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3 / 5
Interesting, but not essential
Posted:September 29, 2015
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From: England
From:  United Kingdom
Age: 25-34
Customer Type:  LEGO Fan
Purchased For: Self
Build Time:
06hrs
Build Time:
30mins
Play Experience: 
4 / 5
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3 / 5
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Challenging
" The arrival of any modular building has now become something of a big event, especially if you have been collecting these models over the past ten years. They have transcended from a niche market for AFOLs to something that the whole family can appreciate - either as a strictly 'hands off' piece or play toy. Luckily, I work with both sets of customers and the reception is becoming incredible.
However in my opinion, the Detective's Office simply doesn't step up to the mark that has been set by previous products (namely, Pet Shop and Parisian Restaurant). A lot of this stems from a balancing act of design and playability.
The best modular buildings to date have managed to balance two important ingredients, architecture and story telling. These are the very things that make the buildings what they are; environments and situations that we can associate with - designed with the usual Creator flair.
But the Detective's Office makes a lot of compromises, most of which are found in the interior of the building. I won't deny that the exterior looks very accurate and timely, but the first and second floors lack any common sense. We are not told of their purpose, only that this is some sort of space that may be rented or shared. The bathroom, kitchen and corridor give nothing away other than means to transport the candy, and even this is a stretch.
This is really disappointing, because while the interiors of these products have always (rightly) taken a back seat, they should at least have the same logic that the outer of the building has.
For a brief example, the narrative of the Pet Shop is that a family is moving into a house next door to the shop. The floors are empty - save for a cheeky paint canister and storage boxes - but the stairs and doors work. In comparison, the Detective Office does an excellent job of decorating the office and ground floor, but the rest of the building has almost no connection to the narrative, and therefore feels wasted.
I should point out that the ground floor is in fact very nice, and there are some excellent micro-builds in the gentleman's club and barber shop. However, I can't help but imagine that the product would have been much better if 'either' one or the other made up for the ground floor, while the rest of the build, like the Pet Shop, was split between the detective's living area and office, and the same for the barber/club owner.
The model comes with a fantastic assortment of pieces, some of which are new for this year and include a unique mirror piece and printed elements. There are some excellent techniques in the roof work and the signage.
Overall, unlike other buildings to date, I only enjoyed about the first half of the build. It is an interesting display piece, but doesn't have the lust factor of buildings before it due to the cramped nature of the two businesses and wasteful use of bricks for the interior. I sincerely hope that the company focuses more on that strong balance between narrative and architecture, rather than smaller play features. "
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4 / 5
4 / 5
A little small
Posted:January 13, 2015
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From:  United States
Age: 35-44
Customer Type:  LEGO Fan
Building Experience:  Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For: Self
Build Time:
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Challenging
" I enjoyed this set but it is a little small when compared to the other modulars. It would be so much better with an extra level. Personally I much prefer larger buildings with less interior detail. The ability to sneak in hidden cookies is really lost on me. As an adult my hands physically could not fit into the barbershop to place or move minifigures- it wasn't even close. I had to take down a wall to get my hand in there. If you're an adult be sure you place the minifigs before you finish building the level. Overall it is good but not great. Great was the Pet Shop, the Cinema, and even the Grand Emporium. "
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5 / 5
Don't Listen to the Bad Reviews. Buy the Set!
Posted:June 30, 2015
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From:  United States
Age: 35-44
Customer Type:  LEGO Fan
Building Experience:  Advanced LEGO builder
Purchased For: Self
Build Time:
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Play Experience: 
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5 / 5
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" Don't listen to the bad reviews. I almost did, then decided that the design elements looked fun. I am glad that I bought it. This set is beautiful, and was super fun to build! I've built the Parisian Restaurant (which interlocks with this set), as well as the Grand Emporium (which does not, since it's so massive!), and I can say that this set is just as much fun to build as those were.
Buy the set, build it. You won't regret it! "
I would recommend this to a friend!
Response from LEGO:By Jordan - Core Product Specialist, Consumer Services, June 30, 2015
It is great to see your LEGO modular city is coming together!

I saw that you mentioned you could not connect this with your Grand Emporium and wanted to see what was preventing this from happening. All of the modular buildings are designed to be connected any way you want so perhaps you are waiting for a more aesthetically pleasing placement I understand. If your sets are just not able to be connected than please call our wonderful Consumer Services advisors and they will happily figure out what went wrong.

I am glad you gave it a chance and that you are please with the results!
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5 / 5
Detective's Office is Quite a Find!
Posted:July 10, 2017
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Age: 19-24
Customer Type:  LEGO Fan
Building Experience:  Advanced LEGO builder
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5 / 5
5 / 5
" After buying the Parisian Restaurant, I was inclined to buy another modular set, because all of them look like great deals, so I bought the Detective's Office. And once again, a LEGO modular has blown me away. Allow me to list my pros/cons
PROS:
-Great minifigs, my favorites are the barber and detective
-NO STICKERS WOO!!
-Great assortment of pieces, from different colored bricks to the profile brick that I appreciate, and even a mirror that will come in handy for my own creations.
- Great deal, as I said with all modulars, considering the price-to-part ratio
-Has very cool functioning features, from the drop-down ladder to the smuggling of the cookies which I thought was really clever
CONS:
-Just one, the space inside is hard to play with, for there isn't much room to put minifigs, and I continuously knock over pieces inside.
Overall, this is a fantastic set, and even though I still like the Parisian Restaurant better, this set has play features, which the restaurant did not have, so I appreciate that. I recommend! "
I would recommend this to a friend!
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