
$1/1, etc. - Indicates the value of a coupon, $1 off 1 item in this instance but could be
any value, $4/2 ($4 off 2 items), etc.
AC - After coupon
AR - After
rebate
Blinkie - Coupon
dispensed from a box attached to a store shelf. The term “blinkie” comes from
the box which sometimes has a blinking light.
BOGO, B1G1 - Buy One Get One free
BTFE - Box Tops for
Education
B&M - Refers
to a “brick & mortar” store (as opposed to an online store)
Catalina - Coupon that prints on the small machine next to register
CPN - Coupon
CRT - Cash register
tape — often referring to coupons at the bottom of your receipt.
DND - Do Not Double
Double Coupon - A coupon which can be doubled in value
ECB - Extra Care Bucks
(CVS, prints on receipt)
ETA - Edited to Add
ETS - Excludes Trial
Size
FAR - Free After
Rebate
Filler - An item or items
you buy in order to get your total up to a certain amount in order to use a
percentage off coupon
FS - Free shipping
GC - Gift card/gift
certificate
GDA - Good Deal Alert
GM - General Mills
Hangtags - Coupon is on a tag that hangs from the product. Similar to Winetags
IVC - Instant Value
Coupon (Walgreens, found in the monthly EasySaver
booklet)
IPQ, IP - Internet
Printable coupon
KG - Kellog
MFG, MFR - Manufacturer
MQ - Manufacturer’s
Coupon
MIR - Mail-In Rebate
NED - No expiration
date
OOP - Out of Pocket
OOS - Out of Stock
OYNO - On Your Next
Order
P&G - Proctor
& Gamble coupon insert found in the Sunday newspaper
Peelie - Coupon attached
to an item’s packaging which can be peeled off
PSA - Prices Starting
At
Q - Coupon
Regional - A coupon
or deal available in only a specific area
RP - Red Plum coupon
insert found in the Sunday newspaper
RR - Register Rewards
(Walgreens, which print with receipt)
SCR - Single Check
Rebate (Rite Aid)
SS - Smart Source
coupon insert found in the Sunday newspaper
Stacking - Using a
manufacturer’s coupon in addition to a store coupon for an even lower price
Tear pad - A pad of
rebate forms or coupons attached to a store shelf
TMF - Try Me Free
Triple Coupon - A coupon which can be tripled in value
UPC - Universal
Product Code (a.k.a. bar code)
UPR - Up Rewards, a
coupon you can earn on your register receipt at Rite Aid
WSL - While Supplies
Last
WT, Winetag - A coupon
hanging on the package of a product
WYB - When You Buy
YMMV - Your Mileage May
Vary. Means all stores may not accept or participate.
Any that we missed? Let us know in the comments section.