Posted on 03/10/2017 5:25:29 PM PST by BenLurkin
The burglars stole more than 100,000 pallets of Anastasia Beverly Hills’ Modern Renaissance eye shadow, which is worth $4.5 million.
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What? They’re running short on the set of “Vikings”?
Depends on what a “pallet” means. If they mean a wooden warehouse pallet then no way. But if by pallet they mean one of those little things that could fit in a purse, then yeah, seems plausible.
100,000 pallets? Come on ! A full truck load double stacked would hold 40 fully loaded pallets. Maybe their idea of a pallet doesn’t match my experience as a trucker.
Somebody care to solve this Gordian knot?
I’m sure they mean those little pallets with two to four colors in them. They are expensive about $40 to $50 each
Shepard Smith devastated over this news!
I think they mean ‘palette’ - a little plastic thing with some squares of powdered stuff. Usually looks like a small watercolor set.
See number 7 Palette vs pallets
AND, men know what pallets are good for...
Now that’s impressive
Excellent.
“worth $4.5 million.”
What they told the insurance company...
If it is 100,000 pallets, and the theft was $4.5m, then each “pallet” is worth $45. They’re about 3in x 4in x 1/4in, containing about 32 colors each in a typical one, according to the GF.
Thank you — yes, “palette” is the word and those little plastic things are just what I was thinking of. I could see tens of thousands of them fitting on a single warehouse pallet.
Oh I see. A color palette, like what an artiste might use. Guess I should have paid more attention in art class in junior high skrool. Now it makes more cents. So the hoity toity Rodeo Drive palette is way over-priced at $50 each.
The thief could probably plea bargain to having only stolen a tenth that much as the palettes were grossly over-priced to begin with.
They are but the thieves can sell them black market for $20 and make a fortune.
Some moron wrote this story, obviously.
If they mean those little plastic containers with several colors, they should have spelled it “palette”, as in an artist’s palette, not “pallet” like the big wooden platform built for forklifts.
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