Name: Pencil Pot
Brand: LEGO
SKU: 40188-1
Rating: 91 (4 reviews)

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Recommendations

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Price Per Part (PPP)

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Average PPP for Other in 2018 is 0.59. PPP for this set is 0.07, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Other. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPP is a guide, not a rule, and affected by the type of parts included. A set containing small generic parts generally have better PPP than one containing larger specialized parts.

Price Per Minifig (PPM)

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Average PPM for Other in 2018 is 17.24. PPM for this set is 13.23, which is better.

All prices are in $USD, adjusted for inflation. This set is compared to other sets categorised as Other. Read more about this in our article about price comparisons.

PPM only takes the number of minifigs into account and discards everything else. It's a guide, not a rule.

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Review breakdown

Scored reviews

amazon.com Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 → 100 / 100

LEGO Recommendation: meh 4.57 / 5 → 91 / 100

Just2Good Recommendation: yes A → 90 / 100

Brickset Recommendation: meh 4.1 / 5 → 82 / 100

Set information

Set ID: 40188-1
Name: Pencil Pot
Parts: 187
Minifigs: 1

Retail price (USD):
Original: 12.99
Inflation adjusted: 13.23

Price Per Part (USD):
Original: 0.07
Inflation adjusted: 0.07

Price Per Minifig (USD):
Original: 12.99
Inflation adjusted: 13.23

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amazon.com

Recommendation: yes 5 / 5 from 6 reviews

This is the cutest thing I have seen in a very long time. It was fun and easy to build and makes a great addition to my work desk. You can't fit many pens in it, but it can hold five or six, so if anything I am using it as a supplementary pen case for the pens that I actually use. Also, please note that while the picture has a stormtrooper, the set just comes with a little man and the stormtrooper was my own addition (which I think makes it more fun).

This score from amazon.com is an aggregate of 6 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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Recommendation: meh 4.57 / 5 from 7 reviews

This set is quite nice, quick and fun little build with nice features. The look is perfectly fine. However the space in the pencil holder is a little small, it won't fit more than 8-10 pens at the very most and since I like to have options as well as scissors and other little tools it's a bit tight. The little sadbox/flowerbed that I assume is supposed to be used as a tray for paperclips etc could also be roomier and easier to access. Also I'm dissapionted that the white bricks varied in whiteness from a clear white on the 1x4s and more of a egg-white/off-white for some other bricks. Overall, I wold probably not recommend to a friend/buy again since I would prefer something a little bigger and more useful.

This score from LEGO is an aggregate of 7 reviewers. The snippet above represent only one of them.

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