Heartlake Downtown Diner is great value for a Friends set

$29.99 MSRP 346 pieces 3 minifigures 4.1 / 5 from builders #3 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces
Heartlake Downtown Diner box art
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92 of 100

Great value

#3 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces

Third of 136 Friends sets in its size range, the diner earns its great-value score with about 45% more plastic per dollar than a typical set and 104 pieces per $10 against a usual 78. Three figures for $29.99, a 4.1 of 5 rating from 29 builders, and a price about 24% below similar sets (around $40) round it out.

#3

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.

92

Chart 2 · The score

How the 92 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
148 vs 114 +34 of 35
Pieces per $10
104 vs 77 +28 of 30
Minifigures per $100
9.1 vs 5.1 +18 of 20
Builder rating
4.1 vs 3.7 +13 of 15

$10 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 $40. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$40
sets like it usually cost

See 41728-1 on Brickset How scores work