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Melissa and Doug Ice Cream

Fail

The top 5 products take 100% of clicks, so Melissa and Doug Ice Cream is a Fail.

Flapen Score
35
35 / 100
Ranks 1,375 of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · −9 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£92K/yr69K searches / yr
90-day growth
+8.8%search demand this quarter
Competition
100%top-5 click share · 2 brands · 40 sellers

Flapen Score

Melissa and Doug Ice Cream against its category

The dotted line is the Toys & Games average. Past it, Melissa and Doug Ice Cream is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

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

Market

The Melissa and Doug Ice Cream market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Melissa and Doug Ice Cream 69K times last year and spent an estimated £92K. All 2 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 35 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.6% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 69K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.6% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved +8.8% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £92K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
69K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
+8.8%
Conversion, latest week
4.6%
Market size, estimated
£92Ka year
Peak month
November6.5× the quietest month
Top search term
melissa and doug ice cream63K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £28.73.

Listings sell for £28.73 on average, from £14.38 to £55.92. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 4K to 5K a year. The average listing sells 1,000 to 1,250 of them. At £28.73 that is £29K to £36K a year per listing.

Average price
£28.73inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£14.38–£55.92
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
4K–5K
Units per listing a year
1,000–1,250
Revenue per listing a year
£29K–£36K
Returns
1.4%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is ads and reviews.

100% 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 #26 within Kitchen & Food Toys. It carries 3,967 reviews at 4.73 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
100%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
0.0%
Average rank
#26in Kitchen & Food Toys
Average rating
4.73 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
3,967per listing
Listings tracked
4

04 · Newcomers

Brands here are young.

The brands on the shelf have sold for 30 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

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

Products

Top Melissa and Doug Ice Cream 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 100% of clicks. A locked shelf that new listings rarely crack.

£0£18K£37K£55K£73K101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

2 falling

Sellers

40

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Melissa & Doug89%
  • Melofaver11%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Melissa and Doug Ice Cream search demand

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

10K6KSpike '24Black Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26Prime Day '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 6.5×

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Melissa and Doug Ice Cream

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

Complain

Value For Money28%+0.68

Itsa lorie expensive

although again slightly more expensive than a plastic alternative it looks like it will last a lot longer

However just after I ordered this the price went lower

Quality-Overall8%−0.09

The scoops of ice cream are giant plastic pieces that dont feel high quality or heavy

Bad quality

Strength8%−0.09

Everything feels flimsy and cheap, like something off of a cheap drop shipping website

Storage Capacity8%−0.11

Very big to store

Size-Overall8%−0.10

Its big

Very big to store

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience35%+1.37

Great toy

Great fun for toddlers

Loads of fun

Quality-Overall21%−0.09

This set is top quality with a counter of a beautifully crafted variety of ice creams plus extras & serving scoop

Good quality toy

Good quality

Gifting Purpose7%+0.64

Perfect gift

A gift for my grandson's 3rd birthday

Creativity6%+0.60

which makes it great for imaginative play

its given us hours of imaginative play already

Value For Money6%+0.68

Really good price for a perfect Christmas present ahead of time

offers great value for the price

Brilliant price and product

Return

1.4% Return rate 32% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall32%▁▁▁▁▇█

Its big

Very big to store

Defective Material/Parts25%█▃▁▁▁▁
Product Condition7%▁▁▁▁▁█
Value For Money7%▁█▁▁▁▁

Itsa lorie expensive

although again slightly more expensive than a plastic alternative it looks like it will last a lot longer

However just after I ordered this the price went lower

Gifting Purpose7%▁▁▁█▁▁

FAQ

Common Melissa and Doug Ice Cream questions

Answered from the same tracked data.