Do not size Meridian or Eagle coffee restock from the seating chart. Size it from the days people actually drive in.
Hybrid weeks leave some midweek days thin and jam two or three days with meetings, training, and visitors. Official headcount stays the same. Cups do not. Our Boise team restocks milk, beans, and supplies on a set schedule. That schedule fails if the free two-week trial only saw empty desks.
Name the Meridian and Eagle days that fill
Write down which days each campus fills before you trust any cup total. Add visitor count, morning arrival, afternoon traffic, shift overlap, and the meeting calendar. Those notes explain pantry load better than assigned seats.
Run both trial weeks on ordinary workdays when you can. Skip holiday weeks and planned closures. The office contact does not fix the machine. They do need to report low milk, locked doors, and schedule changes before our truck shows up.
Treasure Valley hybrid weeks often create two headcounts in one day. Morning looks calm. Midmorning fills. See our note on hybrid weeks with two headcounts in one day when you map Meridian and Eagle attendance.
Count cups by hour on those busy days
Split the day: early morning, midmorning, lunch, afternoon refill, event spikes, and light remote days. An eighty-seat campus can look empty at 7:30 a.m. and packed by 9:15 once drivers, visitors, and conference rooms arrive.
Total cups set billing and restock volume. Hourly notes tell us if the station needs a morning restock, an afternoon cold brew push, or a service window that matches who is on site. School calendar weeks and trail commute patterns can move those hours without changing the org chart.
Prove campus access on a full day
Meridian and Eagle sites usually need a front desk plan, visitor parking, a loading or side entrance, pantry access, a service window, and a backup contact. Write that list before install day. Keep it current during the trial.
If parking is unclear or a badge fails, milk and supplies sit in the wrong place while the station runs down. Campus buildings are simpler than Downtown garages. They still fail when nobody holds the pantry key. Prove access on a busy anchor day, not only on a light remote day.
Track hot drinks and cold drinks on each campus
Espresso, milk drinks, cold brew, ice, and water do not move together. A warm afternoon or a visitor lunch can shift the mix while total cups stay flat. Tell us what people order during the trial so we stock the right machines and supplies.
Meridian floors that empty for Greenbelt lunches often lean colder later in the day. Eagle floors with denser meeting calendars may stay milk-heavy through midafternoon. Capture both. Do not average them into one vague order.
Put one person on the campus restock notes
Give one person the station record: cup count, milk and bean level, machine alerts, service notes, access changes, and upcoming events. Large accounts sometimes run one station for office staff and another near training or visitors. Assign a wing contact if use rates diverge. Keep one facilities owner above them.
Our break room readiness quiz is a quick check on whether that ownership is clear. If the office recently moved between Meridian, Eagle, and Downtown, say so early. Moves change refrigerator space, freight habits, and who holds the pantry key. We cover that in office move coffee planning for Boise, Meridian, and Eagle.
Set restock from the busy weeks you measured
At the end of two weeks, look at total cups, drink mix, peak hours, visitors, waste, cleanliness, access problems, and whether the campus owner kept notes. The two-week trial FAQ covers the commercial basics. The local check is simple: did the trial see Meridian and Eagle on normal busy days?
If not, extend measurement. Do not guess. A program approved on an easy week often needs an emergency restock the first time the campus fills again.
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