Coupon Prepping Before Shopping

Would you be willing to go through the hassle of preparing your coupons before shopping?  The answer should be a resounding "Yes" if you fully realize that by doing so, you, like many others, could save as much as 70% off your shopping expenses.

With smart tips from those who've gone before us in the world of couponing, coupon-prepping can be quick and easy.  So before you head off to your favorite grocery store, have a few minutes to prepare your coupons.

First off, the prerequisites: 

Before you can prepare your coupons, you need to find them in the first place.  Thus, a systematic, organized coupon organizer should have been in place.  Your coupon organizer should give you coupons by expiry date or product category at a glance.

Look over your list of weekly coupon ads and find what you need.

Before doing this, you may want to go through your grocery master list and jot down what you need or want.  Then using this list, skim through your weekly coupon ads and encircle those which you can use.

Next, match up the items you've marked in your weekly ad with the actual coupons in your coupon organizer.  Pull out all the coupons you can use.

Use envelopes to organize the coupons you'll be bringing to the store.

Used mailing envelopes would be enough.  You need an envelope for each store you'll be going to.  Label one envelope with your grocery store, another envelope for your drugstore, etc.  Then just stash the coupons you just picked into the appropriate envelope.   Imagine how better off this would be than rummaging through coupons which have not been organized, earning the ire of both cashier and customers at the counter.

You now have a grocery list plus an organized set of coupons.  You can then confidently set out to a hassle-free shopping experience.  Simply hand out your coupons to the cashier upon checkout.