Feature Friday -- The Couponizer (Review and Giveaway)

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If you missed my Spotlight on Mommy interview with Amy Bergin this past week, click here to read it now.  Amy is the creator of the Couponizer.  The Couponizer is more than just a coupon holder or book, but a whole system of tools designed for consistent savings you can take to the bank

Have you ever seen that couponing show on TLC, where the people use coupons and get $1000's of dollars in groceries for less than $100 (usually $50 or less)?  I am always in ah in how they do this.  And, they don't have 1 cart -- they have 6+ carts, that they enlist family and friends to help push and load the groceries in their cars.  And, then when they get home, they put most of their recently bought groceries into a pantry, or empty room(s) in their house, which they call their stock pile.  If you haven't seen this so, you must!  But, let me warn you, it is addicting, as you can't get over how much product a person can buy for so little.  I find myself stressing like the shoppers, when they are at checkout, watching the total go down with each coupon scanned it.  On occasion, the register either freezes from too many coupons, or the cashier doesn't ring things up properly, so the shopper freaks out, as they only expected to spend "X" dollars.

I am a coupon user, but not to this extreme.  I am lucky if I can save 20-30% off my total purchase.  My mother introduced me to couponing as as child, when I would tag along grocery shopping with her.  I was amazed that she could save money buying items she had coupons for.  And, usually the coupons she had were for products we hadn't tried yet -- many, which a young child would consider a treat. 

And, now that I am stay-at-home, I am always looking for ways to save money when it comes to buying things for the family and house -- Using coupons helps me do just that!  Are you a coupon user?  If so, how much do you usually save?  How do you organize your coupons?  I have a binder I keep my coupons in, and then at the end of each month, I go through them and toss the expired ones.  But, I have found that the tabs I create to separate my coupons wear away, or if I am in a rush, just throw my coupons into miscellaneous folders, not paying attention to organizing properly.  As a result, I have been on the lookout for a better organizing system.  Then, I stumbled across the Couponizer, and fell in love.  This is what I have been searching for.  And, when Amy Bergin, the creator of The Couponizer Company kindly sent me the Couponizer to review, I couldn't wait to try it out.

I have been using this coupon organizer/system for the past couple of weeks, and am so happy with it. I am finding that when it comes to planning my weekly shopping list, and pulling the coupons needed for each grocery visit, that the Couponizer is helping to keep me sane by keeping me organized and on track. 

If you are a life-long couponer, or just starting out, I highly suggest that you check out Amy's product line.  Her products really make the art of couponing fun again, while keeping you sane on the organizing end of it.  Since using your organizer, I am finding that I am saving more, and not spending extra time fumbling through a binder, like I had in the past, just to find and hand over my coupons to the cashier.  And, I am loving the shopping list that is included with the Couponizer set.  Sometimes I find that either I am too tired to food shop, or just can't make it to the market, as one of the girls is not feeling well. So, this is when I send my husband to do the grocery shopping for me.  In the past, I would send him, only to have him return with half the items from my list.  He would say he couldn't find the items or just forgot.  But, with these handy shopping list sheets, I can break down the items needed by the aisle. How great is that?  Since I began using these lists when sending my husband to the store, he is only forgetting 1-2 items, instead of half.  The Couponizer would make for a great gift for new moms, new brides, or those interested in joining the couponing craze!

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More about the Couponizer:

How Does it Work?:

 

Product Details

The Couponizer® -- The Couponizer® is a complete set of tools designed to make saving money easy. It is made up of 18 category pockets for grocery coupons and other coupon and discount category pockets.

Customer Loyalty Sleeves -- Always have access to your rewards for being a loyal customer! Place your customer loyalty cards, punch cards and gift cards here for easy access.

Shopping List -- Stay efficient! The shopping list helps to keep you on track while shopping. They have item-by-item listing with check marks so you can go aisle-by-aisle. 

CoupTracker -- Track your savings with handy list pad. adding up your savings over time will motivate you to keep saving! 

Scissors -- A pair of scissors to carry with you for clipping coupons anytime, anywhere! 

CoupStacker -- Clip & Organize in one step! This "Patent Pending" feature of the system makes organizing couponsfast and easy. Just clip a coupon and lay it down on the category it belongs. Then after clipping, the coupons are easily transfered to the pockets in the Couponizer booklet. The categories on the CoupStacker correspond in exact order and color with the Couponizer category pockets. 

Carrying Bag -- Put the coupons in The Couponizer over the weekend and keep it in the carrying bag in your car. You'll never be without your coupons again!

--BUY NOW--

To order the Couponizer for yourself, or to give as a gift, click here to order online now. The 10th Anniversary Edition only costs $19.95.  In addition, you can buy gift sets, totes and more. Make sure to use coupon code "ROBIN" at checkout, to receive 10% off your total order.  Act fast, as this code is only valid until March 31, 2012.

---GIVEAWAY---

Want to win a Couponizer?  Thanks to Amy Bergin, the creator of this amazing product, she is offering one Inspired by Savannah reader a chance to win the Happy New Years Savings Pack - A $37.90 Value.
 
This Pack Includes:

• The 10th Anniversary Edition Couponizer 6 piece system 
• Instructional Mouse Pad
• Canvas Mini Tote (either green as pictured or red) 
• Pen.  

To enter, please complete the MANDATORY ENTRY first, and then as many EXTRA ENTRIES as you like.  Make sure to include your email address with each comment, so that I can contact you if you win.  Good luck!

MANDATORY ENTRY:

1) What is your favorite online coupon site for printable coupons, tips and/or deals?

2) What was the most you ever saved in a grocery shopping visit with coupons?

EXTRA ENTRIES:

(Please leave separate entries for each, along with your email address)

1) Subscribe to my blog via email (1 entry)

2) Follow me on Facebook (1 entry) 

3) Vote for Inspired by Savannah on Startup Nations 2012 Leading Moms Competition --You can vote one time per day (2 entries) 

4) Enter any of my other giveaways, leaving a comment with the name of the giveaway (1entry per giveaway entered)

5) Blog about this giveaway. It must include a link to this specific post, as well as a link to my blog, http://ctmomreviews.blogspot.com/. (In your comment, please leave a link directly to your post – 3 Entries)

6) Follow me on Twitter (1entry)

7) Tweet about this giveaway (1 entry per tweet, per day; please include link to tweet in comment below)

Enter to #win a Couponizer -Save $ at the market, while keeping coupons organized @rmccoy1234 http://ctmomreviews.blogspot.com/ #giveaway (Ends 3/16)

8) Vote for me on picket fence blogs (See button on right side of blog -- One entry per vote, per day; Note:  You can only your one vote per day on ONE giveaway; duplicate comments on other giveaways on the same day with be void)

9) Add to a Giveaway Linky site  (5 entries)

Open to US residents only. Giveaway ends on March 16, 2012 at 11:59PM EST. I will then use Random.org to choose a winner. Winner will have 48 hrs. to respond to my email to claim prize. If I don't hear back from selected winner, I will draw another winner.

Disclosure:  I was sent a sample from the vendor in order to write up an honest review.  The views above are mine and mine alone.