Build-Ur-Bricks Review – Lego Subscription Box

By David Toon | Thursday, February 4, 2016

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In this feature we review Build-Ur-Bricks, the UK Lego subscription service that allows you to rent and enjoy the latest Lego building sets each month at a fraction of the retail box cost.

To give you a good insight into Build-Ur-Bricks we open up a box, build a set and then return it, to show how the service works, the value and overall experience.

Benefits of Lego Building
Many parents of today will still hold fond memories of playing with Lego to build imaginative worlds and creations from these wonderful colourful blocks. The simple concept of a mixed box of Lego provided a whole generation with endless hours of creative play and enjoyment.
Instead of fading away years ago with high competition from gaming, movies and tech, Lego have simply embraced these emerging markets through movie and gaming franchising, allowing them to evolve and reach the next generation of Lego builders.

This is welcome news to many parents, not only is this good old fashioned play providing many stimulating creative benefits and a healthy distraction from the consoles and TV channels but as parents we can now relive our childhood memories whilst spending quality time with our kids.
The Problem : Expensive and Difficult to Keep
This idyllic playtime does come at a cost however, the movie franchise deals such as Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and Marvel have ensured that the retail value of these sets are very expensive. The basic starter sets average at around £40-£50, with some larger sets like the Star Wars AT-AT selling for over £170 on Amazon.

RRP £170 to buy. Rent from Build-Ur-Bricks for£24.99

Also, as many parents will know, once a Lego set is built, sitting proudly on the windowsill, its only a few further play sessions away from total destruction, lost forever in a mixed box of forgotten sets with every single block found lying around the house, a constant memory of the small fortune spent on a set that will probably never be complete again.

The Solution : Rent Lego Sets for Less
To solve this issue, Build-Ur-Bricks have created a simple yet novel concept of allowing you to rent a complete Lego set of your choosing at a fraction of the full retail price.
The service works as follows : create an account on their website, select your wish-list from over 150 different sets you would like to receive, the set will be sent to you with free shipping, each box contains the sets instructions plus all required bricks and figures that have been fully cleaned, sanitised and checked, then build and enjoy your set for as long as you wish before simply returning it back in the pre-paid postage box and await your next set.

How Much?
The most popular price plan is the Starter+ costing £19.99 per month, this provides you with 2 x sets each month, allowing you to choose from most of the standard Lego sets that have a max RRP of £50 . For serious Lego builders eager to tackle the larger sets, pay an extra £5 per month for the Pro package. The Starter package is recommended for younger children or to simply trial the service at £9.99 as it provides 1 x entry level smaller set each month.
Use the code "SRADAR20" to get 20% discount off your first box.

What if you loose a piece?
Like any rental service the product must be returned as it was received, so parent supervision is recommended to ensure no pieces are lost during building and play.
In the event that the odd piece is missing, Build-Ur-Bricks understand that these things can happen, all they ask is that you check the pieces and drop them an email if you lose a piece so they can organise a replacement ready for its journey to the next builder.
A significant number of lost pieces may understandably be charged for, but according to Founder, Ash this is yet to happen . To encourage safe return Build-Ur-Bricks have launched rewards system, allowing you to receive discounts and bonus items for ensuring no lost pieces.

Overall Summary
Build-Ur-Bricks offer a fantastic Lego subscription for parents and children to enjoy the best trending Lego sets without having to pay the full price
Although parents do need to supervise the building to ensure it gets returned safely, this is really the whole point, to sit down and spend time together, playing and building with your kids, helping them take a set of bricks and showing what can be achieved with a bit of team work.

Each completed set is encouraged to be recorded by posting photos and ticking the sets off your collection in your online Build-UR-Bricks profile, this adds a nice touch to capture the memory of the set and the time spent before popping it back in the box and posting back.The guys at Build-Ur-Bricks must spend a pain staking amount of time cleaning and checking through individual bricks to ensure that every set is complete ready for shipping. This effort, combined with the easy sign-up, good price, free shipping and friendly customer service make this a hugely positive experience that comes highly recommended to any house of Lego lovers.
Build-Ur-Bricks Discount Code
Use the discount code "SRADAR20" to claim 20% discount off your first box.
For more information visit : www.buildurbricks.co.uk

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ABOUT THE AUTHOR

David Toon

David has been living and breathing subscription boxes since launching Subscription Radar back in 2016. David's interests in entrepreneurship, innovation and technology has led him to explore a number of projects in the subscription box industry, including the development of uOpen, the UK's subscription box marketplace. When not in the office, David enjoys travelling around on family adventures in his retro VW camper van.

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