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

Hair dryers · Position 10 of 100

Conair Travel Hair Dryer

Listed as: Conair Travel Hair Dryer with

FallenTop 10 bestseller
$18.99
#10 in Hair dryers · 4.5 ★ (23,843)

Sits at position 10 in Hair dryers after 10 consecutive weeks listed, against a best of 7. Over the past 2 years pricing on this listing has run from $13.20 up to $27.87. At $18.99 this week it is sitting in the lower half of its range. Against the wider Hair dryers cohort, held firm alongside the category over the quarter while peers adjusted pricing around it. Reviews come in at about 34 a week, faster than 85% of the listed field, and the 4.5-star average hasn't budged in eight weeks.

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

Sporadic Markdown CadenceExpected: STABLE (Sporadic)

Depends how patient you are. Currently observed at $18.99, its standard shelf price. Conair Travel Hair Dryer has seen 11 pull backs over the past 2 years, averaging 22.2% below baseline, the most recent 17 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
$18.99
Standard MSRP ceiling
Avg Markdown Depth
-22.2%
$15.66 expected target
Typical Rhythm
~6 wks
11 sale events observed
Current Cycle Age
17 wks
Current cycle
Promotional Calendar RadarGated on ≥ 2 years of observed event cycles
December Holidaysregularly marked down in December

Year-end holiday habit: regularly marked down in December in December, marking down in 2 of 2 past years by an average of 25%.

Prime Dayoccasional Prime Day participant

Prime Day habit: occasional Prime Day participant. Across 2 past July events, it marked down 1 times, averaging 16.6% below baseline.

Black Fridayoccasional markdown participant

occasional markdown participant on Black Friday. It saw markdowns in 1 of 2 past years, averaging 22.6% below its standard baseline.

Category position against observed price

Position in Hair dryers — left axis, inverted (up = higher bestseller rank)Observed price — right axis
#6#8#10#12#14$17.50$18.00$18.50$19.00$19.504 Jul8 Aug12 Sept17 Oct$18.99Position #10$18.994 JulNot in top 100Price $18.9911 JulNot in top 100Price $18.9918 JulNot in top 100Price $18.9925 JulNot in top 100Price $18.991 AugNot in top 100Price $18.998 AugNot in top 100Price $18.9915 AugPosition #7 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9922 AugPosition #7 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9929 AugPosition #8 in Hair dryersPrice $18.995 SeptPosition #7 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9912 SeptPosition #7 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9919 SeptPosition #7 in Hair dryersPrice $18.4426 SeptPosition #7 in Hair dryersPrice $18.443 OctPosition #7 in Hair dryersPrice $17.9010 OctPosition #12 in Hair dryersPrice $18.9917 OctPosition #10 in Hair dryersPrice $18.99

Review accumulation and rating

Review count cumulative, weekly reads
23,843
+33 in the week to 17 October 2026
Product rating weekly composite
4.5★
from 23,843 ratings

Against the Hair dryers field

This product
$18.99
Category median $49.99
Category position
#10
of 100 listed in Hair dryers
Rating
4.5★
Category median 4.4 ★
1-week position movement
+2
Best recorded #7
Category Contenders & Field Comparison

If you are looking at the Conair Travel Hair Dryer, you are almost certainly weighing it against the Licoseam 1600W Small Foldable Travel Hair Dryer. They are running neck-and-neck in price this week, so your decision comes down to features and styling rather than budget.

There is a notable opportunity sitting nearby: the SHRATE Ionic Hair Dryer with Diffuser 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
#10Conair Travel Hair DryerConairThis Product$18.994.5 ★(23,843)
#53Licoseam 1600W Small Foldable Travel Hair DryerLicoseamPrice Peer$18.994.3 ★(96)
#26SHRATE Ionic Hair Dryer with DiffuserSHRATEHigher Tier$19.974.2 ★(8,864)
#2REVLON Compact Hair DryerREVLONTop Rated$14.984.6 ★(77,369)
← The full Hair dryers record for W42 / 2026
Method and provenance

Recorded via weekly Sunday readings (parent ASIN, series began 8 September 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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