Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Couponing 101


Again found here.



Get Organized


"The second step to successful coupon use is organization. There is a variety of ways to organize and maintain coupons. Successful coupon users have a place to keep and organize the coupons. This can be a box, binder or flexible file. Plastic flex-type coupon organizers can be purchased at many stores. Many coupon users make their own binders using a zippered binder filled with photo pages or sports card pages. A box with dividers can be made or purchased. Whatever is used, the coupons are divided and placed in categories which provide for easy location while shopping.


There are many methods to saving and cutting the coupons and inserts. Some coupon users will cut all coupons and file them in their coupon organizer. This way all of the coupons are available when shopping. If a surprise deal or sale is found, the coupon is ready. Others cut only the coupons they are sure to use and leave the rest in the coupon inserts. When a sale or deal on a specific item occurs, they can go back to the insert and cut the needed coupons. If doing this, find a way to file and organize the inserts. Print or write out a list of which coupons are in each insert."


My dad has been in the grocery business since he was 17. I always remember couponing. Back in the day our family kept our coupons in one of those magnetic photo albums. You know the ones with the sticky pages? Couponing was a family affair and we really learned the value of it. Now that I only shop once a month unless a sale is too good to miss I have my own system. You need to do what works best for you. To see a couple different storage solutions click here
to watch a youtube video.

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