I think if you've got a variety of sizes, it's best to alternate putting them in. Every time you add in bigger pieces, gaps will form between them. Putting in smaller pieces to fill in these gaps will use up all the space. Keep alternating all the way up and you should end up with a dense cup.

@jzubs

10 ай бұрын

This is what I do. Don’t wanna sit there all day meticulously putting in bricks one by one

If Lego was losing money at "Pick a Brick" they would stop doing it.

@kaboomwinn4026

Жыл бұрын

because few people take the effort to fill the cup completely around. of 1*3 lego in total of 240 additionally, bring a cup for a discount. Most often, users simply scoop lego or handfuls at a time while purchasing a fresh cup each time at 100-140 lego. don't forget to factor in the different and odds side lego.

@skeven0

Жыл бұрын

@@kaboomwinn4026 Also he cost of making a brick/piece is significantly lower than average pice you would pay at the store (or resell sites like bricklink)

@looneylunatic.2133

Жыл бұрын

@@kaboomwinn4026 what he said. People don't spend time with it. They chuck it and this it being opposite effect and being more expensive so lego gains money in that situation

@kaboomwinn4026

Жыл бұрын

​@@looneylunatic.2133 :)

@halcyon6998

Жыл бұрын

It also doesn't cost lego 10 cents a brick to manufacture. That price for sets includes designers time making the set great which isn't needed for pick a brick

I remember when I was 11 I went to Legoland in NYC and grabbed a cup and started selecting pieces and my dad made me put it back because “You can just do that online for cheaper.” Biggest regret ever. I can’t even get into Lego in NYC anymore because the number of tourists has tripled! Last I got in some lady kept ramming me with her stroller and the pick a brick wall had a 2 hour wait!

@SawyerStudios

Жыл бұрын

That’s so unfortunate… I’ve heard NYC is a pain to navigate LEGO-wise.

@billymilkstain2784

6 ай бұрын

Leave nyc bro

Thank you for taking the time for trying several methods. I think stacking pieces that leave gaps like palm leaves and slopes isn't helpful, because the gaps in between the pieces is really hard to fill with other pieces. You could have done a slightly better job by fitting in a bunch of the smaller tiles in between the palm leaves. Also you waste a lot of space by stacking the plates with an offset. Stacking plates directly on top of each other is more space efficient, though it will be more annoying and time consuming to disassemble.

@SawyerStudios

Жыл бұрын

Right, I believe that stacking plates directly on top is not good for pick a brick because they are all fresh pieces and so you’re going to have to either have a grip of steel to get them off or ruin them by using other methods so in my mind, not worth it and therefore not an option. BUT you’re right, they would’ve conserved on space if I did it that way

I always like to make a big 4x4 tower of bricks in the middle up to the top and fill around with whatever piece available. thanks for sharing!

In the name of science! Very good job, and essential research, as I am going to the Lego store today!

Seems like it's best to build a central column of solid bricks, then fill in the gaps with miscellaneous pieces

Sometimes doing fill a brick would take hours to fill perfectly. I have no Lego store close, but an independent store has very small cups for 8 and 15 with new and used pieces all mixed. But, I did find a lot of cool printed pieces and other interesting Legos. No minifigs. Those were $5 each build your own.

Very helpful, thanks for sharing! So given that stacking 1x3 bricks is better than just chugging them in and the opposite is true for smaller parts with awkward shapes, I wonder about the following experiment: what would happen if you took two full cups, one with the neatly stacked 1x3s and one full of small parts, then took half of each, mixed that up and re-fill the cups (without stacking) with the mixed contents? I expect that you would be able to fill both of them up with very few leftover pieces. If this is true you could save a lot of time at the store by not stacking bricks and instead just alternating between bricks as much as possible when filling the cups.

