[ellie1912]

"Also - for those of you that go every day and get TONS of inserts - how do you organize yours? My current method isn't working well with the volume of inserts I am getting DD."

-I cut out 6-8 of each insert for myself and put these into two, three ring binders, using Baseball card holders- one for food and one for non-food (Makeup, HBA, Meds, Baby etc). I carry my "Hot Coupons" in a zip lock bag in my diaper bag/purse (q's that are frees at Target, Food Lion and Wal-Mart), so if I didn't bring my 2 big binders with me, at least I'll have some q's I can always use.

-Up until this week my system of keeping my extra inserts in clear plastic boxes by date (I have 4 boxes) was working fine... and then a few weeks ago I found a new recycle bin that has 100 times more inserts than the other 6 bins I was frequenting 4-5 times a week... so now my inserts from the past 3 weeks are sitting in huge piles in my window seat/nook, here in the computer room... It's a good problem to have I guess. It was easy keeping approx. 60 inserts per week in boxes... but 200 inserts per week is going to require bigger boxes, which I haven't purchased yet... the computer room is turning into a room full of boxes of coupons...

For all you new DDers (Well, I'm new too, only been doing this since Feb) - take courage, I get asked, "What are you doing?" all the time now - as there are always people recycling their papers while I have my head IN the bins... and I always say, with a smile, "I'm hunting for coupons!" :) I do get nervous, but usually I direct that energy into standing on my tip toes and reaching as far down as I can in the bin - DDing really is a workout- I find after an hour and a half, or so my arms are really tired. Also, using a garden cultivator to help overturn/drag the piles of coupons is a great arm workout as well. :)

~Karen~