Coupon Language

The secret language of couponers:

" At Wags this week: Huggies Wipes 2/$7.98, get $4 RR. Use (2) $2/1 from 

03/24 SS and $1/2 IVC. Buy 2 pay $2.98, after RR, MM!"


$1/1
$1 off of 1 item; $1/2 = $1 off of 2 items
2/$7
Two items for $7
BOGO/B1G1
Buy 1 Get 1 Free; (B2G1 = Buy 2 get 1 free)
Blinkie or Blinky
In-store coupon dispenser box with red blinking light
Boost
Hopster, increase the value of a coupon
Bricks
A type of coupons.com coupon
BRP
Balance Rewards Points (Walgreens points system)
Cat (Catalina)
Check-out coupon, normally redeemable only at that store.
Coupon Insert
Booklet of coupons generally found in the Sunday newspaper
Coupon scanner/printer
(In CVS) scan UPC for price check/scan ExtraCare card for store coupons
DND
Do Not Double
DG
Dollar General store
Double
Doubles the coupon value (e.g. $1 becomes $2; subject to store policy)
E-Coupon
Electronic coupon loaded to a store loyalty card (e.g. Safeway, Smith’s)
ECB
CVS ExtraCareBucks, or Extrabucks for short
Ets/etts
Excludes trial size / excludes trial or travel size
Exp (also X)
Expires, last date a coupon may be used
ExtraCare Card
CVS store card for discounts and Extrabucks
FAR
Free after rebate
FARR
Free after Register Rewards (Walgreens)
Filler
Item added to accommodate dollar value or quantity
GC
Gift card
GM
General Mills coupon insert
Hangtag
Type of coupon hanging around the neck of a bottle or jar
In ad coupon
Coupon printed in a sales ad
IG
Instagram
IP
Internet printable coupon
ISO
In search of, used on trading sites
ISQ
In-store coupon
IVC
Instant value coupon (Walgreens)
MFG or MQ or MC
Manufacturer coupon, e.g. Proctor & Gamble or Betty Crocker
MIR
Mail-in rebate
MM
Money maker; use of coupons/rebates resulting in a negative dollar amount after purchase (subject to store policy)
NLA
No longer available
OOP
Out of pocket
OYNO
On your next order, reward coupon for future purchase
P&G
Proctor & Gamble coupon insert, usually monthly
Peelie
Type of coupon found on packages that can be peeled off
POS
Point of sale, often refers to the cash register system
Price matching
Sale of an item for the same price as a competitor (subject to store policy)
Printable
Coupon printed from the internet (may require software add-in)
RA
Rite Aid
RC
Rain check; a receipt issued when an item is out of stock, allowing you to lock in the sale price when the item is available again
Rolling
Using a reward earned from purchase of an item on a future purchase of same item (most Walgreen’s Register Rewards won’t roll on same item)
RP
RedPlum coupon insert from Sunday newspaper
RR
Walgreen’s Register Rewards
SS
SmartSource coupon insert from Sunday newspaper
Stack
Combining store coupons and manufacturer coupons on a purchase
Tearpad
Coupon fastened in a booklet with glue on one edge
UFT
Up for trade, used on trading sites
UPR
Up Rewards, Rite Aid store reward
UPC
Universal Product Code; a machine-readable identification number on packaging, often required as proof-of-purchase for mail-in rebate forms
WAG
Walgreens
Wyb
When you buy; e.g. ‘get $4 RR wyb 2 packages’
Wys
When you spend; e.g. ‘get $4 RR wys $20’
YMMV
Your mileage may vary; results may differ from what is described

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