Pancake Shop is great value for a Friends set

$10.99 MSRP 157 pieces 2 minifigures 3.5 / 5 from builders #12 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces
Pancake Shop box art
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86 of 100

Great value

#12 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces

The Pancake Shop scores great value mainly on pieces: about 129 pieces per $10, nearly twice the typical 68 for small Friends sets, with two figures for $10.99. Builders rate it an ordinary 3.5 of 5, but at roughly 33% less than similar contents usually cost (about $16), it still ranks tenth of 146.

#12

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces

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

86

Chart 2 · The score

How the 86 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
124 vs 88 +32 of 35
Pieces per $10
129 vs 66 +30 of 30
Minifigures per $100
16.5 vs 7.6 +17 of 20
Builder rating
3.5 vs 3.5 +7 of 15

$6 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 $17. Each brick is $5.

$10.99
you pay

$17
sets like it usually cost

See 41753-1 on Brickset How scores work