We Crushed Lego's Pick-a-Brick Wall | Tips, Tricks & Value 

I went to one of my two local large malls and this location has the largest pick-a-brick wall in the state and usually better pieces. I really enjoy the box (vs. the cup) but was not surprised when LEGO used it as an opportunity to raise the prices. I tend to take a long time to pack/ maximize the large box, when I go. The wall had grey palisade bricks so I stacked and stacked those, along with two by two grey bricks and an assortment of pieces. You and your kids must be FAST at stacking/packing as I'm usually there for about 30 - 40 minutes stacking and organizing and such (to maximize the value). There were also grey cliff/ mountain elements so I like to put two together, seal the top with a 2x2 plate, turn it upside down and fill the cavity with smaller elements like green leaf elements and then use smaller plates to seal off the bottom. Those grey mountain pieces stack somewhat well / like a pair of shoes. At times, I also make tiny "walls" out of say 1x6 brick and, in the space created between the "walls," I pour in tiny elements. Sorry to ramble - really love LEGO as an AFOL. Thanks for sharing your experience - it's great to see what other people in the community like to do.

I filled two large boxes with reddish brown ladder/fence pieces, 5630/6020; I couldn’t believe it. I was specifically looking for pieces to create a fence on the edge of my LEGO city display, I couldn’t have been luckier. Those were elements that stacked really well together. I filled in the gaps and between the bars with the small flame pieces for candles and window panes. Those boxes were PACKED by the time I was done.

This was awesome! I was wondering how the boxes would work out. As a casual collector, I personally haven’t done a pick a brick wall purchase but my kids did when they were smaller. It always seemed like a lot of money for a small number of bricks (a set fur the same amount seemed if more value to me as an adult, but loose bricks had more value to them). As I’m getting into the modular city buildings and I really want to add the family restaurant, I’ll need to assess my loose bricks and add some to my collection.

I’m going to the LEGO store on Friday, and this video is very helpful.

You reading out all the bricks on the wall reminded me of the old Gadget Show competiton 😂

I love the boxes. So much easier to pack than the cups.

Can’t build anything with Instore PAB wall alone. Need to make huge orders from the online PAB and/or Bricklink to really get everything to build

hi there's only one bad thing they put the price of the cups up in the uk yes you do get more in the box in the uk £16.99 from £12.00 this price jump in not good i saw it coming some time ago

If you bring your own pab cup do you still have to pay for the box? Or do you not have to pay for the box anyways?

I've never seen trans blue pieces on the wall. And Lego was sneaky at raising the prices for PAB since switching to the boxes. I'm not sure it's financially worth it anymore. Unless you spend an hour or two obsessing over getting every last piece into the box, I imagine the math to order all the pieces online would be cheaper.