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Lobster Costume

Maybe

The average product has only 41 reviews. But shoppers spend only $28K a year here, so Lobster Costume is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
53
53 / 100
Top 21% of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · +9 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£28K/yr42K searches / yr
90-day growth
-20.6%search demand this quarter
Competition
39%top-5 click share · 33 brands · 53 sellers

Flapen Score

Lobster Costume against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Lobster Costume is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

53Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Lobster Costume market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Lobster Costume 42K times last year and spent an estimated £28K. The top 5 brands take 45% of clicks. Flapen scores it 53 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

4.3% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 42K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.3% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -20.6% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £28K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
42K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-20.6%
Conversion, latest week
4.3%
Market size, estimated
£28Ka year
Top search term
lobster costume29K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £15.20.

Listings sell for £15.20 on average, from £5.02 to £29.40. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 2K to 2K a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £15.20 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£15.20inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£5.02–£29.40
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
2K–2K
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
3.6%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. 86% ship with Prime. On an average day, 18.1% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #1,715 within Dress-Up Accessories. It carries 41 reviews at 4.20 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
91%
Prime listings
86%
Out of stock, average day
18.1%
Average rank
#1,715in Dress-Up Accessories
Average rating
4.20 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
41per listing
Listings tracked
43

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 21 launches as successful.

21 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 34 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
21
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
34 months

Products

Top Lobster Costume 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 39% of clicks. An open shelf where new products get seen.

£0£828£2K£2K£3K1101001K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)2 products missing review or click data not plotted

Brands

33 rising

Sellers

53

Top-5 brand share

45%

Top 20: 90%

Top-5 click share

39%

Top 20: 81%

Open market

50%

  • Poptrend14%
  • EraSpooky14%
  • TUBAWD7%
  • I LOVE FANCY DRESS6%
  • Fun Shack5%
  • Edhomenn5%

Demand

Lobster Costume search demand

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

1K750Spike '26JanFebMarAprMayJunJul

Peak months: Mar · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3× · 7 of 12 months tracked

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Lobster Costume

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

Complain

Size-Overall36%−0.25

it was massive

To small

The hat is tiny

Quality-Overall20%−0.15

Poor quality

unfortunately quality reflected in price

Poor quality, even for price

Advertised Vs Actual Product9%−0.04

Images of the tutu being worn on grown adults is misleading

not as described

Value For Money6%+0.15

Not worth £30

Smell4%−0.03

has an unpleasant odour to it

Love

Size-Overall22%−0.25

Nice fit

I also like that the accessories will fit the majority of people so no sizing issues

which is big enough for most people

Fun/Entertainment Experience15%+1.38

Hilarious costume great fun works very well

Great fun item

I made my husband try it on, and he looked funny, ridiculous, and very entertaining

Comfort-Overall8%+0.84

And comfort—better than youd think

Comfortable to run in

Ease Of Use8%+0.82

easy to move

Easy to wear hat

Value For Money8%+0.15

it's not overly expensive

Worth the money for sure

Return

3.6% Return rate 81% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall76%█▆▇▆▆▆

it was massive

To small

The hat is tiny

Quality-Overall8%▁█▃▆▄▄

Poor quality

unfortunately quality reflected in price

Poor quality, even for price

Material Quality4%▁▁▅▁▁█
Advertised Vs Actual Product2%▁▁▁▁█▃

Images of the tutu being worn on grown adults is misleading

not as described

Defective Material/Parts2%▁█▁▁▁▆

FAQ

Common Lobster Costume questions

Answered from the same tracked data.