Apparently, she has a nose … and an eye … for details.
Karen Mallet didn’t even like the lithograph of the Red Nose, until she noticed that it was a work done by American artist Alexander Calder. It turned out to be a steal of deal for the media-relations specialist of Georgetown University, as she told the AP.
“I thought, I don't know if it's real or not but it's $12.99. I've wasted more on worse things," she told AP. Her Goodwill loyalty discount card brought the price down to $12.34, so it was even more of a bargain she couldn’t resist.