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

$9.99 MSRP 49 pieces 1 minifigure 2.6 / 5 from builders #173 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces
Emma's Shopping Play Cube box art
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18 of 100

Poor value

#173 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces

Emma’s Shopping Play Cube is poor value: about 38 pieces per $10 against a typical 68, roughly 40% less plastic per dollar than a typical set, and a 2.6 rating from ten builders, among the lowest in its group. It costs about 25% more than similar contents (around $8).

#173

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
62 vs 88 +3 of 35
Pieces per $10
38 vs 66 +4 of 30
Minifigures per $100
7.7 vs 7.6 +11 of 20
Builder rating
2.6 vs 3.5 +0 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 41409-1 on Brickset How scores work