40679 Love Gift Box Gift with Purchase: No love lost, or love at first sight? [Review]
The LEGO seasonal sets have become something of a regular tradition by now. Valentine’s Day is coming up soon, so what are we getting this year? In 2022 we had 40522 Valentine Lovebirds, with 40462 Valentine’s Brown Bear the year before. In 2024, LEGO are switching it up, and our love-themed offering is a Gift with Purchase in the form of 40679 Love Gift Box. It will be available with purchases totalling US $75 | CAN $TBD | UK £TBD, and consists of 158 pieces. It’s available for two weeks from February 1st, so if you need a gift for a LEGO-loving partner, you can get one in time for the 14th. But should you? Keep reading to find out!
The LEGO Group provided The Brothers Brick with an early copy of this set for review. Providing TBB with products for review guarantees neither coverage nor positive reviews.
The box and contents
The box is a small but bright affair, showcasing a dog sat in a pink present box. There’s a band around it saying this is a “Limited Edition” set as well as a circular icon containing a present symbol, as seen on previous GWPs.
The reverse shows us that the dog can be brought out of the box, too. I don’t know how wise it is to let it near that box of chocolates though!
Inside the box (the one the set comes in, not the one we’ll build shortly), we have the instruction booklet; a sticker sheet; two loose plates; a loose trans-clear bar; and three bags of bits, including what might be the smallest numbered bag I’ve ever seen. Unlike some of my colleagues, I’m yet to see a single paper bag in a LEGO set, and this tiny third bag seems like a bit of a pointless waste of plastic.
The build
We start off building our pup’s pink present from the first bag. The two stickers adorn 2×4 white tiles, which can be swapped out atop the trans-clear bar. I find it interesting that despite the heart plate having been introduced 5 years ago (and two featuring in this set), the “I
