Add it up and see. Count up how many you need and what they cost individually as opposed to the price of the kit.

For my WOF I ordered individually to get the effect I wanted.

LTG : )

buy from cointaker ---- will will save a lot of time trying to put a kit together yourself

In my experience you save a lot of money by buying separately. There is a premium for the kit. the only issue with buying a la carte is if the list is incorrect due to variations in production or mistakes, you will have to make another order. If you buy the kit they will take care of it free of cost. Either way, Cointaker is the way to go.

I prefer to buy individually. The kits are expensive and you don't get to pick the bulb types.
I have had a blast doing my machines on my own.

You have 9 machines, just buy a heap of all sorts and play around, thats what i have done and i did my TZ first, but you will always change it around, as others that play it have differing ideas, especially the fairer sex.

I'm sure the answer he was looking for ....

I don't believe they are cheaper, but not more expensive. What I do is contact Melissa and she will send you their list for that machine, with all the colours they have picked out, and where they go. I then go through and change the colours, if I so desire, and confirm they are all correct, as sometimes there are issues.

It's more work than you think going through a machine and confirming how many 44's and 555's, and what the best colour is, better to start with their list.