Coupon Lingo

What do all those abbreviations mean??  Check out this list to help guide you through all the coupon mumbo jumbo.

Sunday Newspaper Insert Abbreviations:

GM = General Mills

PG = Proctor & Gamble

RP = RedPlum

SS = Smart source

1/22 SS indicates that the coupon being referred to came from the Smart Source insert in the 1/22 newspaper.

 

Coupon and Other Money-Saving Terms:

$1.00/1, $2.00/1 = One dollar off one product, two dollars off one product, etc.

$1.00/2, $2.00/2 = One dollar off two products, two dollars off two products, etc.  You must buy two products to use the coupon.

B1G1 or BOGO = Buy One, Get One Free

B2G1 = Buy Two, Get One Free

Blinkie = Coupon dispensing machines found in the grocery stores. These may be redeemed at any store, not just were you found it.

CAT or Catalina = Coupons printed from at the register

DND = Do Not Double

Ea = Each

eCoupon = Electronic coupons downloaded to your store loyalty card.

ETS = Excludes Trial Size

EX or X = Expiration Date

Filler = Item Purchased to Reach Minimum Total in Order to Get a “Deal”

GC = Gift Card

IP = Internet Printable Coupon

MC or MQ = Manufacturer’s Coupon

Mfg. = Manufacturer

MIR = Mail in Rebate

NLA = No Longer Available – usually refers to a printable coupon

NED = No Expiration Date

OOP = Out of Pocket

OOS = Out Of Stock

OYNO = One Your Next Order

Peelie = Adhesive manufacturer coupons found on products in the store

PSA = Prices Starting At

Purchase = buying an item.   If you buy 20 items on a single shopping trip, you just made 20 purchases.

Q = Coupon

Raincheck = Written slip you request from a store when a sale item is out of stock

Rebate = Refund of part or all of the amount paid

Stacking = Using Both a Store Coupon and a Manufacturer’s Coupon on One Item

Stockpile = Stash of food and non-food items

TMF = Try ME Free Offer

Transaction = The entire of all purchases on one receipt.

Tear Pad = A pad of manufacturer’s coupons found in the store.  These coupons may be used anywhere, not just in the store where found.

UPC = Universal Product Code – The Bar Code With Number Under It

WYB = When You Buy

 

Store Specific Abbreviation:

CVS

ECB = Extra Care Bucks – CVS money

CRT = Cash Register Tape coupon or coupon from the “Magic Coupon Machine”

RA = Rite Aid

UP = +Up Reward – Rite Aid Money

VV = Video Values Coupons printed from the Rite Aid website

SCR = Single Check Rebate

WAGS = Walgreens

IVC = Instant Value Coupon – found in the monthly coupon booklet at the front of the store.

RR = Register Rewards – Walgreens Catalina Coupons

DG = Dollar General

FD = Family Dollar

WM = Wal-Mart

 

Now, let’s start Saving The Piggy!!