Red carpet trivia?

[Harry M]

This must seem like a very random question, but does anybody have any red carpet trivia, e.g. procedures of laying it down, cost etc. Thanks.

[STFU! Whoreee.]

The words, "red carpet", may also be part of phrases such as "the red carpet treatment" and "rolling out the red carpet", which refer to any special efforts made in the interests of hospitality. The 20th Century Limited passenger train may be the origin of this phrasing, as the New York Central Railroad used plush crimson carpets to direct people as they boarded.[1]