Heartlake City Organic Cafe is good value for a Friends set

$29.99 MSRP 314 pieces 3 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #27 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces
Heartlake City Organic Cafe box art
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73 of 100

Good value

#27 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces

Three figures for $29.99, about 45% above the usual rate for its size, lift this café to good value. Pieces per $10 (84 against 78) and plastic per dollar are a little above typical, builders rate it 3.9 of 5, and it costs about 10% less than similar contents (around $33).

#27

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces

Each stud is a similar set; this one is circled. Hover for the set.

73

Chart 2 · The score

How the 73 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
123 vs 114 +27 of 35
Pieces per $10
84 vs 77 +20 of 30
Minifigures per $100
8.0 vs 5.1 +17 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.7 +11 of 15

$4 less

Chart 3 · The price

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

Sets with its pieces, plastic and minifigures usually cost about $34. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$34
sets like it usually cost

See 41444-1 on Brickset How scores work