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Playdoh Kitchen

Fail

The top 5 brands take 100% of clicks, so Playdoh Kitchen is a Fail.

Flapen Score
36
36 / 100
Ranks 1,322 of 1,773 Toys & Games niches · −8 vs the category median of 44
Market size
£13K/yr16K searches / yr
90-day growth
-18.5%search demand this quarter
Competition
67%top-5 click share · 3 brands · 119 sellers

Flapen Score

Playdoh Kitchen against its category

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

36Fail
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Playdoh Kitchen market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Playdoh Kitchen 16K times last year and spent an estimated £13K. All 3 brands take every click. Demand peaks in Oct–Nov–Dec. Flapen scores it 36 out of 100, a Fail.

01 · Demand

4.7% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 16K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 4.7% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -18.5% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £13K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
16K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-18.5%
Conversion, latest week
4.7%
Market size, estimated
£13Ka year
Peak month
November8.6× the quietest month
Top search term
play doh kitchen6K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £17.52.

Listings sell for £17.52 on average, from £6.78 to £58.62. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 500 to 750 a year. The average listing sells 0 to 100 of them. At £17.52 that is £0 to £2K a year per listing.

Average price
£17.52inside the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£6.78–£58.62
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
500–750
Units per listing a year
0–100
Revenue per listing a year
£0–£2K
Returns
0.7%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is reviews.

47% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 8.2% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #82 within Arts & Crafts. It carries 12,094 reviews at 4.53 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
47%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
8.2%
Average rank
#82in Arts & Crafts
Average rating
4.53 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
12,094per listing
Listings tracked
15

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

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

Products

Top Playdoh Kitchen 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£1K£3K£4K£5K101001K10K100K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

3 flat

Sellers

119

Top-5 brand share

100%

Top 20: 100%

Top-5 click share

67%

Top 20: 100%

Open market

0%

  • Play-Doh88%
  • Crelloci10%
  • JoiTale2%
  • Open — no brand owns it (0%)

Demand

Playdoh Kitchen search demand

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

4K3KSpike '24Holiday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Black Friday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Oct, Nov, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 8.6×

Search terms

Top Playdoh Kitchen search terms shoppers use

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

  • play doh kitchen6K/yr
  • playdoh kitchen3K/yr
  • play doh kitchen creations4K/yr
  • playdoh kitchen creations2K/yr
  • playdough kitchen2K/yr
  • play doh kitchen creation116/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Playdoh Kitchen

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

Complain

Size-Overall16%−0.06

Small

smaller than expected

Ok if small

Durability11%−0.09

This broke after 2 uses

Broken

It broke pretty instantly

Value For Money8%−0.01

They are ok smaller parts than expected so a bit pricey

brike within ten minutes waste of money

Waste of money

Ease Of Use7%−0.05

It's also very hard to push done

Hard to turn the winder

Strength6%−0.02

A little disappointed as the main bit is a little flimsy

unstable fixing for the head

the elements of the day are quite flimsy and small

Love

Fun/Entertainment Experience37%+2.36

Great toy

It is super fun

Endless fun

Value For Money12%−0.01

Good value

Good value for money

fair price

Gifting Purpose11%+1.06

Well received gift

Great gift

Really well received present

Quality-Overall11%+0.25

Good quality

Lovely product

Its classic excellent quality you know youll get when you buy playdoh, its durable and strong and withstands anything

Creativity4%+0.18

it really brings the imagination out

kids can be very creative

If you have a child who loves imaginative play and getting creative, this is a fantastic addition to their toy collection

Return

0.7% Return rate 12% Fixable by listing

Gifting Purpose19%▄▆█▃▆▆
Functionality-Overall17%▆▃▃█▃▇
Defective Material/Parts12%█▃▄▅▄▆

the little accessories had to be put together missing part from scissors had to buy new ones

They are ok smaller parts than expected so a bit pricey

Quality-Overall8%▇▇█▃▇▄

Poor quality

Rubbish

Size-Overall6%▁▁▃█▆▃

Small

smaller than expected

Ok if small

FAQ

Common Playdoh Kitchen questions

Answered from the same tracked data.