Hair Salon is good value for a Friends set

$39.99 MSRP 401 pieces 3 minifigures 3.8 / 5 from builders #36 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces
Hair Salon box art
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68 of 100

Good value

#36 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces

Good value without a single standout: about 91 pieces per $10 against a typical 78, three figures for $39.99 at a bit above the usual rate, and plastic per dollar slightly above average. Its 3.8 rating matches the group, and the price is close to what similar contents cost.

#36

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.

68

Chart 2 · The score

How the 68 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
118 vs 114 +21 of 35
Pieces per $10
91 vs 77 +23 of 30
Minifigures per $100
6.8 vs 5.1 +15 of 20
Builder rating
3.8 vs 3.7 +9 of 15

$3 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 $43. Each brick is $5.

$39.99
you pay

$43
sets like it usually cost

See 41743-1 on Brickset How scores work