Askingfortrouble
askingfortrouble.org
Asking For Trouble is a UK-based kawaii stationery and accessories brand featuring cute, colourful designs inspired by Japanese characters. The store offers notebooks, sticker sheets, vinyl stickers, writing paper, cards, postcards, pins, badges, and craft supplies, all designed by author Marceline Smith.
Products
180
Collections
66
Pages
51
Blog Posts
69
CommerceRank Score
Overall store health assessment based on 5 key factors
75/100
Top Recommendations
- Add a reviews platform to build customer trust
PageSpeed Performance Analysis
Mobile performance from Google PageSpeed • 22 Feb 2026
Overall Ranking
#274 / 16375
Faster than 98% of stores
Books & Stationery Ranking
#3 / 273
Top 1% in category
Category Avg Performance
60
+28 above avg
Category Avg LCP
1.9s
Performance
Accessibility
SEO
Core Web Vitals
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Largest Contentful Paint
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Cumulative Layout Shift
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Interaction to Next Paint
Additional Metrics
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First Contentful Paint
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Time to First Byte
4.0s
Speed Index
Store Audit
Actionable insights compared to 412 Books & Stationery stores
#170 in Books & Stationery
Above average (top 41%)
92% below average
180 products vs 2,250 avg
Faster than 99% of Books & Stationery stores
PageSpeed score: 88/100
Category Benchmarks
Compared to 412 stores in Books & Stationery
92% below average
avg
29% below average
avg
155% above average
avg
77% above average
avg
Theme & Design
Tech Stack
Platform
shopify
Payment / Finance
Business Profile
Store maturity and operational indicators
Stable
NaN+ year
Since Invalid Date
Above average catalog size
Top 41% by catalog size
high
Strong content (69 blogs, 51 pages)
Tech Stack Maturity
Developing stack
Business Sophistication
Developing
Store Timeline & History
Feb 2026
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About Askingfortrouble
Askingfortrouble is a books & stationery ecommerce store built on shopify and operating in SG. The store currently offers 180 products organized across 66 collections, making it comparable in size for the books & stationery category.
Theme and Design
Askingfortrouble uses the Dawn theme from the Shopify Theme Store. This theme choice is used by 10% of books & stationery stores.
Performance Analysis
Based on Google PageSpeed Insights, Askingfortrouble achieves a performance score of 88/100 on mobile devices. This moderate score suggests there may be opportunities to improve load times and user experience through optimization. The store also scores 96/100 for accessibility and 100/100 for SEO optimization.
Tech Stack
Beyond the core Shopify platform, Askingfortrouble has not implemented a third-party review platform and offers PayPal for payment flexibility.
Competitive Positioning
Within the Books & Stationery category, Askingfortrouble ranks #170 out of 412 stores we track. This places them in the top 41% of books & stationery stores by product catalog size.
Last scanned
Feb 19, 2026
