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I am thinking about buying Pet Shop from Lego.ca (you get some extra free stuff and rebate via online). Just in case I change my mind, how does return work? Would I need to ship the package back to Lego or would they provide return shipping labels like some other retailers do? Would I be able to return it to a Lego store? The policy says items above $200 can't be returned to store, but does that include taxes? Thanks.

Thanks. Do the modulars ever go on sale? I am even thinking about getting two pet shops and sell one once it retires to fund the purchase of Palace Cinema. These modulars are crazily priced in the aftermarket for whatever reason. I guess the Ghostbusters can always wait since it's new. Still undecided on the Tower Bridge.

Two modulars (probably Petshop + PC) vs. Ghostbuster HQ vs. Tower Bridge. Due to the pricing quirks, the GB HQ is exactly twice the price of modulars in Canada. Towerbridge is kind of in between, although it seems to have the lowest PPP. Really no interest in the movie, so just as buildings. Aside from the end products, which one have better part selections for house related mocs? Thanks.

I am sorry for being ignorant, but what's so good about the Fun in the Park set? The city starter sets have 4 figures + 100 pieces for $10. It seems that it would need at least 400 pieces to be worthwhile.

Thank you for your inputs. Very helpful. I also think PPP is misleading, but can't think of a better way. Bricklink has weight/set, which seems more usable, but not sure whether they are accurate (modulars seems to be very light, too many small pieces?). Is there a website that would show you the sum of the prices of all pieces from a set? Bricklink seems to have all the information, but hasn't found a way to get it in a single number. How would you value common minifigs? Some of the starter sets seem to have 4 minifigs with decent piece count for $12.99, although starter sets probably have smaller pieces as well. I am just starting out, so just kind of accumulating pieces to slightly mod some sets with no specific goals in mind. Some of my recent purchases: Super Secret Police Dropship: because I like the movie and I can see it as a real world police force as well (not necessarily bad guys). Bad Cop fun pack: because my swat team need a leader and I like the 3 in 1 build. Arctic Base: I like the play features and it's easier to have a realistic arctic base than a city square. Pirate Chess: Mainly for the blue coat minifigs, although I hate not having the shakos. Wall-E: Hope to motorize it. Exo-suit: Nice Mech that can be used anywhere. Lord of Skull spider: 50% off and a monster can be used in multiple settings. As you can see, I don't have a theme yet. :)

I am just starting out and I am wondering how people buy their legos. I can see several ways: 1. Buy a set. This seems to be the most expensive way since the PPP is extremely high most of the time. I tries to control my PPP at 10 Canadian cent, but it's really hard to do with taxes and such. 2. Buy classic sets on black Fridays. 10697 was $40 for 1500 pieces, much better than regular sets. However, they don't come around very often. Regular price (10698 for $59.99) is still at 8.5 cent/piece. 3. Buy cups. At $19.99, a cup can easily have 300 pieces, makes the PPP about 7.5 cents after taxes. I have heard people can pack a lot more into the cup. However, they have very limited selections and it's time consuming to pack properly. 4. Buy on bricklink. It can be a lot cheaper. However, shipping is extremely expensive and can double the price. So only very large orders might be worthwhile. 5. Buy pounds. At $10/pound, it's about 3 cent per piece. Occasionally, you see $5/pound. But Kijiji users can be pretty hard to deal with (just had a 40 lbs order fell through for no reason). I also find it's extremely hard to build a set using pieces. I am close to 10,000 pieces now, but there are very few complete sets I can build. How do you buy your legos and stay in a tight budget? And when could somebody say that I got enough to build anything? Do you keep your sets in display after built or mix them up?

Could you elaborate on that please? Just too small? Thanks.

I know this is an old thread, but I am eyeing this set (trying to decide between this and 6575 polar base). Could you share why you didn't like it?

Which Arctic set to get? Trying to decide between 6575 (Polar Base from BL) and 60036 (Arctic Base camp). The new driller is really nice, but the older base look more substantial. Suggestions?

OMG, you are right. Thank you so much.

I remember I had a set of building bricks like this. However, I am not sure whether it's lego or something similar. If it's not lego, then exactly what is it? Anybody knows?