Andrea's Shopping Play Cube gives much less than similar sets

$9.99 MSRP 40 pieces 1 minifigure 3.2 / 5 from builders #172 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces
Andrea's Shopping Play Cube box art
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18 of 100

Poor value

#172 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces

Poor value: Andrea’s Shopping Play Cube gives about 31 pieces per $10, less than half the typical 68, and about 36% less plastic per dollar than a typical set. At $9.99 it costs about 23% more than similar contents (around $8), and its 3.2 rating comes from nine builders.

#172

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces

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18

Chart 2 · The score

How the 18 is built

Each measure against a typical similar set (the ink line), and the points it adds.

Plastic per dollar
66 vs 88 +4 of 35
Pieces per $10
31 vs 66 +1 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.7 vs 7.6 +11 of 20
Builder rating
3.2 vs 3.5 +2 of 15

$2 more

Chart 3 · The price

Is the price fair for what’s in the box?

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $8. Each brick is $5.

$9.99
you pay

$8
sets like it usually cost

See 41405-1 on Brickset How scores work