- Jul 14, 2010
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One float ran out of beads by the time it got to us, I was surprised by that. It wasn't just this Saturday, I got 4 coins the time before that and 2 coins the time before that.
Running out of beads just means the people on the float didn't time it out well.
Before the Mardi Gras season starts some poor person gets the job of deciding how many beads to order. Most people assume they have a ton to give away the last night but they actually order a pretty specific way. Each float has a certain number of beads that will be loaded onto it each night (number of thrower postitions x however many beads each person gets). From there they add those numbers up and multiply by the number of parades. Each performer that carries them to hand out also has a set number per parade, add that in and you have your bead order. There is a little extra as they have to round up to the next pallet.