Original study / published 28 July 2026

Recorded stock was high, but merchant coverage was narrow.

This study takes one dated offer from each of 140 exact UK product records. It shows the shape of the captured catalogue, not the entire retail market and not a live cheapest-price table.

140recorded offers
114in stock when checked
9named retailers
£189.99median recorded price

The finding

Of the 140 model-level offers, 114 were marked in stock when checked, 24 were out of stock and 2 had unknown availability. The recorded prices ran from £24.99 to £1,299.00, with a median of £189.99.

Those totals need context. The catalogue contains exactly 20 models in each category, but only 9 named retailers across the whole snapshot. Several categories come mainly from a manufacturer shop or one specialist retailer. The data is therefore useful for tracking a known exact-model offer, not for claiming the lowest price available in the UK.

No recorded offer was affiliate-active at the time of the study. Price, stock and merchant identity remain separate from the category score. A product can rank first and still be unavailable at its tracked retailer.

Results by category

Price bands are not comparable across categories

Download 140 rows
CategoryOffersIn stockOut / unknownLowest recordedMedianHighest recorded
Portable air conditioners20020 / 0£259.99£439.99£659.99
Dehumidifiers20200 / 0£114.98£169.99£297.97
Power banks20180 / 2£24.99£44.99£179.99
Air fryers20191 / 0£79.99£179.99£289.99
Cordless vacuums20182 / 0£129.99£264.99£549.99
Robot vacuums20191 / 0£139.99£449.49£1,299.00
Wireless earbuds20200 / 0£39.99£79.99£199.99

Method and limits

  1. We used one stored offer per exact model from the validated catalogue checked 27 Jul 2026, 22:04 BST.
  2. Prices are the recorded listed prices. Delivery costs, membership prices, coupons and later price changes are not normalised into the study.
  3. The median is the middle recorded price within each 20-model category. It is descriptive, not a recommended budget.
  4. Availability is the retailer observation stored at the checked time. Page render time does not refresh it.
  5. One offer per model cannot establish the cheapest retailer or a complete view of UK availability.