Lego set baggies

[gunfighter77]

I have a question regarding the number of baggies in theme set.

Do you just count the number of baggies that have the numbers or do you also count the unmarked baggies inside as well?

I am just curious since I bought a second hand green grocer and I think I am missing a bag or two but I can't confirm the number of baggies?

I saw an awesome review of the kit here back in 2008

http://www.eurobricks.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=15990

it lists the number of baggies :

"Group 1 has 12 bags and goes with the first manual and builds the first floor.

Group 2 has 9 bags and goes with the second manual to build the second floor.

Group 3 has 14 bags and goes with the third manual for the top floor and roof.

And one bag that is not numbered and hence you can open it whenever you feel like it."

Is it same to assume that s/he is just counting the number of baggies with the number on it only?

I've been asked to do a baggie inventory check to make sure so i can get replacement for missing bags.

Thanks

[Vindicare]

I'm pretty sure you count just the numbered bags. So, when it says 12 bags for the first floor, that doesn't include the inner bags. While there's 12 bags, there may actually be say "16".

[gunfighter77]

I'm pretty sure you count just the numbered bags. So, when it says 12 bags for the first floor, that doesn't include the inner bags. While there's 12 bags, there may actually be say "16".

That's what i was thinking too, but my GF is totally fighting me on it since we seem to be missing alot of baggies for a set that we bought second hand that was suppose to be complete and sealed. I think we she got hosed on it and so i hope i get get replacement bags or demand a refund.

Thanks for the quick input!

[Vindicare]

That's what i was thinking too, but my GF is totally fighting me on it since we seem to be missing alot of baggies for a set that we bought second hand that was suppose to be complete and sealed. I think we she got hosed on it and so i hope i get get replacement bags or demand a refund.

Thanks for the quick input!

The best way to tell would be to build the set to see for sure. Although, I'm sure you came to that conclusion on your own. Did you check other reviews to see if the bag count differs from one review to the other?

Edited July 12, 2011 by Legocrazy81

[tedbeard]

That's what i was thinking too, but my GF is totally fighting me on it since we seem to be missing alot of baggies for a set that we bought second hand that was suppose to be complete and sealed. I think we she got hosed on it and so i hope i get get replacement bags or demand a refund.

Thanks for the quick input!

Do the numbers add up to the totals posted above? These sets have a lot of room in the box to the point where you can actually stuff twice the amount of LEGO that they include in many boxes. Just because it does not fill the box does not make it wrong.

As posted above however the best way to check is to build it.

[Pingles]

A lot of reviews on this forum have pictures of the bags of a set. Can you compare another set and see if the bags add up without including the non-numbered bags?

[gunfighter77]

The best way to tell would be to build the set to see for sure. Although, I'm sure you came to that conclusion on your own. Did you check other reviews to see if the bag count differs from one review to the other?

Alot of reviews, but not many note the number of bags. I only came up with an actual count from a reviewer from 2008 on this forum that list 35 bags and 1 generic for a total of 36 and then i found another that only mentions a count of 32 (http://www.helium.com/items/1886129-lego-green-grocer) That's a pretty big discrepancy. As for myself, i only counted 24 bags plus 1 generic for a total of 25 so a huge discrepancy.

Do the numbers add up to the totals posted above? These sets have a lot of room in the box to the point where you can actually stuff twice the amount of LEGO that they include in many boxes. Just because it does not fill the box does not make it wrong.

As posted above however the best way to check is to build it.

Yeah, I know that the box is WAY oversized for their product, hence i'm looking for the actual number of baggies...as I have already tried to build the monstrosity. Some people post 6.5 hrs to 9 hrs to build it with all the pieces there. It took us WAY longer to try to do it with tons of pieces missing. It probably would have been smarter to have counted the pieces than to build it and see what's missing. Then again we were told it was a sealed and complete set.

A lot of reviews on this forum have pictures of the bags of a set. Can you compare another set and see if the bags add up without including the non-numbered bags?

Lots of review, but hardly anyone mentions the bag count. The same reviewer who did a bag count for the green grocer did the grand emporium or pet shop one, and in that review he decided that there were too many baggies to count. So yeah, its really hard to find a review that includes the count. I thought I'd ask here to see if some one actually made a count and to confirm that people just count the actual bags and not the small parts bags inside the number of bags.

Thanks.

[Jan]

Maybe it's an idea to get the weight of the box including bags, and ask here if someone with the box closed can weigth it too.

That way you immediatly know "if" there is something wrong.

I got this from googling on the internet for the 10185+weigth

Product Dimensions: 58.4 x 43.2 x 10.2 cm ; 3 Kg

Boxed-product Weight: 3.2 Kg

Hope it helps, Jan

Edited July 12, 2011 by Jan

[DBDCanada]

Just trying to answer the same question myself......

I have the same number of bags as you appear to have:

Label 1 - 7

Label 2 - 6

Label 3 - 11

UnLabeled - 1 (the long pieces bag)

I read the 2008 review - near the bottom (I read the first and last pages) there was a comment that the original poster included the smaller, unlabeled bags, inside the larger bags in their count. This, plus your posting, would seem to indicate to me that we probably have complete sets.

I was going to look a little more closely at the bags to see if the smaller, rarer, parts were visible.

[gunfighter77]

Just trying to answer the same question myself......

I have the same number of bags as you appear to have:

Label 1 - 7

Label 2 - 6

Label 3 - 11

UnLabeled - 1 (the long pieces bag)

I read the 2008 review - near the bottom (I read the first and last pages) there was a comment that the original poster included the smaller, unlabeled bags, inside the larger bags in their count. This, plus your posting, would seem to indicate to me that we probably have complete sets.

I was going to look a little more closely at the bags to see if the smaller, rarer, parts were visible.

Your count came up exactly like mine. Was your build complete from a mint sealed box? Well, we did build the set and it was far from complete. It was missing a dozen or so bricks for the level 3 and half of everything symmetrical for level 2. I examined the box before I opened it...and it possibly looked like it wasn't factory sealed. Someone did a pretty convincing job of removing and resealing of the tape. I only examined it real hard cause I bought it second hand. Anyway, fortunately, after a couple of days of back and forth emails, I believe we are getting a exchange after we pack up the dud and ship it back. As soon as I get the new box, I will post back and document the actual bag count for confirmation.

thanks.

Edited July 15, 2011 by gunfighter77

[Vindicare]

I'm glad to hear you're able to return it and get a new one(hopefully complete) this time. The Green Grocer is such a great set, the build, the details, the architecture is all just fantastic.

[DBDCanada]

Your count came up exactly like mine. Was your build complete from a mint sealed box? Well, we did build the set and it was far from complete. It was missing a dozen or so bricks for the level 3 and half of everything symmetrical for level 2. I examined the box before I opened it...and it possibly looked like it wasn't factory sealed. Someone did a pretty convincing job of removing and resealing of the tape. I only examined it real hard cause I bought it second hand. Anyway, fortunately, after a couple of days of back and forth emails, I believe we are getting a exchange after we pack up the dud and ship it back. As soon as I get the new box, I will post back and document the actual bag count for confirmation.

thanks.

I just received it today, bought of eBay knowing it was Open Box - was trying to verify that everything was present and found your posting. Going back upstairs to take a closer look shortly (especially the Label 2 bags)