Comments on: Grocery Coupon Organizer

By: Becky Easters

Becky Easters — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 18:41:40 +0000

I thought of the idea in 2005 to organize my coupons by aisle #. It makes it so much easier to have my coupons in order according to my grocery store layout so I am not shuffling through categories, brands, etc while in the store. I do everything at home as I cut the coupons… saving time and money. I even made a pocket for “check out” because we all know when we’re done, we’re done and we just wanna pay and go.

By: Justine

Justine — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 21:28:38 +0000

I put in all the categories I thought I would need, and some of them I found that later on I needed to be more specific, and some I just don’t need to be that specific, but for a good start, I’ll list my categories. I have two different accordions, one for food, and one for non-food. I’m not sure the exact ones for the food one as it is in the car, and my husband is gone to work, but for the non-food:
Cosmetics, Dental, Feminine Products, Gift wrap/cards/tape, Haircare, Household cleaning prod., Household paper prod., Laundry, Lotion & deodorants, medicine/pharmacy, Shaving/hair removal, and the last is soaps and cleansers. The one that fills up the quickest would have to be the household cleaning products, so I might go more in-depth with subcategories, like brand names just because it gets so full. But the laundry one didn’t get as full as I thought it would. It did when I first started out, so maybe I’ll just keep it.
No more rambling on! How else does everyone organize theirs?

By: flash

flash — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 21:42:34 +0000

Categories can be what ever you are most comfortable with. And, depending on the number of coupons you have that need organizing.

I use a basic system of three main categories: Grocery (Food) items, Health and Beauty (non-Food) items, and Household (cleaners, etc.). I also keep one envelope of coupons with me at all items, marked CHECK or USE; these are “great” coupons that I want to be sure to use, even if there isn’t a sale, before they expire. Great coupons might be “Free” item coupons, very high value coupons, or things I buy frequently and want to have the coupons on hand when I shop.

From that point, it depends upon how many coupons I have. You can break Grocery/Food down to canned, frozen, fresh…or into side dishes, meat, etc., … or even further down into pasta, rice, etc. if you have quite a few coupons to organize.

You can also organize according to how your supermarkets are typically arranged. I often do this when I shop. Coupons for Produce first, since that’s usually at the store’s entrance, then Beverages, or canned/baking goods, etc. Frozen foods are often in the middle of the store, or at the far side.

The important thing is do to what helps you plan you shopping and find the deals when you are in the store.

I hope that helps, if not let me know and I’ll try to answer more specifically to your needs.

By: Deborah Tighe

Deborah Tighe — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 20:48:59 +0000

Can you please suggest categories? Thank you.

By: Mommy Gets PAID

Mommy Gets PAID — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 18:37:35 +0000

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