Insulated stainless steel water bottle, 450 ml
$27.99
Arrives day 6 to 14
14,000 sold$27.75 median Clears both bars
Reject report · computed 2026-11-07
Reject report: what we turned down and why
Most stores show only what they sell. This is the record of what we reviewed and turned down, by reason class and by shelf.
924 of 1,212 reviewed supplier listings (76%) did not pass. Reasons are grouped by class; sellers and products are never named.
- Ships in 1-3 daysdispatch window, stated per item
- 30-day returnspolicy linked in the footer
- Secure checkoutShopify checkout and payments
- Real delivery windowsshown before you buy
The totals
Every supplier listing we considered selling went through the same checks. Here is what happened to 1,212 of them.
1,212Listings reviewedagainst the same checks
288Passed every check24% of those reviewed
924Turned down76% of those reviewed
33%Top single reasonthe listing was a different kind of product from the type
Listings reviewed1,212
Different kind of product−403
Safety or brand risk−261
Not enough clean photos−110
Thin or contradictory spec−72
Duplicate of our stock−60
Could not be priced fairly−13
Other checks−5
Passed every check288
By shelf
Rejection rate for the types on each shelf, highest first. Green is the share that passed, brick the share turned down. Click a shelf to see its market read.
Garage14 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product100%rejectedBaby17 reviewed · mostly: Safety or brand risk88%rejectedWellness23 reviewed · mostly: Safety or brand risk87%rejectedCleaning19 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product84%rejectedCar12 reviewed · mostly: Safety or brand risk83%rejectedFitness6 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product83%rejectedTrail10 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product80%rejectedPlay29 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product79%rejectedTech37 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product78%rejectedHoliday36 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product78%rejectedTools31 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product77%rejectedBeauty23 reviewed · mostly: Safety or brand risk74%rejectedGarden28 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product71%rejectedWall decor17 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product71%rejectedTableware20 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product70%rejectedCar care10 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product70%rejectedHome accents10 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product70%rejectedCrafts35 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product69%rejectedStorage38 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product68%rejectedDining25 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product68%rejectedHome decor19 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product68%rejectedPets33 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product67%rejectedCamp and fish34 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product65%rejectedFurnishings16 reviewed · mostly: Thin or contradictory spec63%rejectedBedroom17 reviewed · mostly: Safety or brand risk59%rejectedPatio17 reviewed · mostly: Duplicate of our stock59%rejectedAccessories43 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product58%rejectedWorkshop7 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product57%rejectedCloset18 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product56%rejectedFurniture43 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product53%rejectedKitchen25 reviewed · mostly: Not enough clean photos52%rejectedOffice24 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product50%rejectedOutdoors33 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product45%rejectedTravel18 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product33%rejectedGadgets19 reviewed · mostly: Different kind of product32%rejected
Each reason, explained
One short page per reason, with the real count, where it happened and how to run the check yourself.
What each reason means
- Different kind of product: the listing was not the same type of product as the one buyers search for.
- Safety, powered-device, children's-product or brand risk: battery or radio devices, heated appliances, health claims, children's products, knives, load-bearing gear without a stated rating, or branded designs.
- Not enough clean photos: fewer than two images without banners, logos or overlaid text.
- Duplicate: a repeat of something we already stock.
- Thin or contradictory spec: we could not describe it honestly from the supplier's own text.
- Could not be priced fairly: it could not clear our margin floor within 1.5 times what buyers paid.
Full criteria: the method page. To run the same checks yourself on any listing, read how to vet a listing.
How to read this honestly
These are listings we chose to review, from searches for product types buyers pay for. The record shows our filter at work; it does not rate suppliers, and a category with a high rejection rate is not a bad category. The reason class is the label our reviewers wrote on each rejection, and a listing that fails more than one check is counted once, under its main reason. Counts as of 2026-11-07.
Questions
What is the reject record?
It is the count of supplier listings we reviewed before deciding what to sell, grouped by why the ones we turned down failed. So far we have reviewed 1,212 listings, 288 passed every check and 924 did not.
Does a high rejection rate mean a supplier or category is bad?
No. We chose which listings to review from our own searches for types buyers pay for, so the rate reflects our checks and our selection. It is not a rating of any supplier, seller or category.
Why do you publish it?
Most stores show only what they sell. Showing what we turned down, and the reason class, lets a reader judge the filter. We name classes of reason, never sellers or products.
Can I reuse the numbers?
Yes, under CC BY 4.0 with attribution to Vincent Wesley Couey (ORCID 0009-0005-6869-308X). The same figures are in a JSON file at /reject-report/data.json.
