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BrickLoot – May 2018 Review

Price: $24.88 – $27.28/month depending on subscription length

Website Description of Box: “Every Brick Loot box is filled with LEGO and brick related items. We search high and low for the newest, coolest and most outrageous items you will not find at your local toy store. All items are hand picked by our LEGO loving team and sure to leave you with a BIG smile :)”

Shipping: $6 (US), $13 (Canada), $15 (others)

Ships to: US, Canada, UK, Germany, Spain, France, Denmark, Sweden, Finland, and Australia

The Exterminator – LEGO Minifigure

Estimated Retail Value: $7-$10

This minifigure is neat in the sense that it is custom made for BrickLoot.  And as far as I understand, this is not a purchase someone could make while at a store.  I also liked the details on his shirt.  My son liked him but doesn’t want him to “kill” the bugs, so he decided to have him “catch the bugs and release them where they won’t bother the other LEGO people.  Needless to say, he wasn’t a fan of the sprayer since he isn’t into harming bugs.  However, he did like the color of the shirt and hat, said he was glad it matched.

Flashing LED Brick

Estimated Retail Value: $5

In both our opinions, this was the neatest piece in the box.  It didn’t really “go” with anything else in the box, however, we have already used it in several of our other LEGO city builds.  Also, we used it on the stand for the butterfly to give it a glowing effect which was pretty cool!  I think we will be ordering a few more of these to add to our collection.

Mini Housefly – 31 pieces, non-LEGO brand

Estimated Retail Value: $3

This was an easy build and I ended up working on it alone as my son felt he needed to bust out his other LEGOs to build a truck for the exterminator to drive.  This one took me about 5 mins.  I thought it turned out really neat and was one of the more realistic items in the box.  My son decided he doesn’t like it because he is “allergic” to houseflies.  That was the point when he decided the exterminator was allowed to spray ONLY the housefly.  The rest of the insects could still be relocated.

Mini Dragonfly – 40 pieces, non LEGO brand

Estimated Retail Value: $3

This one took us about 10 mins to build, and we both had a good time with it.  The wings came out really nice and are movable which added that extra WOW factor.   However, by the second day, they have lost all grip to the other bricks.  They will not stay attached which was quite disappointing.  My son mentioned he didn’t think the colors on the body were very accurate and felt it looked more like a bumble bee.  So since the wings wouldn’t stay and it is colored like a bee, we decided it was a bee.

Mini Lady Bug – 40 pieces, non LEGO brand

Estimated Retail Value: $3

This was the easiest build for us.  It took less than 10 mins for my son to complete it by himself.  Neither of us LOVED it, but neither of us HATED it either.  It was just one of those take it or leave it kind of items but, I think that’s normal for a box with several different items.  I felt like it needed spots, but my son assured me some ladybugs don’t have spots.  It was nice that it was a build he could do by himself though and he didn’t need help, so that was a plus.

Mini Ant – 39 pieces, non LEGO brand

Estimated Retail Value: $3

Initially, this was both of our least favorite item in the box.  The legs don’t support the body, so it falls to the back when you try to stand it up.  Also, it was really hard to read the directions since all pieces are black.  They all kind of blurred together.  This one ended up taking about 20 mins to figure out and we almost ended up tossing it in the garbage.  However, on day 2 my son decided he did really like it and has been playing with it pretty much nonstop.  He likes that the middle of the body is movable.

Overall

My overall opinion is that there were enough really good pieces in the box that may make us come back and try them again.  However, it will be hard for me to justify the money knowing that half of the box will be non-LEGO bricks.  The other builds were fun, but they won’t be compatible with our LEGOs when my son ends up taking them apart.  Which will happen eventually.  And the lack of quality in the non-LEGO bricks is already evident by the dragonfly turned bee situation.  So again, I don’t believe that this is worth the price I paid for it.

My son’s overall opinion is that this box is amazing and he would love to have one every month.  However, when I asked him if he had $33 to spend, would he order another box or go to the store and pick which LEGO set he wanted – he decided he would rather head to the store.  He did have a lot of fun with it over the 2 nights we played with it, and I’m sure he will continue to enjoy it in the future.  When it comes down to it, he enjoyed the box and that’s what really matters.  It doesn’t look like we would order another BrickLoot box.

What are your thoughts on BrickLoot ?

 

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