The "pink" is the bubble wrap. When you order in bulk, they come in boxes and the boxes are spaced out with this bubble wrap (not sure who choose that color) before being packed up in a bigger box. That alone should hurt the eyes (what happened to the good old clear ones)?
Frankie is a great dealer - and a master of the products he carries and we do get some requests for repairs/updates/upgrades which he can't handle (and I must say he handles most pretty well indeed) - as this is the last stop before getting the factory in Italy involved (which has yet to happen).
Just as there is a saying "there is a difference between a priest who is born and one who is made", Frankie is one of those natural 'born' dealers!