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WEEKLY EDITION · W42 / 2026
Latest reading: 17 October 2026

Hair dryers · Position 17 of 100

Conair Hair Dryer

Listed as: Conair Hair Dryer, 1875W Full Size Hair Dryer with Ionic Conditioning, Blow Dryer

Stable
$25.26
#17 in Hair dryers · 4.5 ★ (28,163)

10 weeks on the Hair dryers list, and this week is the best of them — number 17, which is as far up as we've ever seen it. Over the past 2 years pricing on this listing has run from $20.09 up to $34.99. At $25.26 this week it is sitting in the lower half of its range. Compared to the Hair dryers field over the past quarter, this listing has marked down deeper than the field. Reviews arrive at around 9 a week, faster than 51% of the listed field. Worth reading the recent ones: the average sits at 4.5 stars and has slipped 0.1 across eight weeks.

Is now a good time to buy the Conair Hair Dryer?

Sporadic Markdown CadenceExpected: STABLE (Sporadic)

Depends how patient you are. Currently observed at $25.26, against its standard $25.65 baseline. Conair Hair Dryer has seen 7 pull backs over the past 2 years, averaging 20.5% below baseline, the most recent 9 weeks ago — but they arrive without warning and we won't pretend otherwise. Buy today and you're not overpaying against any pattern. Hold out, and there's a decent chance one comes along; you'll just have to be the sort of person who checks. Your call, and both answers are defensible here.

Shelf Baseline
$25.65
Standard MSRP ceiling
Avg Markdown Depth
-20.5%
$25.72 expected target
Typical Rhythm
~9 wks
7 sale events observed
Current Cycle Age
9 wks
Current cycle
Promotional Calendar RadarGated on ≥ 2 years of observed event cycles
December Holidaysoccasional December participant

December holiday habit: occasional December participant. Across 2 past holiday seasons, it marked down 1 times, averaging 19.8% below baseline.

Prime Dayoccasional Prime Day participant

Prime Day habit: occasional Prime Day participant. Across 2 past July events, it marked down 1 times, averaging 17.2% below baseline.

Black Fridayoccasional markdown participant

occasional markdown participant on Black Friday. It saw markdowns in 1 of 2 past years, averaging 42.6% below its standard baseline.

Category position against observed price

Position in Hair dryers — left axis, inverted (up = higher bestseller rank)Observed price — right axis
#10#20#30#40#50$20$25$30$35$404 Jul8 Aug12 Sept17 Oct$34.99Position #17$25.264 JulNot in top 100Price $34.9911 JulNot in top 100Price $26.2318 JulNot in top 100Price $24.6725 JulNot in top 100Price $26.241 AugNot in top 100Price $25.948 AugNot in top 100Price $25.5115 AugPosition #19 in Hair dryersPrice $25.3022 AugPosition #20 in Hair dryersPrice $25.4729 AugPosition #18 in Hair dryersPrice $25.275 SeptPosition #25 in Hair dryersPrice $25.4212 SeptPosition #20 in Hair dryersPrice $25.3819 SeptPosition #21 in Hair dryersPrice $25.5526 SeptPosition #19 in Hair dryersPrice $25.453 OctPosition #17 in Hair dryersPrice $25.5710 OctPosition #36 in Hair dryersPrice $25.6517 OctPosition #17 in Hair dryersPrice $25.26

Review accumulation and rating

Review count cumulative, weekly reads
28,163
+14 in the week to 17 October 2026
Product rating weekly composite
4.5★
from 28,163 ratings

Against the Hair dryers field

This product
$25.26
Category median $49.99
Category position
#17
of 100 listed in Hair dryers
Rating
4.5★
Category median 4.4 ★
1-week position movement
+19
Best recorded #17
Category Contenders & Field Comparison

The Conair Hair Dryer gives you a slight price edge over its closest rival, the AINA Hair Dryer with Diffuser. You are paying a little less right now without sacrificing much in category popularity.

There is a notable opportunity sitting nearby: the CONFU Ionic Blow Dryer 1600W usually anchors at a higher shelf price, but it has moved down into this range this week. Take a look at the figures below before settling on your pick. You can explore the exact numbers for yourself in the breakdown below, where we have matched each product against its rank and sentiment.

Rank in Hair dryersContenderComparison RoleObserved PriceSentiment
#17Conair Hair DryerConairThis Product$25.264.5 ★(28,163)
#5AINA Hair Dryer with Diffuser, Blow Dryer for WomenAinaPrice Peer$25.994.4 ★(4,177)
#9CONFU Ionic Blow Dryer 1600WCONFUHigher Tier$31.994.3 ★(7,739)
#7REVLON Infrared Hair DryerREVLONTop Rated$26.074.6 ★(50,472)
← The full Hair dryers record for W42 / 2026
Method and provenance

Recorded via weekly Sunday readings (parent ASIN, series began 6 October 2024); for collection rules, signal thresholds and offer constraints, see our Methodology.

Data source Market data retrieved via the Keepa API (dated observation: 17 October 2026, not live Amazon prices); for collection rules and continuous granular history, see our Methodology and keepa.com.
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