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Coupon Queen saves plenty

    by Lissa Atkins
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By Nirvi Shah

McClatchy Newspapers

She knows her extreme savings may not be possible for every family, but especially now, she said even saving a fraction of what she does on shopping can really add up.

Samtur, 64, said that with more coupons in circulation than ever, there's no reason to not use them at least occasionally. When she started clipping coupons in the early '70s, she said there were about 23 million coupons offered each year. Now, there are 300 billion, she said, while reaching for a cup of Dannon yogurt.

Besides the Sunday newspaper, other places make finding coupons simple, including Samtur's free monthly magazine, Refundle Bundle, and Web sites such as couponmom.com, coupons.smartsource.com and couponwinner.com.

Web sites offer lists of coupons that can be checked off and printed at once, and codes that can be entered when buying from online retailers.

Both Samtur and Keston encourage first-timers to start out small. The experience will be rewarding and lead to using more coupons.

"For as easy as it is," she said, "a lot of people should be doing it."