Comments on: Coupon Organization: A Survey of How People Do It

By: JR Teare

JR Teare — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 01:36:00 +0000

I know of a great place that everybody can give their extra coupons too. I am hoping more people can be aware of this great service project. There is a website called grocerycouponsforfree.org that has a list of military bases you can send your expired coupons to. They also have a list of food shelves that you can send your unexpired coupons to. Both are great service projects and grocerycouponsforfree.org does a great job in explaining these programs. I hope more people get involved with these types of programs. These coupons go a long ways to helping people reduce their grocery bill!

By: RBMommy

RBMommy — Wed, 19 May 2010 22:34:38 +0000

I don’t do any clipping until I need them. It saves so much time! I just write the date on the insert and file it away. Then I check CrazyCouponMommy.com for the weekly store coupon matchups and they tell me exactly which insert to find teh coupon in or where I can print it from. She also has a coupon database you can search thru in case you are looking for something in particular! Best of all, its all free. :)

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:45:52 +0000

Ok, I guess I have another issue: I also feel that the time it takes to ferret out coupons that might be cost-effective along with the printer ink to print them makes it of very little value to me. And I resent having to pay a membership fee to a coupon site! Bah humbug!!

By: Donna

Donna — Wed, 19 May 2010 12:38:50 +0000

My issues with coupons is that they expire within just a month or less, sometimes! I don’t even bother with them if I know I won’t be buying the product for another month or two!

By: Peggy

Peggy — Sun, 16 May 2010 21:31:58 +0000

I use coupons from the internet, mail, grocery stores and newspapers. We find that we can usually save from 35 to 60 percent each shopping trip depending on our grocery needs. It’s made a huge difference in our budget. We get to save more using coupons plus usually have a full pantry. My husband and I spend about an hour each week to do the shopping list and clip the coupons. We also try to get as many free or almost free items that we can each week. Most “free” items are donated to a local food bank to help others. We also give them to people we know that are have hard times. We feel good knowing that we can help others while keeping a handle on the food budget.

By: Carrie

Carrie — Wed, 12 May 2010 00:24:59 +0000

Indeed, I have lamented about coupons. I need to take a clue and simplify, simplify, simplify. I’m glad I haven’t gotten sucked into getting stuff just because it’s free.

I think there can be a real benefit for many people in using coupons, especially since these days coupons come from many places – newspapers, the internet, magazines, the mail… I’ve explored lots of options over time, and slowly I’m finding what works for me.

By: Connie Walsh

Connie Walsh — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:27:29 +0000

Here is one of my coupon holders:

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARY0fZP9AEREZGN3bjJoN3dfMTE3ZzQ2NHJiaGI&hl=en

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARY0fZP9AEREZGN3bjJoN3dfMTE5ZzNya2g5aHI&hl=en

http://docs.google.com/Doc?docid=0ARY0fZP9AEREZGN3bjJoN3dfMTIxZnFkazMzY2g&hl=en

By: Connie Walsh

Connie Walsh — Sat, 08 May 2010 21:25:27 +0000

I am in Canada so there are not as many coupons and no Walgreens. I get the following things for free (or near to it) if I collect my coupons and use them during a great sale: whole wheat pasta, healthy choice pasta sauce, all the candles, frangrance sprays or smelly stuff I could ever want…I give it to friends, Saran wrap, tin foil, coffee, soup (for lunch and recipes) and cereal from now to Kingdom Come.

By: Amy B.

Amy B. — Sat, 08 May 2010 00:34:19 +0000

I use an old U-gi-oh! collector binder I picked up for about $1 at a thrift store. I throw out any coupon that is something we don’t normally use. My kids are picky, and usually even the kid-oriented things can be a waste.

By: Shauna

Shauna — Fri, 07 May 2010 21:40:09 +0000

Maybe its because I live in Alaska and there are not many choices here. But in the Sunday Newspaper, there is usually only advertisements telling you to use your store card for discounts. I rarely see coupons anymore unless its a manufactures coupon and it came with a prior purchase of the product or the store is local and doesn’t have a computer system in for scanning bar-codes. The the coupon is usually very general, such as purchase over 300 dollars and get 15 percent off the entire purchase.

