Working it out
How many packs the room needs
Tell it the table and how many of them stand in the room. It works out how many packs that is, what it costs and how far the cloth hangs on that particular table.
Pick the table you are covering and type how many of them stand in the room.
What it is actually doing
Two sums, both short. The number of packs is the table count divided by the pack size and rounded up, because a cover cannot be bought in halves. The drop is the cover less the table, halved, and it is a full drop when that comes out at or above the height of the table.
The plan runs both for every pack we box and sorts the results by what the room costs, not by which box is biggest. That order is worth watching: a bigger box is not always the cheaper way to cover the same forty tables.
| Table | Cover | Drop at the lowest point | Where it stops |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft banquet table | 54" x 108" | 12" | Half drop, legs showing |
| 8 ft banquet table | 54" x 108" | 6" | Half drop, legs showing |
| 4 ft banquet table | 54" x 108" | 12" | Half drop, legs showing |
| 48 inch round table | 84" | 18" | Half drop, legs showing |
| 60 inch round table | 84" | 12" | Half drop, legs showing |
| 30 inch cocktail table | 84" | 27" | Half drop, legs showing |
Still deciding what the room should look like
The host notes cover the cuts, the metals and the foam, and they are written for the person setting up rather than the person shopping.