Last month, I finally broke down and decided to use my Lego VIP points to order some bricks. I had 900 points, which is worth $45 worth of store credit. I spent $35 on the online Pick A Brick to get pieces I needed to complete various buildings in my city.
Online Pick A Brick elements I purchased
Online Pick A Brick is not cheap. Larger bricks, like 2x6 and 2x8, can cost 50 cents a piece, while large plates, measuring 6x16 and 8x8 can cost a buck or two.
As you can see, I got a lot of gray and brown bricks. They never show up on the wall in the MOA Lego Store. The wall there goes through so many brighter colored bricks that there just isn't any room for the things I want. If I had been lucky enough to find all these bricks on the wall, I could have fit them all in a Large cup with plenty of room for more bricks.
The bricks I ordered helped me put 13 buildings together: Auto Repair Shop, City Services, Grandstand, the Police Dock at the marina, Research Lab, Restaurant, TV Studio, Barracks, Delivery Services, Greenhouse, Stables, Watch Tower, and Pony Farm.
30312 Demolition Driller bag and assembled contents
I spent $35 on the online Pick A Brick so I could get a 30312 Demolition Driller free with purchase. It's a great addition to my Construction Site and City Services buildings. It can drill holes in roads before they can be patched up, or on a construction site for setting up electrical wiring (I don't know, I never worked in construction).
I made the order on February 7th and got the Demolition Driller a week later, on the 14th. The assortment of bricks didn't come until the 27th, since they were shipped from Poland. The anticipation of the Pick A Brick portion of my order killed me, but I had so much fun putting all my bricks in place. Especially the Watch Tower, since I completed a whole floor and started the next one below it.
The variety of the online Pick A Brick was lacking, so once I build up more VIP points, and when Lego expands their selection of pieces, I'll put the trigger on more bricks. Stay tuned, sports fans.
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