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Jiffy Bag

Fail

Prices span $2.03–$15.01, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Jiffy Bag is a Fail.

Flapen Score
37
37 / 100
Ranks 671 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −10 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£70K/yr123K searches / yr
90-day growth
-12.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
68%top-5 click share · 12 brands · 29 sellers

Flapen Score

Jiffy Bag against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Jiffy Bag is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

37Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Jiffy Bag market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Jiffy Bag 123K times last year and spent an estimated £70K. The top 5 brands take 80% of clicks. Flapen scores it 37 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

7.4% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 123K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 7.4% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -12.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £70K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
123K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-12.6%
Conversion, latest week
7.4%
Market size, estimated
£70Ka year
Peak month
October1.4× the quietest month
Top search term
jiffy bags75K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.70.

Listings sell for £7.70 on average, from £2.03 to £15.01. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 8K to 10K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £7.70 that is £4K to £6K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.70under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.03–£15.01
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
8K–10K
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 reviews.

88% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 75% ship with Prime. On an average day, 0.0% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #18 within Envelopes & Mailing Supplies. It carries 3,781 reviews at 4.55 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
88%
Prime listings
75%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#18in Envelopes & Mailing Supplies
Average rating
4.55 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,781per listing
Listings tracked
16

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

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

Products

Top Jiffy Bag 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£7K£14K£21K£28K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

12 rising

Sellers

29

Top-5 brand share

80%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

68%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

14%

  • Merrimen30%
  • Double Dragon28%
  • SuperGift.com11%
  • Jiffy Airkraft6%
  • Switory6%
  • iSOUL6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (6 brands, 14%)

Demand

Jiffy Bag search demand

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

3K2KSpike '25SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.4×

Search terms

Top Jiffy Bag search terms shoppers use

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

  • jiffy bags75K/yr
  • jiffy bag16K/yr
  • jiffy bags mixed sizes11K/yr
  • small jiffy bags for posting6K/yr
  • padded envelopes mixed sizes pack6K/yr
  • small jiffy bags4K/yr
  • jiffy4K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Jiffy Bag

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

Complain

Quality-Overall32%−0.08

Terrible quality, I understand theyre cheap

Rubbish quality

Awful quality

Thickness20%−0.16

Not the thickest bags

Not as thick

Wafer thin material

Adhesion/Stickiness11%−0.07

Poor label adhesion

Tape wont stick

Nothing will stick to the bags

Size-Overall8%+1.31

Small bags are really small

Not fit for purpose

Too small

Strength4%+0.27

They're not particularly strong

not at robust

Flimsy

Love

Quality-Overall23%−0.08

Good variety

Excellent product

Good quality bags

Size-Overall21%+1.31

Great mix of sizes

Good mix of sizes

Good size

Value For Money17%+1.55

Good price

EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY

Amazing value

Advertised Vs Actual Product7%+0.56

As advertised

As described

Exactly what I needed

Strength5%+0.27

Good sturdy bags

Very strong

Strong bags

Return

0.1% Return rate 73% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall68%█▇▇▇▇█

Small bags are really small

Not fit for purpose

Too small

Quality-Overall10%▅▅▇█▃▆

Terrible quality, I understand theyre cheap

Rubbish quality

Awful quality

Thin7%▁█▄▆▆▇
Adhesion/Stickiness2%▁▃▃▂█▁

Poor label adhesion

Tape wont stick

Nothing will stick to the bags

Smell2%▄▃█▁▅▁

Horrid smell

has a funny smell

smells very strong of smoke for some reason

FAQ

Common Jiffy Bag questions

Answered from the same tracked data.