Since 2017 (?) At Home has been releasing Meishi or Business Cards for their Premium maids.
These are special collectible cards that feature the maid's photo and some personal information.
They can be obtained when buying a course (drink, food or dessert) that includes a cheki and chose to do one with that premium maid.
When she comes back to bring your signed cheki she will also give you her meishi card. Sometimes you may need to remind them to give it to you. When the maid signs your cheki on the spot on stage, she will give it you there (or remind her to give it to you).
Note however that it is possible she doesn't have any because she is either out of cards or that she didn't bring them (usually during a cosplay event), sometimes she may need to go get them from the back.
Also, meishi tend to be renewed periodically (usually yearly), so you might see different versions over time.
Another special case are the Akiba Broadway maids, they have also have their own meishi cards that can be obtained by doing a checki with that maid. For an Akibro meishi it is not necessary to order a course, you can just do a cheki with her and she will give you the card along with the signed cheki.
Since some of the Akibro maids are premium maids, this means that they have 2 different cards and they will usually give them both.
Maids in Meidoin also had their own meishi cards, but those are no longer available since Meidoin has ended.
| Japanese | English | Time | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| オープン | Open | 10:00 tor 11:00 | Time when the cafe opens, depends on the day. Usually 11h on weekdays, 10h on weekends. |
| おひるまえ | Before noon | 11:00 | An hour before noon. |
| おひる / 真上 | Noon | 12:00 | Noon, 'ma-ue' meaning just above (the hour hand on a clock face is in the up direction) |
| おひるあと | After noon | 13:00 | An hour after noon. |
| おやつまえ | Before snack time | 14:00 | An hour before snack time. |
| おやつ | Snack time | 15:00 | Snack time in Japan. |
| おやつあと | After snack time | 16:00 | An hour after snack time. |
| 真下まえ | Before evening | 17:00 | An hour before dinner timer. |
| 真下 | Evening | 18:00 | Dinner time, 'ma-shita' meaning just under (the hour hand on a clock face is in the down direction). |
| 真下あと | After evening | 19:00 | An hour after dinner time. |
| 雪だるま | Snowman | 20:00 | This might the biggest mystery of all, what does a snowman have to do with 20h? Well 20h is 8 o'clock and the number 8 looks somewhat like a snowman with a smaller circle on top of a bigger circle. |
| ラスト前 | Before last | 21:00 | Just before closing time. |
| ラスト | Last | 22:00 | All cafe close at 22h, so the maid will stay until closing time. |