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

Straighteners · Position 35 of 100

MELYDO Mini Portable Flat Iron, 0.7 Inch Dual Voltage

Listed as: MELYDO Mini Portable Flat Iron, 0.7 Inch Dual Voltage Travel Hair Straightener - Small Flat Irons Hair Straightener for Short Hair, Curls Bangs, Worldwide-Use Travel Flat Iron

Stable
$15.99
#35 in Straighteners · 4.3 ★ (1,365)

Still on the Straighteners list after 10 weeks, currently at number 35 — some way back from the 28 it reached at its strongest. Here's the price band over the past 2 years: as low as $9.99 and as high as $16.99. Today's $15.99 reading puts it near its 52-week high. Against the wider Straighteners cohort, held firmer than category peers over the quarter while peers adjusted pricing around it. About 9 new reviews a week, faster than 54% of the listed field. More telling: the 4.3-star average has slipped 0.1 in eight weeks, which takes a lot of fresh opinion to shift.

Is now a good time to buy the MELYDO Mini Portable Flat Iron?

Standard Shelf BaselineExpected: HOLDING STABLE

No particular rush either way. Currently observed at $15.99, its standard shelf price. Its last markdown closed 14 weeks ago and the next is typically 26–29 weeks out, 10.6% below baseline, so the record points to this price holding until then rather than to a short wait paying off.

Shelf Baseline
$15.99
Standard MSRP ceiling
Avg Markdown Depth
-10.6%
$11.19 expected target
Typical Rhythm
~41 wks
3 sale events observed
Current Cycle Age
14 wks
Next window in 26–29 wks
Promotional Calendar RadarGated on ≥ 2 years of observed event cycles
December Holidaysoccasional December participant

Year-end holiday habit: occasional December participant in December, marking down in 1 of 2 past years by an average of 11.1%.

Prime Dayoccasional Prime Day participant

Prime Day record: occasional Prime Day participant. In 1 of 2 observed July events, MELYDO Mini Portable Flat Iron dipped by an average of 10%.

Black Fridayunmoved baseline during November

Black Friday habit: unmoved baseline during November. Across 2 past November periods, it marked down 0 times, averaging —% below baseline.

Category position against observed price

Position in Straighteners — left axis, inverted (up = higher bestseller rank)Observed price — right axis
#28#30#32#34#36$12$14$16$18$204 Jul8 Aug12 Sept17 Oct$13.99Position #35$15.994 JulNot in top 100Price $13.9911 JulNot in top 100Price $12.5918 JulNot in top 100Price $13.9925 JulNot in top 100Price $13.991 AugNot in top 100Price $13.998 AugNot in top 100Price $13.9915 AugPosition #35 in StraightenersPrice $13.9922 AugPosition #32 in StraightenersPrice $13.9929 AugPosition #34 in StraightenersPrice $13.995 SeptPosition #28 in StraightenersPrice $16.9912 SeptPosition #34 in StraightenersPrice $13.9919 SeptPosition #35 in StraightenersPrice $13.9926 SeptPosition #35 in StraightenersPrice $13.993 OctPosition #33 in StraightenersPrice $13.9910 OctPosition #36 in StraightenersPrice $13.9917 OctPosition #35 in StraightenersPrice $15.99

Review accumulation and rating

Review count cumulative, weekly reads
1,365
+9 in the week to 17 October 2026
Product rating weekly composite
4.3★
from 1,365 ratings

Against the Straighteners field

This product
$15.99
Category median $30.99
Category position
#35
of 100 listed in Straighteners
Rating
4.3★
Category median 4.4 ★
1-week position movement
+1
Best recorded #28
Category Contenders & Field Comparison

You get a modest price advantage here compared to the Quico Hair Straightener. It keeps a little extra cash in your pocket while delivering comparable standing in the category.

Our data points to an intriguing alternative: the REVLON Smooth and Straight Ceramic Flat Iron, which typically carries a higher standard baseline, has dipped into this bracket. Glance at the table below to see if that higher-spec option makes sense for you. Check out the data table below to see the side-by-side comparison across prices, ratings, and category rank.

Rank in StraightenersContenderComparison RoleObserved PriceSentiment
#35MELYDO Mini Portable Flat Iron, 0.7 Inch Dual VoltageMELYDOThis Product$15.994.3 ★(1,365)
#12Quico Hair StraightenerQUICOPrice Peer$16.794.4 ★(1,858)
#6REVLON Smooth and Straight Ceramic Flat IronREVLONHigher Tier$13.964.6 ★(6,255)
#72Quccefods Heat Resistant Mat Large Silicone Hot Hair ToolsQuccefodsTop Rated$16.994.8 ★(569)
← The full Straighteners 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.

The child ASIN supplying this family's metrics changed during the observed window. Readings either side of that change are not strictly comparable, and no trajectory claim is made across it (§6.1).

This product's rank window contains a week with no recorded offer. A rank movement across a gap in availability is not evidence of decline, so no decline claim is made from it (§6.3).

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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