Whether you’re just beginning to use coupons or you’ve been using them for a while you’ll want to be familiar with coupon lingo! The coupon world uses terminology and abbreviations that you’ll want to be aware of to make your shopping experience as smooth as possible.

We have compiled a coupon lingo guide to help you “be in the know!”

Obsessive Coupon Disorder’s OFFICIAL COUPON LINGO GUIDE

ü  BOGO – Buy One Get One

ü  B1G1 – Buy One Get One

ü  B1G1F – Buy One Get One Free

ü  Blinkie – Red box dispensers attached to store shelves that offer pull-out-style coupons

ü  BTFE – Box Tops for Education

ü  Catalinas – Shopper-driven marketing coupons received at check-out time. Catalina coupons are for use on specific items or offer shoppers “cash off” on your next store purchase.

ü  CPN – Coupon

ü  DD – Daily Deals

ü  Easy Saver Catalog – Walgreens coupon booklet available in the store only.

ü  ECB – Extra Care Bucks available through CVS Pharmacy. Shoppers must have a CVS card to participate. Shoppers earn ECBs by      purchasing featured products. ECB’s are comparable to money good on your next purchase.

ü  FAR- Free after rebate

ü  Fillers – Small valued items (such as pencils, gum, soda pop) used to increase a shopper’s total sale in order to use a “money-off” coupon.

ü  GM – General Mills (Sunday newspaper coupon inserts)

ü  HO – Half off

ü  In-Ad Coupons – Walgreens weekly advertised coupons

ü  IP – Internet printable coupon

ü  IVC – Instant Value Coupon also referred to as coupons originating from Walgreens Easy Saver Catalog.

ü  MIR – Mail-in rebate (used by shoppers in conjunction with receipt, UPC code or other required items in order to receive a monetary rebate in the mail.)

ü  MFC – Manufacturer’s coupon

ü  MFR – Manufacturer’s coupon

ü  OAS – On any size

ü  OOP – Out of pocket expense

ü  Overage- Possible profit after redeeming coupons

ü  OYNO- On your next order

ü  P&G – Proctor and Gamble (Sunday newspaper coupon inserts)

ü  PSA – Price starting at

ü  Peelie- Coupons attached to product packaging that shopper’s “peel off.”

ü  RP – Red Plum (Sunday newspaper coupon inserts)

ü  RR – Register Rewards issued at checkout time by Walgreens (can be used like cash on a shopper’s next purchase.)

ü  Rolling – A term referring to shoppers who “roll” money into a secondary or future transaction.

ü  SS –Smart Source (Sunday newspaper coupon inserts)

ü  SCR – Single Check Rebates issued in the form of a check by Rite Aid for its monthly rebate program.

ü  Stacking – When a shopper combines a manufacturer’s coupon with a store coupon on one product.

ü  Store Coupons – Non-manufacturer coupons or coupons generated by a retail/pharmacy/grocery store.

ü  Tear Pad – A tear-off style pad usually found on a store shelf offering shoppers coupons/refunds.

ü  WSL – While supplies last

ü  WYB – When you buy

ü  YMMV – Your mileage may vary

ü  $1/1 – Receive $1 off 1 item

ü  $1/2 – Receive $1 off 2 items.

 

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