Heartlake City Shopping Mall is good value for a Friends set

$119.99 MSRP 1,237 pieces 7 minifigures 4.4 / 5 from builders #5 of 30 Friends sets with 1,000+ pieces
Heartlake City Shopping Mall box art
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72 of 100

Good value

#5 of 30 Friends sets with 1,000+ pieces

Seven figures for $119.99, about 42% above the usual rate for large Friends sets, and nearly 50% more plastic per dollar than a typical set make the mall good value. Pieces per $10 are about typical (96 against 99), its 4.4 rating comes from only seven builders, and it costs about 11% less than similar contents (around $135).

#5

Chart 1 · Among similar sets

Where it sits among 30 Friends sets with 1,000+ pieces

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

72

Chart 2 · The score

How the 72 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
152 vs 138 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
96 vs 97 +14 of 30
Minifigures per $100
5.4 vs 3.8 +18 of 20
Builder rating
4.4 vs 4.2 +12 of 15

$16 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 $136. Each brick is $25.

$119.99
you pay

$136
sets like it usually cost

See 42604-1 on Brickset How scores work