Couponing
Lingo
- $1/1 - $1.00 off 1 item or $4/2 - $4.00 off 2 items, etc.
- AC – After coupon
- ALA – As low as
- AR – After rebate
- Bar Code – Product bar code (universal product code)
- Blinkie – Coupon from box attached to store shelf – could have a “blinking” light
- B1G1, BOGO – Buy 1, get 1 – could be free or 50% off etc.
- B1G1F – Buy 1, get 1 free
- Bricks – Internet printed coupons – can only be printed 2 times
- BTFE – Box Tops for Education
- B&M – Brick and mortar store vs online
- Catalina (CAT) – Coupons that print at register after you've made a purchase.
- Chrome – Google browser
- CPN – Coupon
- CRT – Cash Register Tape (see bottom of your receipt)
- CS – Customer Service
- DND – Do Not Double
- Double Coupon – A coupon that can be doubled
- ECB – Extra Care Bucks (at CVS)
- ETA – Edited to Add
- ETS – Excludes Trial Size
- EXP – Expires, expiration
- FAR – Free after Rebate
- FF - Firefox
- Filler – Items used to raise your receipt total
- FS – Free Shipping
- GC – Gift Card or Certificate
- GDA – Good Deal Alert
- GM – General Mills
- HBA – Health & Beauty Aids
- HTH – Hope that helps
- IE – Internet Explorer
- In Ad – Coupons or savings in the current store ad
- IP, IPQ – Internet printable coupon
- ISO – In search of
- IVC – Instant value coupon (Walgreens store coupon booklet)
- K, KB – Kelloggs coupon or insert
- MANI – Manufacturer's coupon
- MB2 – Must buy 2, MB4 – must buy 4, etc
- MFG, MFR, MFGR, MQ – Manufacturer's coupon
- MIR – Mail in rebate
- MM – Money Maker
- NAZ – Name, Address, Zip
- NED – No expiration date
- NLA – No longer available
- OOP – Out of pocket
- OOS – Out of stock
- Overage – Coupon has a higher value than cost of item
- OYNO – On your next order
- P&G, PG – Proctor & Gamble
- Peelie – Coupon usually attached to a product or packaging
- PP – Purchase price
- PSA – Prices starting at
- Q – Coupon
- RC – Rain Check
- Regional – Only available in a specific region
- Rolling – Using rewards from one purchase to pay for the next
- RP – Red Plum
- RR – Register Rewards (Walgreens)
- SCO – Self Check Out
- SCR – Single Check Rebate (Rite Aid)
- SMP – Specially marked package
- SS – Smart Source
- Stacking – Pairing a store coupon with a manufacturer's coupong
- Tear Pad – Coupons or rebate forms on a pad attached to a shelf or counter
- TMF – Try Me Free
- Triple Coupon – Coupon that can be tripled
- UFT – Up for trade
- UPC – Universal product code (product bar code)
- UPR – UP Rewards (Rite Aid)
- V – Valassis coupon insert in some Sunday papers (Red Plum)
- WAGS – Walgreens
- WSL – While supplies last
- Winetag, WT – Coupon hanging on bottle or other product
- WYB – When You Buy
- YMMV – You Mileage May Vary – all deals may not work for everyone!
- $/$$ - Such as $4/$20 = save $4 why you spend $20, $5/$50, $3/$12 etc
- .50/1 – Save 50 cents on 1 item, .25/3 – 25 cents off of 3 items, etc