By: skeemer118

skeemer118 — Fri, 07 May 2010 19:39:10 +0000

A couple of weeks ago I spent $17 & received 4 full bags of groceries at Publix. My savings with coupons was $25. The first time I spent less than I saved! My husband is a big fan especially since we’re using every dollar to become debt free next year. :)

By: Patti

Patti — Fri, 07 May 2010 18:35:52 +0000

You guys need to get with the times! mom’s don’t clip coupons – they file them by date and let other websites do the matchups for them! then you clip (or print or load to your card) what you need when you need it. Just google “coupon matchups for Safeway week of 5/12″ and you will learn a whole new system! they tell you what’s on sale and where to find the coupon for it. Internet printables and why. It’s a whole new world for busy mom’s (&Dads). check out http://www.bargainblessings.com/search/label/Couponing%20101 for deals in colorado – or google coupon matchups in “your city” – unbelieiveable!! these blogs always have a “new to couponing” section. little effort – big savings!!!

By: mindy

mindy — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:19:14 +0000

should be save $1,000′s every year

By: mindy

mindy — Fri, 07 May 2010 17:17:43 +0000

I “bought” over $3,000 in merchadise from Rite Aid in April and to date in May. I ended up paying $33, yes $33 after coupons and rebates. What a deal! I get things we use and if we can’t use it and it’s free, I donate it! It’s easy and fun!

I organize doing this — file inserts by dates! there is almost no time involved as I go to my favorite sites and they list the date of the coupon. I then go to that insert and cut out ONLY what I need. NO wasted time. I keep a small coupon box for those I get other ways and have that organized by type. I don’t buy junk, or processed and I have $1,000′s of dollars every year….all by cutting a few pieces of paper out.

By: Helena

Helena — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:55:41 +0000

I have found that coupons are not worth the effort in most case for me. When I did use coupons only one or two got used a month because most of the Items I could get cheaper in the store brans or a different bran that was on sale then later the coupons I was saving, expired. I still save a few coupons but I don’t persue them like I use to.

By: Gigi

Gigi — Fri, 07 May 2010 15:07:39 +0000

I use coupons every week on double coupon day (only up to 5 so sometimes I go twice). When General Mills runs their promotion of buy however many cereals and get $10 off at the register and free milk and now free eggs, figuring those savings in, with coupons I’ve gotten boxes of cereal, for as low as .39 cents a box. I do almost all my cooking from scratch, but when convenience things are on sale and I can get them very cheaply with a coupon, I buy them. On very busy days adding a Rice-a-roni to the dinner’s rice or even using a Hamburger Helper (usually the ones for fettucine Alfredo stuff since I’m not that good at making white sauces and my kids love them) can make dinner much faster and easier, if not the best tasting. I also use coupons to get things like crackers and cookies really cheap (I seldom pay more than $1 per package). This is for when we have unexpected guests and I can whip out a quick appetizer or at least cheese and crackers, or to send to my son’s friends houses with him so the other parents don’t have to provide everything these teen boys eat. And last week, I got products for a little over a dollar a box and the promotion came with a free deli roasted chicken. And I agree with the thrill of watching the register receipt go down!

By: Marjorie

Marjorie — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:09:18 +0000

I use an old recipe box with dividers by category. These days though I don’t seem to use many coupons as they seem to be primarily for highly processed foods.

By: Gretchen

Gretchen — Fri, 07 May 2010 14:05:11 +0000

I’ve never seen coupons like #10 is describing- but I buy my milk and yogurt at the dairy anyway.

I use couponclippers dot com for specific items I know I’ll use then just pull out from a pile the ones I’ll be using that week.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:56:39 +0000

@Dash – you beat me too it. I was going to mention couponmom.com as well. I am in flux right now with my living situation, so I haven’t been keeping up, but this seems like the easiest method. Why keep a database, when someone else is already doing that, as well as matching the deals!

By: Vtcouponqueen

Vtcouponqueen — Fri, 07 May 2010 13:14:15 +0000

Couponing is one of the main reasons I have been able to be a stay-at-home for 20 years until recently. Sure there have been times I have had to throw out food that didn’t get eaten but my savings far outweighs what I have lost. In addition I love to over buy when getting items for free or near free and donate. I do this for our local homeless shelter and when friends I know are struggling. Plus to agree with Rachel most of my coupons are for good healthy food. I am now waiting for a 5.00 rebate from Sorrento cheese that with coupon will have cost me .50c per package and I get to do it 4 more times! Healthy food is really at the forefront of many of our lives and food companies know this and are catering to that with fabulous coupons.