tubtrugs
Worth a lookShows low returns (0.6%), but a small market ($57K/yr) keeps it on the watch list.
Returns
Incredible0.6%return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
Avg price
Incredible$27.83avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
Price range
Great$10.39–$86.30cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
Growth
Good+53.7%90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
Review moat
Good701.86avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
Competition
Good45%top-5 click share — leaders hold, buyers still browse
Quality gap
Good4.5★avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
Conversion
Okay2.1%search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
Brand share
Bad91%top-5 brand share — brand-locked demand
Market size
Bad$57K$57K/yr · 96K searches
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, tubtrugs is a $57K/yr Amazon United States market (96K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 91% of demand. Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun. Verdict: Worth a look — 55/100.
Data updated Jul 9, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches
tubtrugs market data
- Units sold / yr
- 3K–3K
- avg 0–100/product
- Revenue / yr
- $70K–$83K
- units × avg price
- Conversion rate
- 2.1%
- Avg BSR
- #584
- Page quality
- 0%
- Prime
- 43%
- Sponsored
- 59%
- Out of stock
- 2.5%
- Avg brand age
- 55 months
- Avg seller age
- 173 days
Competition & brand share
The top 5 products take 45% of clicks — established leaders, but buyers still shop beyond them.Brands
16 flat
Sellers
75
Top-5 brand share
91%
Top 20: 100%
Top-5 click share
45%
Top 20: 79%
Open market
8%
- Tubtrugs69%
- Red Gorilla16%
- Little Giant3%
- Sadnyy1%
- Kouboo1%
- Vego garden1%
- Open — no brand owns it (10 brands, 8%)
Demand & seasonality
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — +53.7% search growth over the last 90 days.Peak months: Mar, Apr, May, Jun · busiest ÷ quietest = 3.2×
Top tubtrugs search terms
- garden trug14K/yr
- trug14K/yr
- rubber bucket15K/yr
- gorilla tub8K/yr
- tubtrugs8K/yr
- red gorilla tub5K/yr
- garden trugs with handles5K/yr
- tub trug5K/yr
- tubtrug6K/yr
- flexible plastic tub4K/yr
Top tubtrugs products on Amazon
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
Top sellers
by 90-day click share
Red Gorilla Large Flexible Plastic Tub Toy Storage Laundry Gardening & More 38 Liter/10 Gallon Blue
Red Gorilla$26.904.8★1,652 rev
Tubtrugs SP42GBK Flexible Black Gorilla Large 38 Liter/10 Gallon Capacity
Tubtrugs$24.664.8★687 rev
Tubtrugs 1SP42PST 14.86 Large Pistachio
Tubtrugs$27.854.6★306 rev
Red Gorilla Medium Flexible Plastic Tub Toy Storage Laundry Gardening & More 26 Liter/6.8 Gallon Green
Tubtrugs$25.784.7★1,918 rev
Red Gorilla Small Flexible Plastic Tub Toy Storage Laundry Gardening & More 14 Liter/3.7 Gallons Green
Tubtrugs$19.954.3★935 rev
Newest
by launch date
Vego FlexTrug Flexible Plastic Tub for Indoor Outdoor Gardening Multipurpose Garden Tubs - 4 Gallon Tub Sage Green
Vego garden$20.787 rev
Sadnyy 2 Pcs Rubber Feeder Bucket Quart Gallon Rubber Horse Feed Bucket with Handle Large Utility Feed Pan Dog Bowl Horse Feeder for Goats Horses Animal Feeding Inches (10.6 x 8.6 Inches Classic)
Sadnyy$48.2322 rev
KOUBOO Vegetable & Flower Wicker Basket Handwoven Rattan Basket with Leather-Wrapped Arch Handle Organization & Home Decor for Storage Gardening Picnics & Serving Natural Color Small
Kouboo$86.30149 rev
Tubtrugs SP42GBK Flexible Black Gorilla Large 38 Liter/10 Gallon Capacity
Tubtrugs$24.66687 rev
Tubtrugs Flexible 5L Mini Shallow: Pink
Tubtrugs$18.091,003 rev
Trending
90-day click momentumVego FlexTrug Flexible Plastic Tub for Indoor Outdoor Gardening Multipurpose Garden Tubs - 4 Gallon Tub Sage Green
Vego garden$20.784.2★
Tubtrugs SP5O Flexible Orange Extra Small 5 Liter/ 1.3 Gallon Capacity
Tubtrugs$18.174.4★
TubTrug SP14PK Small Pink Flex Tub 14 Liter
Tubtrugs$23.014.7★
TubTrug SP15G Shallow Green Flex Tub 15 Liter
Tubtrugs$23.654.6★
Tubtrugs Flexible 5L Mini Shallow: Pink
Tubtrugs$18.094.4★
What buyers say about tubtrugs
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.What buyers love
“This tub trug is good quality”
“I like the size”
“Good sturdy tote”
“Has not broke yet”
“It is easy to use”
“As advertised”
“easy to carry with a load of cwment in it”
“so far it's worth it”
“Not too heavy”
“Bright colors so I can locate in the garden”
What buyers complain about
“Horrible Sticker & Impossible Adhesive”
“its too shallow to put any tool in”
“it is not easy”
“Flimsy”
“Not what I was hoping for”
“disappointed for an expensive price”
“Cheap”
“Broke after 1 use”
“They get really dirty running around the backyard”
“This dog bowl arrived with an awful smell of oil”
Top return reasons
Common questions
- Is tubtrugs profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
- The niche generates $57K/yr across 44 tracked products. 2 of 6 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is +53.7%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (55/100).
- How competitive is the tubtrugs niche?
- 16 brands and 75 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 45% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 91% of demand.
- What do buyers complain about in tubtrugs?
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Size-Overall, Ease Of Use. The return rate is 0.6%.
- When does demand for tubtrugs peak?
- Demand peaks in Mar–Apr–May–Jun; the busiest month runs 3.2× the quietest.
- What does it cost to enter the tubtrugs niche?
- Listings span $10.39–$86.30; the average listing price is $27.83 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 702 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.