LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar — C · The Brick Drop Score
C
The Drop Score
LEGO Harry Potter Advent Calendar
76390-1 · Harry Potter
Based on 8 reviews · thin
Six minifigs and a countdown to Christmas morning — this calendar sells the feeling of the season more than it sells the bricks, and for $40 that's a trade-off you need to decide on before checkout.
Is the price fair?C-Forty dollars for 24 tiny reveals is a season tax, not a deal.
Will you love it?C+The daily countdown lands — the individual builds, less so.
Holds its value?BRetired advent calendars tend to hold quietly, and this one's no exception.
True ValueC-
$28
Street price
$37
Parts value
134%
Ratio
The parts alone are worth about 134% of the street price — the basis for this C- price read.
What you get
Plain bricks
$17
Printed & detailcalc
$2
Figures (×6)
$17
BargainThe parts alone are worth more than you pay — $37 of parts for $28.
The Full Take
Advent calendars live or die on the daily reveal, and this one leans hard into Harry Potter nostalgia to carry it. The 272 pieces are spread across 24 windows of micro-builds and seasonal accessories — charming in the moment, forgettable the day after. Six minifigs including a holiday-sweater Harry give it some staying power, and those figs alone justify keeping the box once December ends. The price is where it stumbles: $40 for what amounts to small daily surprises sits uncomfortably for anyone doing the math on what they're actually taking home. As a tradition piece it works; as a straight parts or display purchase it's a harder sell. Buy it for the ritual, not the reward.
