Beach Smoothie Stand is great value for a Friends set

$19.99 MSRP 213 pieces 2 minifigures 3.9 / 5 from builders #9 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces
Beach Smoothie Stand box art
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85 of 100

Great value

#9 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces

Two figures for $19.99 is well above the usual rate for Friends sets with 200–499 pieces, and this smoothie stand adds about 99 pieces per $10 against a typical 78 and 29% more plastic per dollar than a typical set. It costs roughly 23% less than similar contents (about $26), ninth of 136.

#9

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.

85

Chart 2 · The score

How the 85 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
132 vs 114 +29 of 35
Pieces per $10
99 vs 77 +27 of 30
Minifigures per $100
9.3 vs 5.1 +18 of 20
Builder rating
3.9 vs 3.7 +11 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 $26. Each brick is $5.

$19.99
you pay

$26
sets like it usually cost

See 42625-1 on Brickset How scores work