Heartlake City Candy Store is great value for a Friends set

$29.99 MSRP 376 pieces 3 minifigures 4.0 / 5 from builders #5 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces
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89 of 100

Great value

#5 of 159 Friends sets with 200–499 pieces

Great value at $29.99: about 120 pieces per $10 against a typical 78, three figures at about 75% above the usual rate, and 29% more plastic per dollar than a typical set. It ranks fifth of 136 similar Friends sets and costs about 22% less than similar contents (around $38).

#5

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.

89

Chart 2 · The score

How the 89 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
120 vs 77 +29 of 30
Minifigures per $100
9.6 vs 5.1 +19 of 20
Builder rating
4.0 vs 3.7 +12 of 15

$9 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 $39. Each brick is $5.

$29.99
you pay

$39
sets like it usually cost

See 42649-1 on Brickset How scores work