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Coupon

Organization
Binder Tutorial
Part One: Stacking Inserts,
Cutting & Categorizing
Multiple Sunday Papers – Time Saver
• Separate Red Plum, Smart Source, and
Procter & Gamble booklets.
• One Insert at a time separate individual
pages from each booklet and stack together.
• Leave Procter & Gamble coupons uncut and
filed in accordion file. They are released
monthly, and mostly Health & Beauty
Multiple Copies of the Sunday
Newspaper
Separate pages together, one booklet at a time.
Separate each insert by page
and stack like pages together
Stack Like Pages Together
Staple each coupon
Keeps inserts together so they can be cut
properly

Don’t Staple
Barcode!
Why Staple Coupons
before cutting?
• Makes cutting out coupons easier
• Keeps like coupons together
while
cutting.
• Simplifies filing.
Time to Start Cutting
Separate Coupons as they are cut into
categories for easy filing.

• Categorize by grocery isle

• Not store specific – broad categories that


relate to any grocery store

• Goal is to touch coupon twice


1. Cut and place in appropriate category ready to file
2. File all coupons in like categories at one time.
Keeping It Simple
Categorize While You Cut

Paper/Poster Board Mini Stacking


Suggested Categories
File by Grocery Isle

•Drinks & bread • Medicine


•Frozen Foods • Baby items
•Refrigerated Foods • Cleaning items
•Breakfast/Baking Items • Paper items
•Canned & Boxed items • Scented Products
•Sauces & Snacks • Pets
•Personal Items
Mini Stacking Bins
• One Bin Per Category

• Easy to toss into bin as


coupon is cut

• Filing is a breeze since


coupons are already
separated

No time to file? Stack bins


and put away!
(no mess & easy clean up)
Paper or Poster board
• Write/Type Each Category
• As Coupons are cut place
on appropriate category

Separate
Coupons by
category
Part Two: Category Dividers,
Baseball Card Holders, Binders and
More
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Dividers & Baseball


Cardholders
Label Index Dividers by Category

We Used Address Labels on our Index Dividers.


Categories
File by Grocery Isle

•Drinks & bread • Medicine


•Frozen Foods • Baby items
•Refrigerated Foods • Cleaning items
•Breakfast/Baking Items • Paper items
•Canned & Boxed items • Scented Products
•Sauces & Snacks • Pets
•Personal Items
File Coupons in Baseball Card
Holders

Easy to Organize
File by Category

If needed fold Coupon with


product picture facing up.
Finish one newspaper booklet at a time
(Red Plum & Smart Source)
Coupons are filed by categories with product picture
facing up. Coupon in individual sleeves are filed by
expiration date. With those expiring first in the front.
Can use front and back of card holders
to fit 18 coupons instead of 9.

Coupons in the Binder above are filed 9 per page.


Back of Binder
Use Pocket for rain
checks
Combo Binder
3 Ring With Accordion File
Accordion File in Binder
File Coupon Booklets/ Store Coupons/ P & G Inserts
Scissors, Pens &
Pockets

Designate a
Place
• Scissors
• Pens, Highlighter
• Rain checks
• Coupons found in the store
• Store Coupons
• Shopping Envelope
WHOOPIE!!!!
Organized and on your way!!

• Print Store Coupon Policies


• Pull expired coupons when
you are filing new coupons
• Keep ALL coupons as to not
miss any Drug Store Money
Maker Sales.
• GIVE PURPOSLY – don’t
just donate. Bless Others!
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