Reminders
How to adjust the reminder window when the real cycle changes
A useful reminder window comes from the real cycle at home: how long the item lasts, how long replacement takes and how disruptive the absence would be.
The reminder window stays with the cycle
Repleta stores the average duration and warning window together. When the household rhythm changes, you adjust the margin without creating inventory work.
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A reminder that arrives too early becomes noise. A reminder that arrives too late does not prevent the shortage. The useful margin sits between those extremes and depends more on your routine than on a generic table.
If coffee always runs out two days before the alert, the cycle may be too long or the window too short. If the water filter still has plenty of life when the alert appears, the margin may be too large for that item.
- Warn earlier when replacement involves delivery, travel or planning.
- Warn closer to the end when the item is easy to buy nearby.
- Review the average duration when consumption changed, not only the margin.
Use the real cycle as the reference
The best time to adjust is right after a real restock. You know how long the item lasted, whether it ran out before expected and whether the alert helped.
In Repleta, the important action remains marking a real restock. That restarts the cycle and makes the next estimate more honest.
Compare alert and reality
Notice whether the alert gave enough time to act, arrived too early or came after the item was already a problem.
Change a little
Move the window by a few days at a time so you can tell whether the issue was margin or average duration.
Wait for another cycle
Before editing again, let the item go through another real restock. The household needs time to show its rhythm.
Examples of useful margin
| Item | Scenario | Margin that often makes sense |
|---|---|---|
| Water filter | You need the right model | Warn several days ahead |
| Coffee | Easy to buy at the market | Warn a few days before |
| Pet food | The bag is heavy or may require delivery | Warn before the last part runs out |
| Cleaning product | Use varies with cleaning days or guests | Review after unusual weeks |
What not to adjust
Do not turn every small leftover into a cycle change. Guests, travel and unusual weeks happen. Adjust when the difference repeats or when the shortage caused real friction.
Do not use the reminder window to track units either. Repleta follows time and restocks, not shelf balance.
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