Ice Cream & Balloon Stand is great value for a Friends set

$9.99 MSRP 107 pieces 2 minifigures 3.4 / 5 from builders #23 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces
Ice Cream & Balloon Stand box art
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78 of 100

Great value

#23 of 178 Friends sets under 200 pieces

Great value for $9.99: about 106 pieces per $10 against a typical 68 and two figures, roughly 20 per $100 where 8 is usual for small Friends sets. Its 3.4 rating comes from only five builders, and it costs about 27% less than similar contents (around $14).

#23

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.

78

Chart 2 · The score

How the 78 is built

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

Plastic per dollar
103 vs 88 +24 of 35
Pieces per $10
106 vs 66 +29 of 30
Minifigures per $100
19.7 vs 7.6 +20 of 20
Builder rating
3.4 vs 3.5 +5 of 15

$4 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 $14. Each brick is $5.

$9.99
you pay

$14
sets like it usually cost

See 42692-1 on Brickset How scores work