Sarah Palin and Grabby Entourage "Like Locusts" at Oscar Gift Suite

She gets a case of the gimmies, supposedly for charity…yeah right

Why wouldn't Sarah Palin be at an Oscar gifting suite?

The Fox News contributor and onetime Vice Presidental hopeful showed up to Silver Spoon's Oscar Suite in West Hollywood yesterday, benefiting The Red Cross.

But, like all politicians, Sarah and her crew were hardly gems when the cameras weren't rolling...

"They were like locusts," says one vendor at the suite, regarding Palin and her large group of hangers-on. "She showed up with like 20 people and they immediately swarmed the place taking everything!"

SP was accompanied by her younger daughter, Willow, grandson Tripp, and a bunch of female handlers. A source at the suite said Palin was stopping in while her other daughter, Bristol, was doing a photo shoot nearby.

We're told Palin was quite the prima donna, and that she insisted the suite be opened two hours early so she could come when no looky-loos would be around.

"They told us last minute to get here super early for [Palin]," says our rightfully annoyed source. "Then, she wouldn't let anyone take her picture or do any interviews."

For those of you who think that's a standard request—uh, it's not, especially when you're getting thousands of dollars worth of free goods. Some of the products Palin picked up included "Bloom" facial products, which she told the vendor she needed for her under eye area.

"She said she always needed to look her best because she's always in the press," says a Bloom spokesperson.

But don't think Sarah stopped there.

Palin grabbed some oversized sweatshirts and tye-dyed "jeggings" for Bristol, got a blow-out by colorist Erick Orellana from the Chris McMillan Salon along with snatching up jewelry from Pascal Mouawad, Skagen Watches, Lash Food, and 40 pairs of "Aiaiai" headphones.

A spokesperson for Aiaiai tells us Sarah said "they would be great for working out."

But was Sarah just grabby 'n' whiney for a good cause? The press release for the suite states Palin gave over $1700 dollars to the Red Cross and planned to donate what she received at the suite to charity.

Oh, really?

Too fab she gave money, but we can assure you she did not give up any of her swag.

We're sure she'll get around to donating all her acquired goods to charity, right about the time she donates her wardrobe the RNC bought her. Remember that one? Even John McCain spilled that bit o' benevolence never happened.

Geez, with this kind of bitchy and Hollywood-esque behavior Sarah, you're heading into Blind Vice territory! Or have you been there already?

—Additional reporting by Taryn Ryder