I want to see YOUR coupon binder brag :)

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I bought about 10 packs of those martha stewart dividers since they were on sale at my location for 23 cents!!

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So I decided to go and buy the binder the hilroy zip binder... kinda bummed that it was $10 fixed price ...not like it was going to go on sale anytime soon ...so then the accessories for it aswell right?
Well dividers were $2.50 ... for a 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 thats quite expensive... and so I was walking along until i found THE CLEARANCE TABLE.. filler with wierd stuff .. some hockey stuff , invitations, pens, pencils, stickers, I looked at it for abit and didnt find anything but there was a pile of marth stewart stuff... I had low hopes in finiding anything fit for a 5 1/2 binder BUT

I found this :)
quite happy dividers were 97cents and a tab pocket 1.97 ... much better than paying $2.50 for each divider and $3 for the tab pocket.
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I use a 3-ring binder sorted alphabetically, not categories. I then put it in a reusable bag with all my flyers and extra inserts if I just got them and haven't cut them yet. I cut every coupon and either put it in my binder or the garbage. It is a bit heavy, but I'm building muscles :)
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Some very useful ideas here. Love them. I have a large 3-ring binder that's too big and heavy to carry around and I have a smaller folder that I carry in my purse but am not happy with the folder. I really need to do something and now have some ideas thanks to the posts here. This is the week when I will find something that works better. I have to be organized because my memory is terrible and my timing is even worse. I often stumble upon some great finds only to realize the corresponding coupons are at home in the big binder. Thanks everyone and a special thank you to niro_anan for starting this thread. :-)

Started with envelopes, quickly outgrew those. Moved to accordian style receipt holder and HATED that I could not see what was inside easy. Moved to 3 ring zip binder that usually stays in the car (I used photo sheets that I cut down to fit and those baseball card inserts from the dollar store) I take out only the coupons I plan on using that trip and pop them in a small pouch. I am considering moving the small pouch to a small photo album so I can "SEE" things easier when shopping. Might split the binder into 2, one for personal stash coupons and one for trade. (Not that I have enough coupons for that but down the road)

It was at Keele and Eglinton. They had a few hanging on some clips, they may be out of stock by now. My only beef with it is that it's paper.

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I see you are from Toronto. Which dollar tree did you buy the accordion coupon holder from? & was that what it was called? Love your idea!

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Oooh I like this thread :) I'm very proud of my Coupon & Trade Binders

I used to have one of those Glow Girl organizers, and I loved it.. but the more coupons I acquired, I would get more and more annoyed at not being able to easily look through them in a store. Sooo.. I needed something bigger and easier to see.

I got the coupon binder as a birthday present, ordered from zazzle.ca and customized. The inside of the binder has pockets to hold random stuff.. I keep some of the thick pockets (shown in the last picture) in the front for my Price Matching flyers. Inside the pocket, I put a little piece of paper with the items I'm interested in for that particular store, as well as the coupons I want to use on those items. Sorry, I already did my shopping for the week.. so all you get to see is the pocket with a flyer in it :P

Anyways, then I have a zippered binder that I use for trades. The inside left has a little filing accordian where I keep extra coupon pages of different pocket sizes, envelopes, stamps, etc for trading on the fly lol Other than that, it's just a regular binder with dividers and coupon pages.. organized by expiry date.

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Oooh I like this thread :) I'm very proud of my Coupon & Trade Binders

I used to have one of those Glow Girl organizers, and I loved it.. but the more coupons I acquired, I would get more and more annoyed at not being able to easily look through them in a store. Sooo.. I needed something bigger and easier to see.

I got the coupon binder as a birthday present, ordered from zazzle.ca and customized. The inside of the binder has pockets to hold random stuff.. I keep some of the thick pockets (shown in the last picture) in the front for my Price Matching flyers. Inside the pocket, I put a little piece of paper with the items I'm interested in for that particular store, as well as the coupons I want to use on those items. Sorry, I already did my shopping for the week.. so all you get to see is the pocket with a flyer in it :P

Anyways, then I have a zippered binder that I use for trades. The inside left has a little filing accordian where I keep extra coupon pages of different pocket sizes, envelopes, stamps, etc for trading on the fly lol Other than that, it's just a regular binder with dividers and coupon pages.. organized by expiry date.

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Ilove the binder, custom made !!!! And it says coupon binder !!! You have good taste , the style of pokadots and pink looks like some sort of high end binder I wouldnt have thought it was really a coupon binder:shock:

Heh Thanks, I love it :D

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I use a small photo album. 200 pockets I believe. I bought it at the dollar store for one dollar. I added masking tape tabs. I have fairly broad groupings. I order my coupons with the most relevant or most used first in each category. The coupons I plan to trade or won't use are at the back of each category.

I keep two pockets at the front to organize current trades. I keep a few pockets at the back for specific store promotions. I like the small photo album because it's small enough to take with me but big enough for a good amount of coupons. I've had it for about six months I'll probably have to replace it within another six months as the pockets are tearing. So I would say it's lifespan is a year.

The time Im able to devote to couponing makes it a hobby for me. Having a slightly smaller master book Provides boundaries for the amount of coupons and time I'm allowed to spend towards couponing as well which I personally need.

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I also use a small photo album (among other things) -- but yours looks like each page is divided into two pockets -- is that right? I like that -- but what do you do with the bigger coupons, like the ones from gocoupons? Mine has 1 slot per page and you load it from the top.

Silk

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I used to have a BIG binder like most of you have, but I found it wasn't for me. The weight was causing shoulder pain and it was very inconvenient to lug around. Plus I'm small-myself and the binder was disproportionally huge! :razz:
I then tried one of Glow Girl Fibers' coupon organizers. It was really handy for a while and super cute! One day though, I was sitting with it on my lap and reached over for something, the whole thing fell on the floor. Coupons EVERYWHERE. Took me hours to reorganize everything.
NOW ladies and gents (drum roll), I believe I've found the perfect solution for ME and I doubt I'll be going back! I use a small binder (from Staples). It holds less coupons per page, but I can fit it in my purse! I have tabs for different section and keep scissors and post-its in the front pocket (you never know when you'll need post-its!).

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Wow, I really like this. If I decide to change my current system, I think this is the binder I would change to :) Thanks MtlCouponer - and Erica - for sharing!

Silk

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I also use a small photo album (among other things) -- but yours looks like each page is divided into two pockets -- is that right? I like that -- but what do you do with the bigger coupons, like the ones from gocoupons? Mine has 1 slot per page and you load it from the top.

Silk

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I just fold them in half. I only keep big ones if I can use or trade them.

So I was thinking since most people do use binders , folders etc. to see the coupons . You must be using some sort of pocket pages right? I havent checked my dollarama just YET for those but I had an idea and found a perfect DIY for those pocket pages protectors...if they arent on clearance a pack of 5 is 3.99 and 25 regular sheet protectors are 3.99 ........which would you choose .. well heres the link . I found it to be very helpful and will be doing this as soon as i get them.

http://culdesacchic.blogspot.ca/2011...tic-sheet.html

http://studiocalico.blogspot.ca/2010...-own-page.html

there is another site that was REALLY good and almost was exactly like the ones you find at the store .. i will try to find a link for that

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I just fold them in half. I only keep big ones if I can use or trade them.

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Thanks for answering!

Silk

This is my binder. It's essentially an old, old photo album that I pulled out of recycling. So it was free. And then I had patterned ducktape in black/white and taped it to cover the originally ugly, faded cover design, and also tape some pockets to inside covers. Never got around to properly doing dividers as you can see -- one of these days will do it.

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