83% of clicks. Flapen scores it 48 out of 100, a Fail.
01 · Demand
14.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.
Shoppers searched for this 793K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 14.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -3.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £469K a year.
- Searches, last 12 months
- 793K
- Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
- -3.1%
- Conversion, latest week
- 14.3%
- Market size, estimated
- £469Ka year
- Peak month
- January1.3× the quietest month
- Top search term
- elastic bands436K searches a year
02 · Price
A sale here is worth £4.14.
Listings sell for £4.14 on average, from £1.81 to £8.23. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 125K to 150K a year. The average listing sells 6,000 to 8,000 of them. At £4.14 that is £25K to £33K a year per listing.
- Average price
- £4.14under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
- Price range
- £1.81–£8.23
- Amazon United Kingdom median price
- £12.12across 27,606 niches
- Units sold a year
- 125K–150K
- Units per listing a year
- 6,000–8,000
- Revenue per listing a year
- £25K–£33K
- Returns
- 0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%
03 · Entry bar
The bar here is low.
73% 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 #24 within Office Supplies. It carries 1,320 reviews at 4.39 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.
- Sponsored listings
- 73%
- Prime listings
- 100%
- Out of stock, average day
- 0.0%
- Average rank
- #24in Office Supplies
- Average rating
- 4.39 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
- Average reviews
- 1,320per listing
- Listings tracked
- 11
04 · Newcomers
Brands here are settling in.
The brands on the shelf have sold for 40 months on average, so the names here are settling in.
- Launched, last 12 months
- 0
- Successful launches
- 0Amazon's first-year sales bar
- Average brand age
- 40 months
Products
Top Elastic Bands products & what they sell for
Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Westcott Rubber Bands 80g | Ca. 170 Colourful rubber rings in various sizes in a handy plastic container | Storage pack of household rubber bands 60mm 50mm & 38mm | E-10581 00
- Price
- £1.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,619
- Age
- 1y ago

100pcs Natural Rubber Elastic Bands Heavy Duty Bands Elastic Rubber Bands Sturdy Thick & Stretchable Bands Natural Elastic Bands For Home DIY Craft Office Stationary School And More Yelllow 38mm
- Price
- £2.58
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 292
- Age
- 3y ago

Q-Connect Rubber Bands Assorted Sizes 500g KF10577
- Price
- £4.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 609
- Age
- 19y ago

SOL 400pk Coloured Elastic Bands - Rubber Bands Assorted Sizes
- Price
- £4.18
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 2,203
- Age
- 6y ago

Westcott Rubber Bands 100 Pieces | Colourful rubber rings in various sizes in a handy plastic container | Storage pack of household rubber bands 20mm - 70mm | E-10582 00
- Price
- £2.10
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 711
- Age
- 1y ago
Trending
90-day click momentum
Resistance Exercise Band Kit - 4 Pack Resistance Bands for Women or Men Physiotherapy Recovery Fitness Band for Mobility Strength & Rehab Premium Quality
- Price
- £8.23
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 723
- Age
- 2y ago

Rubber Bands Beige 190g/about 340pcs Assorted Sizes 40mm 60mm 80mm 120mm
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 87
- Age
- 1y ago

Just Stationery Assorted Size Original Rubber Elastic Band Brown (Pack of 1 100g)
- Price
- £2.69
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 5,137
- Age
- 15y ago

Westcott Rubber Bands 80g | Ca. 170 Colourful rubber rings in various sizes in a handy plastic container | Storage pack of household rubber bands 60mm 50mm & 38mm | E-10581 00
- Price
- £1.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,619
- Age
- 1y ago

Q-Connect Rubber Bands Assorted Sizes 500g KF10577
- Price
- £4.39
- Rating
- 4.5/5
- Reviews
- 609
- Age
- 19y ago
Newest
by launch date
Rubber Bands Beige 190g/about 340pcs Assorted Sizes 40mm 60mm 80mm 120mm
- Price
- £6.52
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 87
- Age
- 1y ago

Westcott Rubber Bands 100 Pieces | Colourful rubber rings in various sizes in a handy plastic container | Storage pack of household rubber bands 20mm - 70mm | E-10582 00
- Price
- £2.10
- Rating
- 4.2/5
- Reviews
- 711
- Age
- 1y ago

Westcott Rubber Bands 80g | Ca. 170 Colourful rubber rings in various sizes in a handy plastic container | Storage pack of household rubber bands 60mm 50mm & 38mm | E-10581 00
- Price
- £1.81
- Rating
- 4.6/5
- Reviews
- 1,619
- Age
- 1y ago

Resistance Exercise Band Kit - 4 Pack Resistance Bands for Women or Men Physiotherapy Recovery Fitness Band for Mobility Strength & Rehab Premium Quality
- Price
- £8.23
- Rating
- 4.4/5
- Reviews
- 723
- Age
- 2y ago

100pcs Natural Rubber Elastic Bands Heavy Duty Bands Elastic Rubber Bands Sturdy Thick & Stretchable Bands Natural Elastic Bands For Home DIY Craft Office Stationary School And More Yelllow 38mm
- Price
- £2.58
- Rating
- 4.3/5
- Reviews
- 292
- Age
- 3y ago
Competition
Competition: brands, sellers & click share
The top 5 products take 78% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.
Brands
10 falling
Sellers
53
Top-5 brand share
83%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
78%
Top 20: 100%
Open market
12%
- Westcott45%
- Gunwon17%
- Q-Connect9%
- SOL7%
- Just stationery5%
- Thboxes5%
- Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 12%)
Demand
Elastic Bands search demand
Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.3×
Search terms
Top Elastic Bands search terms shoppers use
The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.
- elastic bands436K/yr
- rubber bands247K/yr
- elastic band24K/yr
- rubber band21K/yr
- elastic bands assorted sizes14K/yr
- elastic bands office15K/yr
- rubber bands assorted sizes13K/yr
- coloured elastic bands7K/yr
- rubber bands office3K/yr
- assorted elastic bands4K/yr
Reviews and returns
What reviews say buyers love and hate about Elastic Bands
What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.
Complain
Bands were too small
Too small
Too big
comes out already-stretched-looking
Expensive small elastic bands
not super stretchy
Flimsy waste of money
Not strong
Quite flimsy
Absolutely rubbish quality
seem a bit cheaply produced
Poor Quality
POOR DESCRIPTION OF WHAT WAS DELIVERED
Misleading picture
Not as described
Love
stretch well
Really good stretch
Good elastic bands
Good quality strong
the quality of the bands is good
Excellent quality
Fits description
As advertised
As described
Good price
Value for money
Excellent value for money
Very strong
The bands are strong
they seem pretty sturdy as well
Return
0.2% Return rate 50% Fixable by listing
Bands were too small
Too small
Too big
comes out already-stretched-looking
Expensive small elastic bands
not super stretchy
Poor selection too expensiven
Waste of money
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