Quote Originally Posted by STL View Post
I'm not exactly the most experienced lego person out there but if we think the amount of space in TF packaging is ridiculous, Lego's 10 times as bad. I opened up a Firetruck Lego today for my lil sister and I to do and there was a lot of wasted space...
That's why when I buy LEGO I always lift the box for a feel of its mass in my hand first. Those LEGO Star Wars sets, as well as other sets that probably have to pay licence/royalty fees (e.g. Batman, Indiana Jones) are lightweights compared with LEGO branded sets.