Grocery Coupon Organizer

Learn the Different Methods of Organizing Coupons

How to Organize Grocery Coupons with a Grocery Coupon Organizer.

There are many different ways to organize coupons. Many Coupon Queens have invented their own grocery coupon organizer, while others simply purchase one already on the market.

There are a few different methods to organizing coupons.

The Simple Coupon Clutch Method of Organizing Coupons

If couponing and refunding are more an afterthought in your life, as opposed to an all consuming obsession, you may be able to get away with a simple coupon clutch or coupon pouch as a grocery coupon organizer.

These small, cloth bags are what you typically think of when you think of sorting coupons. They generally have around 10 pockets, and are compact, lightweight, and easily fit into most purses.

You can purchase one here at Refunding Makes Cents.

It is good to have one or two of these on hand even if you coupon on a grand scale.

I use one specifically for entertainment coupons, restaurant coupons, rebate forms, and free item coupons. It fits nicely into my purse and I do not have to lug about a large box on days I am not planning to coupon shop. Its great to have it handy for deciding on where to go to lunch, and other unplanned outings.

The Binder Method of Organizing Coupons

One of the most organized, and popular ways to make your own grocery coupon organizer is the Binder Method of Organizing Coupons.

Here’s what you will need:
--3-ring Binder, preferably zippered
--Supply of 9 pocket Baseball Card Holders

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--2-3 Page Protectors
--3-Ring Business Card Holder

The concept with the Binder Method is simple. You organize your coupons so that you can open your binder and find anything you need, quickly and easily.

The coupons are organized into your 3-inch zipper binder (don’t want them falling out, trust me on this one) by the Baseball Card Holders.

You trim your coupons (can also fold them if needed) and place one particular coupon in each pocket, or two coupons, facing opposite directions.

This is an especially effective method for those of us who have multiples of each coupon.

Longer coupons go into the bottom 3 pockets on each Baseball Card Holder so that the excess length does not get bunched up by the top of the zippered binder.

Organize your Baseball Card Holders based on your own coupon categories. You can use color coding or small sticker labels, whatever you prefer.

Refund and Rebate forms go into clear plastic page protectors in a separate section of your binder.

Store cards and gift cards can go into a business card holder designed for use in a 3 ring binder.

Some people use CD holders as a grocery coupon organizer instead of zippered binders and Baseball Card Holders. If you hate to trim coupons exactly, or are getting frustrated with folding coupons in your binder, you might try the larger CD holders instead.

Also, I have seen people use simple 2 pocket brad type folders with the Baseball Card Holders for specific stores. For example, one folder specifically for Target coupons, another specifically for CVS coupons, one for only K-Mark Coupons, etc. The main problem with this is that the folder is not zippered, and when it is accidentally turned upside down, a lot of things fall out.

It is also not a bad idea to include a 3-Ring pencil holder in your Binder. You can put in a calculator, a couple pens, and a small pair of scissors. These items are very handy to have while shopping.

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The File Method of Organizing Coupons

The File Method of Organizing Coupons is also a very popular grocery coupon organizer method.

Basically, you obtain a large file box like the one offered at Refund Cents. You then sort your coupons, based on your coupon categories, file like, into the box.

When looking for the best file box, make sure that you pick out one that will fit into the child carrier of a shopping cart.

When your box is organized, simply bring it into the store with you!

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The Envelope Method of Organizing Coupons

Very similar grocery coupon organizer method to the file method of organizing coupons, the envelope method requires sorting of coupons in a file type manner.

You write a coupon category on each envelope, and place the labeled envelopes in a shoebox sorted by section.

For example, you may have one envelope for “Baby-Diapers” and one for “Baby-Formula”. Both these envelopes would be in the “Baby” file.

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