Pick-a-Brick thread

former-member · 2013-08-09T04:11:59.000Z

So I thought I would start a thread where we could share what we got in our PAB cups, similar to the one on Eurobricks. Pics would be great, but if you just want to say what you got that would be cool as well. :) If you are new to PAB and want to see how to maximize space, check out my blog article here: http://community.brickpicker.com/blog/4/entry-242-pick-a-brick-cups-can-you-pack-an-investing-punch/ I thought I would kick it off with the two large cups I bought today. There's actually a bit of a story behind this. So normally the cups are $19.99 each in Canada for a large, but when I bought mine I was looking at the bill and I felt like it wasn't enough (in addition to the cups I bought a Friends set so I could get the Ice Cream Stand - I chose that over the Mech). They had charged me for one large and one small (10.99) I went back into the store, and one of the nice employees (heck, they are all nice!), I think Sidney was his name, said no problem, it was their mistake so don't worry about it. That means I got two cups for 30.98 CDN, not bad by my standards. Without further ado, here are the (badly lit) photos: I used the central tower method, filling in the outside with small pieces, mostly 1x1 blue rounds - never know when you are going to need 1800 of those! xD This picture is for anyone who doesn't take the time to pack their cups. I separated the pieces and poured them into empty cups, and the pieces that I squeezed into two cups filled 3 and a half cups - I'll take those extra pieces any day. And I'm not lying when I said "squeezed", I cracked one of the cups because it was filled so tight xP And here's the spread. I thought since this is Brickpicker I should look at what I got from an investing perspective so here's the quantity list with Bricklink values: 3X White Doors @ 0.36=1.08 29X 2x1 Lime Tiles @ 0.05=1.45 26X 6x16 Dark Bluish Gray Plates @ 1.09=28.34 2X 1x2 Smoky Brick @ 0.09=0.18 1X 1x1 Red Brick with Stud @ 0.16=0.16 44X Clear 1x2 Brick @ 0.09=3.96 13X Dark Bluish Gray Corner Brick @ 0.09=1.17 105X Reddish Brown 1x4 Tile @ 0.06=6.30 18X 4x4 Reddish Brown Plate @ 0.08=1.44 30X 1x1 Dark Bluish Gray 1x1 Plate with Holder @ 0.04=1.20 2X Reddish Brown 2x4 Plate @ 0.05=0.10 69X 1x4 Light Bluish Grey Brick (Castle Builder's Dream :D ) @ 0.12=8.28 18X 2x6 Dark Bluish Gray Brick @ 0.18=3.24 41X 2x4 Dark Bluish Gray Brick @ 0.06=2.46 And finally: (and yes I did actually count this) 1817X Trans-Blue 1x1 Round Plate @ 0.03=54.51 Total Pieces: 2218 (average 1109 per cup Price Per Piece (assuming 30.98 is cost): 0.01396... Basically 1.39 cents per piece. Ha! And people thought 10 cents per piece was good! Bricklink Value: $113.87 Wow! Not bad for only an hour of packing. Too bad I have no intentions of starting a Bricklink store :D So... what did you guys buy?