How I Coupon

Okay, I am still learning.  I haven't been able to spend over $100 and only pay $10; but I honestly don't see that in my future.  Well, unless Harris Teeter will finally add me to their thing-a-majig and start sending me those e-mails telling me about the special days.
Anywho...  Here is what I do.
I get coupons from everywhere.  I print them offline, I check every box we buy, and I buy the newspaper.  For ones online, I get e-mails from coupons.com, I check out a few blogs including hip2save.com (she lives in my town), I check out stores websites (some will even let you send coupons straight to your card), and I recently started using savingstar.com (it sends coupons to your card that will not be taken off at check out but later sent to you through a few different online places such as paypal).  I even sign up for e-mails from places because they will send out coupons on occasion in their e-mail.
I do NOT use all of the coupons I get.  That's just insane.  I use the ones that are a good deal or if I'm obviously buying it anyway.  If I miss out on a deal, then I wait and see if another one comes along.
To stay organized, I downloaded an app on my iPad.  They have all sorts of ones for smart phones as well.  Some are free and some cost money.  Some even let you scan it right up instead of typing it out.  Mine lets me type it on my computer than it "shares" it with my iPad via e-mail.  So I type it all up, send it in, and it's there.  It tells me when some of my coupons have expired are or going to within a certain day limit.  It also lets me search for a coupon if I think I have one.
My actual coupons I keep in a zipper binder with card holders.  I've got several sections: one for frozen, refrigerated, baking, health, beauty, etc... This way it's easier to find when I go to look for it.
I ended up buying a second binder since so many people are giving away coupons right now to use for when I actually go to the store.
So, before I go to the store, I grab my binder and either a flyer or I pull up the weekly ad for the store and I go through it.  I use my iPad to see if I have any of the items (especially buy one get one free sales) and I pull those coupons out.  I mark it in my iPad.  I write a list down and stick it in a page holder thing and put it in the new binder I got.  This binder is not fancy or zippered or anything.
I still bring my iPad, the huge binder and everything with me.  But only my iPad and the smaller binder go in the store.
Things you should know... Print out all the coupon rules for all the stores you shop at.  You'll learn things you didn't know, such as many stores will let you combine store coupons and manufacture coupons.  Just because you have a coupon does not mean you have to use it.  You can even check to see if the store brand is still cheaper.  You may spend more money at first "stocking up" supplies, but this means that you will save money later when normally you would need cereal and it's not on sale for less than a dollar (or something like that).
It takes time.  Not everyone has to do it.  It all depends on if you want your shopping to save money or if you want it to go quickly.
Oh, and those people on that show... It's not like that.  They are special because the tv is there, so stores do special things for them.