Wednesday, November 13, 2024

Review: 41733 Friends Mobile Bubble Tea Shop

Welcome to "yet another review being done because I need the parts!"  I'm your host, Mantisking, and today we'll be taking a look at a Friends set I've had in my To-Do Pile for over a year and a half.  I probably would have mentioned this in a Good Sets for Parts post if I had done one for 2023.


Box.  MSRP was $9.99
, for a $0.09 Price per Piece.

Instructions & Stickers.








Minidolls.














Parts 1.  Minidoll Scooter Frame, Double Arches, Curved Panel w/
Double Bar Hinge, Quarter Circle Plates, Half Oval Plate, Plates,
Curved Bricks w/Cutout, Curved Corner Bricks w/Cutout, Bracket,
Macaroni Bricks, Brick, Support, and Robot Body Round Brick.





Parts 2.  Door, Axle Plates, Bar Plate, Corner Plates, Printed
Tile, Brackets, Plates, Round Plates, Inkwells, Bricks, Translucent
Brick, Tires, Curved Slopes, and Translucent Round Brick.
 





Parts 3.  Round Large Jumper, Round Tile, Translucent Inverted Round Tile, Plates,
 Tiles, Grille Tile, Rounded Plates, Clip Plate, Padlock, Bar Studs, Swirl Plates,
Printed Tiles, Printed Round Tiles, Printed Round Bricks, Round Bricks, Brick,
 Headlight Brick, Pulley Wheels, Rims, Candlestick, Pin Arms, Skeleton Arms,
Minifig Spoons, Clip Tiles, 1x1x23 Brick, Minifig Handlebar, and Minifig Helmet.


Build.  Frame (2Rh), Station, and Micro-Frame.

The Questions:
Can you build something -- a frame, station, or starship -- right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Is it below, at, or above the golden ratio?  Below.  (+5)  
(The Golden Ratio is $0.10 per part.)
If you can't build a frame right away, or choose not to, does it have parts you should be able to put into use right away?  Yes.  (+5)
Does it have more than a handful of immediately useful parts?  Yes.  (+5)
Score: +20 (A+).  Plenty of good parts, plenty of good colors but the quantities are lacking.

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