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Shredder Lubricant Sheets

Fail

Prices span $5.26–$10.60, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Shredder Lubricant Sheets 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
£94K/yr64K searches / yr
90-day growth
-32.7%search demand this quarter
Competition
79%top-5 click share · 8 brands · 37 sellers

Flapen Score

Shredder Lubricant Sheets against its category

The dotted line is the Stationery & Office Supplies average. Past it, Shredder Lubricant Sheets is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

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

Market

The Shredder Lubricant Sheets market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Shredder Lubricant Sheets 64K times last year and spent an estimated £94K. The top 5 brands take 91% of clicks. Demand peaks in Jan. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

20.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 64K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 20.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -32.7% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £94K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
64K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-32.7%
Conversion, latest week
20.3%
Market size, estimated
£94Ka year
Peak month
January1.8× the quietest month
Top search term
shredder oil28K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £7.29.

Listings sell for £7.29 on average, from £5.26 to £10.60. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 13K to 15K a year. The average listing sells 750 to 1,000 of them. At £7.29 that is £5K to £7K a year per listing.

Average price
£7.29under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.26–£10.60
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
13K–15K
Units per listing a year
750–1,000
Revenue per listing a year
£5K–£7K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

64% 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 #7 within Office Electronics. It carries 8,401 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
64%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#7in Office Electronics
Average rating
4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
8,401per listing
Listings tracked
11

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 100 months on average, so the names here are established.

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

Products

Top Shredder Lubricant Sheets 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 79% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£9K£19K£28K£38K1101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

8 rising

Sellers

37

Top-5 brand share

91%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

79%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

5%

  • Fellowes53%
  • Amazon Basics17%
  • Cathedral Products9%
  • Swordfish7%
  • Bonsaii6%
  • VidaTeco4%
  • Open — no brand owns it (2 brands, 5%)

Demand

Shredder Lubricant Sheets search demand

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

2K1KSpike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.8×

Search terms

Top Shredder Lubricant Sheets search terms shoppers use

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

  • shredder oil28K/yr
  • shredder lubricant sheets11K/yr
  • fellowes shredder oil10K/yr
  • paper shredder oil9K/yr
  • shredder oil sheets5K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Shredder Lubricant Sheets

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

Complain

Shredding Quality14%+2.07

My Fellowes shredder was over-heating

cutting out after only a few minutes of shredding

Makes your shredder work harder

Value For Money14%−0.06

Expensive I think

Could be more for the price

Its a little pricy for oil

Jamming/Clogging9%0.00

Jammed shredder

would always jam

My paper shredder blades were completely jammed

Leak-Proof8%

Leaky nozzle

Shame about the leaking nozzle

Uncontrollable flow from bottle, paper much to wet, oil everywhere

Noise Level7%−0.06

no change in machine, still noisy, still works as did, put two through, no change in behavior at all

stopped making that dry grinding noise it sometimes gets after heavy use

Love

Shredding Quality26%+2.07

Best value shredder sheets

Keeps your shredder working

It definitely keeps the shredder in good condition

Advertised Vs Actual Product13%

Does the job

Item as described

Does the Job

Quality-Overall12%+1.04

Fantastic sheets

Excellent Product

Fantastic price and great quality

Ease Of Use12%+1.00

Easy to use

good product, easy to take

Much easier than using oil

Value For Money11%−0.06

value for money

Good value

Reasonable value

Return

0.2% Return rate 21% Fixable by listing

Functionality-Overall21%█▁▁▁█▆
Defective Material/Parts21%▁▆▁█▁▆
Shredding Quality16%█▁█▁▃▆

My Fellowes shredder was over-heating

cutting out after only a few minutes of shredding

Makes your shredder work harder

Advertised Vs Actual Product16%▁▆█▁▃▁
Leak-Proof11%▁▆▁▁█▁

Leaky nozzle

Shame about the leaking nozzle

Uncontrollable flow from bottle, paper much to wet, oil everywhere

FAQ

Common Shredder Lubricant Sheets questions

Answered from the same tracked data.