Is the Thames & Kosmos C3000 worth the price?

Reviewer consensus is mixed-to-positive. Specialist community threads on r/chemistry and r/homechemistry repeatedly call it the most serious boxed chemistry set still on the market and praise its manual, but some commenters say boxed kits in general have limited depth and recommend supplementing with a real textbook. It is best justified for committed teens or homeschoolers who will work through the manual.