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Scented Pencils

Fail

Shoppers spend only $22K a year here, so Scented Pencils is a Fail.

Flapen Score
35
35 / 100
Ranks 703 of 835 Stationery & Office Supplies niches · −12 vs the category median of 47
Market size
£22K/yr78K searches / yr
90-day growth
-9.0%search demand this quarter
Competition
67%top-5 click share · 10 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Scented Pencils against its category

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

35Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Scented Pencils market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Scented Pencils 78K times last year and spent an estimated £22K. The top 5 brands take 85% of clicks. Demand peaks in Sep–Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

3.8% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 78K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 3.8% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -9.0% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £22K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
78K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-9.0%
Conversion, latest week
3.8%
Market size, estimated
£22Ka year
Peak month
December4.3× the quietest month
Top search term
scented pens22K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.26.

Listings sell for £7.26 on average, from £3.15 to £15.80. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 100 to 250 of them. At £7.26 that is £726 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.26under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£3.15–£15.80
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
100–250
Revenue per listing a year
£726–£2K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

31% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 88% ship with Prime. On an average day, 11.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #183 within Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies. It carries 2,294 reviews at 4.47 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
31%
Prime listings
88%
Out of stock, average day
11.5%
Average rank
#183in Pens, Pencils & Writing Supplies
Average rating
4.47 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
2,294per listing
Listings tracked
16

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

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

Products

Top Scented Pencils 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 67% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£2K£4K£7K£9K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

10 falling

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

85%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

9%

  • CRAYOLA46%
  • Paint Pop13%
  • Bargain Gateway10%
  • Scentos9%
  • Tinc9%
  • Galt6%
  • Open — no brand owns it (4 brands, 9%)

Demand

Scented Pencils search demand

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

10K6KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Sep, Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 4.3×

Search terms

Top Scented Pencils search terms shoppers use

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

  • scented pens22K/yr
  • scentos18K/yr
  • smelly pens11K/yr
  • scentos pens12K/yr
  • scented pens for kids10K/yr
  • smelly pens for kids5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Scented Pencils

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

Complain

Color38%−0.11

Colours don't match lids

not all colours as expected

Not accurate colours

Smell16%−0.04

not for the scent

the scent was weak

No scent

Quality-Overall10%−0.03

Not the best

Rubbish

Moist/Dry8%−0.06

some seem dry

2 were already starting to run dry disappointed

Durability5%−0.03

nearly all of them had ran out so cant use

Love

Color32%−0.11

Variety of colours

Lovely colours

vibrant colours

Quality-Overall15%−0.03

Good definition

Excellent product

Good quality

Value For Money11%+1.54

Value for money

Good price

they're good value for money

Smell7%−0.04

My children love them, and the scents are a really fun touch - lemons, strawberries, grapes, and more

Good smells

Smell exactly at they say, colour smoothly, ink lasts well, washes off skin and clothes easily, children and adults enjoy them

Gifting Purpose5%+0.57

This was a gift

Good gift

I'm going to get some as gifts for friends children

Return

0.2% Return rate 15% Fixable by listing

Smell25%▅█▄▁▁▄

not for the scent

the scent was weak

No scent

Functionality-Overall13%▇▁▅▁█▁

not working properly

Color13%▆▇█▁▁▁

Colours don't match lids

not all colours as expected

Not accurate colours

Leak-Proof13%▁▁▅█▁█
Weight Light7%▁█▁▁█▁

FAQ

Common Scented Pencils questions

Answered from the same tracked data.