When I used to do "early morning" we would find what I used to refer to as a "bound volume" in the self serve laundrymattes. A very tall stack of magazines left in a nice little pile. 10-20 mags.
I would take them all with me and just leave a few. The ones I took would get placed again later that morning and recorded as my placements. Hmmmm
Also, If we entered a laundry room and no mags were on the table, they were usually in the nearest trash can covered in lint and detergent. Again: recover, place and count.
The magazine placement tally, like everything else they boast about is false ans inaccurate.