Silke

How can 9 kgs of Lego cause so much emotions?

Let me start at the very beginning.

Finn got his first Lego classic set weeks ago. And weird enough, he played more with them than with his duplos. So we thought, time to buy the classic ones. There are a lot of pre-loved Legos online by the gram, and everyone I know either buys them or sells them. 1 kg costs around 25€. And so it began.

Anticipation

trying to find a set on sale.

Joy

finally finding 9kg for 80€.

Fear

of being scammed.

Anxiety

with every time passing by with still no news.

Surprise

as I got the message that the package arrived.

Calmness

while I waited to get home and opened the package.

Horror

seeing the amount of work before me.

Disgust

realizing how dirty everything was. I did not order hair, gum, food bits, and wrappers. Some were wet, washed apparently without separating bricks beforehand. It stinked. Some were even moldy.

Fury

finding 2 kg worth of non-Lego bricks when I explicitly asked if what was being sold was 100% just Lego.

Frustration

was probably what the kid felt, whilst playing with these. He gnawed on a couple of them. I’d do that too.

Pain

after hours of sorting and brick separating. My fingers hurt like hell. My back and legs hurt after 4 hours of work.

Hate

the company for creating these awesome toys.

Relief

finishing the sorting and separating task. And washing 3 loads of bricks.

Hope

that the smell and dirt would go away after all the Legos have been washed. Twice!