Today we take a very quick look at the contents of the LEGO set 40680 Flower Store, a box of 338 pieces currently offered until March 10, if stock permits, from €200 of purchase without restriction of range on the official online store. This new promotional product takes up the principle of the small limited edition thematic construction already seen via the previous collection of "Maisons du Monde" (Houses of the World) with for this new variation a theme in the style of Modulars.

We are treated to a florist in this first box with a construction on two levels which brings together some elements of furniture with a symbolic design, all crammed into two sections with rather successful facades given the imposed scale.

It's microStructure summarized to its simplest expression but LEGO still manages to impose its subject with some well-felt finishing details. Flowers everywhere to match the announced theme, some furniture, a piece of sidewalk, a lamp post, a section of roof, almost everything is there. It's cute but to spend €200 paying full price for a few products, you'll have to think twice and ask yourself whether this box, or worse this new collection, is really worth the effort .

There are a few stickers to stick along the way and for once, I don't find these stickers very visually inspired. I have a hard time putting my finger on what bothers me but it seems to me that the graphic designer's line is not really in the usual LEGO spirit. We have two different stickers for the florist's sign, we wonder why but why not.

Everything is assembled very quickly and we don't really know what to do with this construction upon arrival. We will have to wait to see what the inevitable other boxes of this new mini-collection will contain to get a more precise idea of ​​the coherence of the thing. No connection points on the sides of the building, the different modules will have to be carefully aligned with each other without being able to connect them via a few pins provided.

In short, as usual, it's up to everyone to see if the effort is worth making to launch into a new collection of promotional products which will a priori require spending at least €800 on the official online store over offers which will be periodically proposed. Personally, I'm at a loss, I don't know what to do with these mini-things even if I welcome the effort to offer something creative and visually accomplished.

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Today we obtain two visuals which allow us to discover the contents of the set more closely 40703 Micro NINJAGO City, a box which should probably be offered under the condition of purchase soon at LEGO like the four sets offered in 2023 and which make up the mini-range Houses of the World. If this is indeed the case, it is a safe bet that the minimum amount required to spend at LEGO to receive this little box will once again be relatively high.

On the back of the product packaging, we see that the manufacturer has planned to offer four different references, all inspired by the large format models already on the market (70620 NINJAGO City, 70657 NINJAGO City Docks, 71741 NINJAGO City Gardens et 71799 NINJAGO City Markets).

We can easily deduce the name of these different products based on the syntax used for the first which simply consists of adding the mention "Micro" in front of the name of the product available in a compact format:

Forward for the launch of a large handful of new products on the official online store, including the effective availability of the three sets based on the Indiana Jones license.

As usual, it's up to you to see whether to crack without waiting by paying the full price for these boxes or whether to show a little patience and wait for the inevitable reductions that will be offered in the boxes. weeks and months to come at Amazon, on FNAC.com and at a few other resellers.

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The collection of mini boutiques which recently took over from that of Maisons du Monde will very soon be expanded with a new reference, the promotional set 40684 Fruit Store which is now live on the official store.

This small box of 337 pieces which will allow you to assemble a fruit seller's shop will soon be offered subject to purchase, probably from €200 and without restriction of range as was the case for the set 40680 Flower Store last March.

Lovers of (almost) micro-Modulars to line up on a shelf will therefore have to go back to the checkout to be able to complete this new collection which will include four different models, LEGO reusing the recipe already proven with the series of constructions on the theme of homes from different countries.

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Like every year, LEGO launches from January 1st a slew of new products spread across numerous ranges, these boxes will have to liven up the shelves of toy merchants until June with the launch of another big wave of new products. There will also be some products planned for the month of March, notably in the Harry Potter, Animal Crossing and Speed ​​Champions ranges, to boost sales.

There are some nice things in this wave, but the majority of these boxes will be available quickly for much cheaper elsewhere. As usual, it is therefore up to you to decide whether you should go ahead and pay the full price for these boxes or whether you should have a little patience and wait for the inevitable reductions that will be offered in the weeks and months to come at Amazon, on FNAC.com, at Cdiscount, at Auchan and at a few other resellers.

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