@SawyerStudios

Жыл бұрын

That is an interesting experiment, one I might have to do soon

@ren_builds

Жыл бұрын

@@SawyerStudios I would love to see that (if I don't try it myself first, but I'll have to see what the local store has to offer).

thanks for the insight! I'm always stacking but I guess from now on I'll change a bit haha

Thank you. Regarding time, and such, I'll stick to shaking it, as I would be out way faster, and could experience other things, and or just work a bit and not spend 1 hour more just to get 60 pieces more. My time is more worth it than that. Thanks for showing it though

Good info

I don't think we have to be concerned about Lego losing money. The family who owns the company is worth many millions, and they're not losing money on anything. And you don't have unlimited time to stack your bricks evenly in the cup. How much do they charge in US dollars per cup?

@SawyerStudios

Жыл бұрын

It’s generally small cup $8.99 and large cup $15.99 and takes 50¢ off if you bring your own cup. It varies based on region though in America. I’ve bought large cups for $14 before and as much as $18.

hi aways pack them in like you do this why the prices have gone up i was doing 14 cups one x mas now watford shop in the uk is no more i will not buy alot any more as train fairs are not great like they were london has 3 lego shops

I don’t think LEGO Loses money but they definitely don’t gain a lot from this.

If you’re paying 100 for bulk manufactured plastic, I’m pretty sure there’s no way they are losing money.

@SawyerStudios

6 ай бұрын

I agree. In a later video I explain how I was mistaken but yes, you are correct.

Wait can u get each piece like 1 in one cup from pick a brick or one of evrything

@SawyerStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Yes, you can mix and match whatever you’d like with pick a brick.

Update with the new pab boxes?

@SawyerStudios

3 ай бұрын

It’s funny, none of the stores near me have made the switch over yet 😂😂 as soon as I get my hands on one though!

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@SawyerStudios

2 жыл бұрын

感謝您的收看

Well lego is obviously not losing money on it😁 1 kilo of the plastic Lego use cost 4,5$ and there is obviously not 3,8 kilos of Lego bricks in that 16.99$ cup🧐🤨 Lego Also has to mild Them and ship the Lego out But that Will stil amount to around 2,6 kilo of Lego for Them to lose money on a 16,99$ cup soooo… I really like the rest of the vid tho🤟👍👍👏👏👏😊😆

@SawyerStudios

2 жыл бұрын

Maybe. All I know is that when I asked a LEGO employee about it they said it’s the only thing LEGO does in which they lose money. Granted, I asked that a while ago so it could have changed.

In my country is 20usd a cup :( maybe lego isn't loosing money

wow great video man !! Like and sub go to you!!

I think ull save alot of money doing this but not against the time u spend doing it

@SawyerStudios

Жыл бұрын

I think it makes it worth it when you’re friends with the employees and so you can catch up with them as you do it.

@marcuscostello5635

Жыл бұрын

@@SawyerStudios that has nothing to do with the metrics of time vs profit. That is something a low IQ person says that they think makes sense but it doesn't at all

@SawyerStudios

Жыл бұрын

@@marcuscostello5635 I think time over Profit is applicable when time is wasted. More time for better profit versus less time for worse profit. You’d have to measure how much time is spent in direct correlation to the profit. How much extra time does it really take to do one or the other? Also, if you are multi-tasking, say, I would’ve spent the same amount of time at the LEGO store if I piled the bricks into a cup and talking to employees versus meticulously placing bricks into the cup while talking to employees. Then the time is equivalent. But even if it’s two more minutes, is it really not worth it being in the store for two more minutes?

@marcuscostello5635

Жыл бұрын

@@SawyerStudios depends on the brick's value the amount of time and the amount of that brick. All the other nonsense you are saying about talking to employees is irrelevant

@SawyerStudios

Жыл бұрын

@@marcuscostello5635 my point of bringing up talking with employees isn’t specifically about the equation of time vs profit so yes I agree, however I was talking about outside factors because businesses don’t only take time and profit into consideration when making a decision. Factors that contribute to the worth of doing this or not is stuff like: schedule, estimated spent time in LEGO store with and without doing it, likelihood of seeing someone you know to prolong the time, are you going with a friend, is this an all day event, is this in the context of stopping by briefly, etc. you would never make a decision solely based off of time vs profit measurements.