Grocery Coupon Organizer Categories

List of Coupon Categories & How to Organize a Plastic Accordion File

Oct 20, 2009

Organize grocery coupons with these tips. Find a list of coupon categories for labeling coupon organizer categories. Sort grocery coupons & easily save money shopping.

One of the first steps in getting started with couponing is finding a way to logically sort a pile of clipped coupons.

Sort Coupon Organizer Categories

In this article, learn how to set up a thirteen-section organizer for grocery coupons and find a list of over thirty common types of coupons for setting up a personalized coupon organizer.

How to Organize a Plastic Accordion File

There are many ways to sort coupons. Some people use an envelope system while others use a large three-ring binder. Perhaps the simplest method is with a plastic (sometimes paper) accordion-style coupon organizer.

Since most small accordion-style coupon organizers come with thirteen pockets, many couponers must come up with a combination of categories to make the coupon supply fit into thirteen neat little sections. An easy way to do this is to group categories based on the aisle ordering in the shopper’s most frequented grocery store.

This means that if the personal care and medicine aisles are the first ones encountered upon entering the store, then those should be placed together in the first pocket. If desserts and snacks are the last aisles visited in the store, those should be placed in the last section.

How to Organize Coupons – Basic Grocery Store Coupon Organizer Categories

The article How to Organize Coupons suggests thirteen categories based on Lowe’s Foods in the mid-Atlantic region of the United States. These suggested categories can be used as a basis for customizing any grocery coupon organizer into logical categories.

Organize Grocery Coupons – List of Coupon Organizer Categories

To completely customize a grocery coupon organizer, consider starting with a comprehensive list of coupon types and grouping as needed.

Below is a list of 32 types of grocery coupons in alphabetical order. Refer to this list when labeling sections of a grocery coupon organizer. Combine categories into logical groups when possible (i.e. when two aisles appear back to back). Consider putting lesser-used categories in the last sections of the organizer.

Learn How to Organize Clipped Coupons, Match Deals, Find Printable Grocery Coupons

The coupon organizer category suggestions above are meant to simplify couponing. Anyone interested in learning how to maximize savings on trips to the store may be interested in the following articles as well:

How to Save Money with Coupons – This article explains how coupon pros combine grocery store sales with unexpired coupons to save up to 50% on every shopping trip.

Red Plum Coupon Inserts – Learn about Red Plum’s coupon insert schedule and where to find printable Red Plum grocery coupons.

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