How to Organize Coupons and Loyalty Cards

Do you have a mess of store loyalty cards and coupons all over your purse? Here's how to organize your store loyalty cards and coupons, so that there will be no more rifling through your purse at the checkout looking for them. Plus the supplies for this quick and easy project cost less than $5.

First, I got my supplies from Target. I got their $2 photo booklet and some sturdy post it tabs. I didn't even need to use a third of the tabs, so I have several left for another project:

Next, I gathered up all my coupons and store loyalty cards. I should note that I'm not a major couponer these days, but I do save some of the checkout coupons, or a 20% off at Ulta or Carters and things like that. Occasionally I print a couple coupons online for something I know I will buy. What a mess:

I sorted everything into piles based on what store I would use them. Therefore, a CVS loyalty card and coupon I would use there were grouped together. Then I made a list of all the stores and put them in alphabetical order. I typed the list into Excel so it would quickly alphabetize the list.

Next, I took the tabs and took a thin marker to write two stores on each tab. I put two stores to a tab because I think there's only 19 slots on the photo book, and I had a few more stores than that. This way there's even some extra spaces, and I don't think two stores of cards/coupons in one slot is too many at all.

I then stuck the tabs on the plastic sleeves with the photo book upside down. It looked like this:

I placed all the cards and coupons into the slots and stuck it in my purse.

I did not actually stick anything inside the photo sleeves, so the cards are loose in each section. This way I don't need to get the photo book out in order to access the cards. I can just quickly reach in and get the card I need:

I keep my driver's license, main credit card, debit card, and cash in my wallet instead of in this organizer. I don't see why you couldn't keep them in the organizer and do away with the need for a wallet, although you would want to be careful. If you take the the whole organizer out of your purse, things can fall out since they aren't secured in there. Also, I have this little case my mom made for me to keep my business cards:

How do you organize your store loyalty cards and coupons?

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28 Comments

Susan Says

I use the key chain loyalty cards and keep them all on a separate, designated key chain. For coupons, I took a bank envelope from the bank I go to. This particular bank envelope has a top flap and a flap that is on the long side of the envelope. I used duct tape to create a body over the paper envelope. Then I use a binder clip to secure it at the top so the coupons don’t fall out when I’m pulling them while shopping. I do use a lot of coupons, plus keep restaurant coupons in it as well, so it does get quite thick and the paper envelope did tear out in spots causing the coupons to stick to the inside at the bottom and on one inner side. I merely went over it again with more duct tape and sealed all the parts that were problems. So far this type of system works well for me. I’ve been using it about 1-1/2 years now.

LauraJane Says
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Great system!

megzway Says

I have all of mine on a keychain. Most come with a keyfab so I actually throw the cards away and just keep the keyfab. This way they are all together and and always with me.

megzway Says

Ill add that coupons go right onto the cards electronically or I have a spot in my wallet just for coupons.
LauraJane Says
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Sounds like a great system

Lorianne Stogsdill Says

I have 2 or 3 loyalty cards that I ise on a regular basis. These stay in my wallet, and for the others I took the small keychain card and put all of those on a binder ring in my purse for occasional use.
I don’t use coupons often, so they don’t stay in my purse; I have a folder that I keep them in at home. When I make my shopping list, I pull out the coupons I might use that day.

LauraJane Says
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Sounds like a great system.

Mercy Says

Such a great idea! I am not a huge couponer, but this is easy to create and store in your purse. Thanks for sharing.

LauraJane Says
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Glad you like it!

Barb J Says

nice idea

mary Says

That is a great idea I have a few photo books laying around from when I cleaned them to put in a scrapbook and tabs also laying around thank u for the great idea

LauraJane Says
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Great, so glad you like it.

Havok Says

All the coupons I need for a trip are in my planner – all others are left at home. Loyalty cards are actually pretty few. I have a few that are the keyfob kind, and then a few that use phone numbers attached to the account. I have the same Albertson’s keychainfob that I’ve had for the past ten or eleven or whatever years, and it just stays with me always on my keys xD

Kayla Magill Says

I love that you have Love Spell on your nails, I love Jamberry nail wraps (hints why I’m an independent consultant)

LauraJane Says
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It was my first attempt at a Jamberry manicure. I do love the Love Spell design!

Susan Says

Did you know there is an app called “Key Ring” that you can put all you store cards on. This way you don’t have to carry all your cards with you. It also gives you offers and sales fliers for your area. Also you can make a shopping list and check things off as you shop.

LauraJane Says
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Yes, I love the app idea as well. On my last phone, my screen cover prevented them from scanning. I didn’t know that the Key Ring app also has fliers and a shopping list – I’ll have to check it out again.

Wendy kerth Says

I have a little wallet from 31 that has alphabet dividers. They go in there. Takes up very little room.

LauraJane Says
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Sounds like a great idea!

tujuana Says

Love this idea. I use mines with labels on the pages for each day of the month. Then I insert printed paper and keep cash inside for each month like the cash envelope system. The other one is used with printed paper and card stock with my spring cleaning inside for each room. then you can write on each page with a erasable marker.

Nancy Says

So need to do this! The ones I use the most are put into the credit card slots in my wallet the others are just shoved in my wallet – which means, that I have to did when I go into a store 🙁

Donna Says

I use the app keyring to hold all my store reward cards. It is so handy. Some stores can actually zap it from your phone if not they type it in But no more carrying around those cards.

LauraJane Says
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That sounds great!

Barb J Says

Thanks for the series.

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Kat Says

Thank so r the ideas….also, I love LOVE your wallet/purse!! Where did you get it?! ????

LauraJane Says
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My purse is from Vera Bradley.

WENDY Says

Greatly appreciate the photobook idea. I am going to use this to organize my coupons that are now all mixed up in a Tory Burch wallet! I use an app on my cell phone for my loyalty cards called CardStar. There is a function on the app that allows you to scan your card number in or enter it manually. In this way, as I always have my cell phone with me, I do not have to budget space in my purse for the physical rewards and/or membership cards.