Amazon's Bag of Bricks.

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Has anyone bought these? 

Thoughts? Good? Bad? Otherwise? 

They're perpetually on deal of the day so I bought some. They get decent reviews, same for a few idiots who complain about everything? I opened them yesterday and they seem okay. I might order another bag for a giant Christmas present collection. 

I get they're not lego quality probably....but my kids are way too little to care anyways, they like the free build more than the kits etc. And they're literally like 1/4 of the price.

[Willis Jackson]

OMG I need more coffee. MY first thought was "Why is Amazon selling bricks? That would be so expensive to ship."

[tommygirl03]

I have not seen these - please report back if no one else does!!! These seem awesome - I was looking to get a big classic box of Legos for my DDs for Christmas, but this will go so much further!

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Oct 1, 2015 8:17:01 GMT -5 tommygirl03 said:

I have not seen these - please report back if no one else does!!! These seem awesome - I was looking to get a big classic box of Legos for my DDs for Christmas, but this will go so much further!

So DD is at preK. I played with them a bit. They're just fine. Maybe snap together a bit harder than regular legos but not ridiculous. 
They seem very solid and sturdy like the original. Not bad at all for 500 pieces for $15.99. And they're bigger pieces too...not 345748574385 million little ones my kids hate that tend to round out half the box with legos.

I think I'll order another bag and get her a cute box to put them in.

She's been asking for pink and purple legos like DC has for some time (i know. i know. stereotypes) and they come in the bag...so yay! 

[tommygirl03]

Oct 1, 2015 9:02:55 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

Oct 1, 2015 8:17:01 GMT -5 tommygirl03 said:

I have not seen these - please report back if no one else does!!! These seem awesome - I was looking to get a big classic box of Legos for my DDs for Christmas, but this will go so much further!

So DD is at preK. I played with them a bit. They're just fine. Maybe snap together a bit harder than regular legos but not ridiculous. 
They seem very solid and sturdy like the original. Not bad at all for 500 pieces for $15.99. And they're bigger pieces too...not 345748574385 million little ones my kids hate that tend to round out half the box with legos.

I think I'll order another bag and get her a cute box to put them in.

She's been asking for pink and purple legos like DC has for some time (i know. i know. stereotypes) and they come in the bag...so yay! 

Now this is annoying - when I look on Amazon a bag of 500 is $24.95. WTH? So annoying.

[specialk]

Oct 1, 2015 9:07:15 GMT -5 tommygirl03 said:

Oct 1, 2015 9:02:55 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

So DD is at preK. I played with them a bit. They're just fine. Maybe snap together a bit harder than regular legos but not ridiculous. 
They seem very solid and sturdy like the original. Not bad at all for 500 pieces for $15.99. And they're bigger pieces too...not 345748574385 million little ones my kids hate that tend to round out half the box with legos.

I think I'll order another bag and get her a cute box to put them in.

She's been asking for pink and purple legos like DC has for some time (i know. i know. stereotypes) and they come in the bag...so yay! 

Now this is annoying - when I look on Amazon a bag of 500 is $24.95. WTH? So annoying.

The promotion that @justdairy mentioned probably ended. They'll probably go up again, I've seen them a lot, too.

I've bought them before and my nephew didn't seem to notice the difference between that and regular Lego. They worked just fine and are so much cheaper than buying the name brand.

[whitemerlot]

Someone send out an alert the next time they're on sale!

I can always count on mmm to help me spend money.

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Oct 1, 2015 9:07:15 GMT -5 tommygirl03 said:

Oct 1, 2015 9:02:55 GMT -5 @justdairy said:

So DD is at preK. I played with them a bit. They're just fine. Maybe snap together a bit harder than regular legos but not ridiculous. 
They seem very solid and sturdy like the original. Not bad at all for 500 pieces for $15.99. And they're bigger pieces too...not 345748574385 million little ones my kids hate that tend to round out half the box with legos.

I think I'll order another bag and get her a cute box to put them in.

She's been asking for pink and purple legos like DC has for some time (i know. i know. stereotypes) and they come in the bag...so yay! 

Now this is annoying - when I look on Amazon a bag of 500 is $24.95. WTH? So annoying.

Just keep checking the deal of the day. They're on sale perpetually. 

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The minifigs off aliexpress are pretty good, too. DH ordered the Marvel Superhero collection to check it out.
www.aliexpress.com/item/Marvel-Super-Heroes-Series-8-Pcs-Set-Minifigures-Building-Toys-New-Kids-Gift/32258920254.html?spm=2114.01020208.3.22.RHS97F&ws_ab_test=201556_6,201527_4_35_36_71_33_72_34_73_74_75,0_0

$5 US for 8 minifigs. Great stocking stuffer if you order about now - shipping is slow.

[niq]

Oct 1, 2015 7:57:59 GMT -5 Willis Jackson said:

OMG I need more coffee. MY first thought was "Why is Amazon selling bricks? That would be so expensive to ship."

"The 9 pound box of nails" is a 15 year old running joke.

Though, they now sell a 4lb box that's Prime eligible, so... everything old is new again