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Coupon Lingo

Getting tongue tied by vocabulary? If you have absolutely no idea what most of this means, there's still hope for you. Make yourself some flash cards of need-to-know lingo on couponing and start talking the talk. Pop quiz next week.

  • $1/1 or $1/2 - A dollar off one item or a dollar off two items (etc)
  • 2/$1 - Two items for a dollar
  • AC - After Coupon
  • Addy - Address
  • B1G1 - Purchase one item and get an item free (buy 1 get 1)
  • Beep - The sound a register makes when it recognizes a coupon discount is scanned
  • Blinkies - Coupon dispensers with flashing lights
  • B&M - Brick and Mortar stores
  • BTFE - Box tops for education
  • Catalina - Coupons that print along with your receipt
  • CLFE - Campbell's labels for education
  • CRT - Cash register tape (reference to coupons for CVS coupons that print on the receipt)
  • DND - Do not double coupon
  • DNT - Do not triple coupon
  • Ea. - Each
  • ECBs - Extra Care Bucks (CVS Loyalty program)
  • ETS - Excludes trial sizes
  • Exp. - Expires
  • FAR - Free after rebate
  • FSD - Free Shipping Day (holiday shopping free shipping coupons)
  • FSOT - For sale or trade
  • GC - Gift Card
  • GDA - Good deal alert
  • IDSO - In desperate search of…
  • IP - Internet printable
  • ISO - In search of
  • IVC - Instant Value Coupon (Walgreen's store coupons found in ads)
  • MANU - Manufacture coupon
  • MIR - Mail In Rebate
  • NAZ - Name, address, & Zip required for coupon use
  • NED - No expiration date
  • OYNO - On your next order
  • OOP - Out of Pocket
  • OOS - Out of Stock
  • Peelie - Coupons that peel off packaging
  • POP - Proof of purchase
  • PSA - Prices start at
  • RC - Rain check
  • RP - Red Plum coupons
  • RRs - Register Rewards (specific name for Walgreen's Catalina Coupons)
  • Q - Coupon
  • SCR - Single Check Rebate (Rite Aid monthly rebate program)
  • SF - Store form (forms found only good at one store)
  • SMP - Specially marked packages
  • SS - Smart Source coupons
  • Stacking - Use of manufacturer and store coupons
  • UPC - Universal Product Code (bar code)
  • Tearpad - Pad with coupons attached to product shelves
  • TMF - Try me free
  • +UP Reward - Rite Aid reward program
  • WSL - While supplies last (no rain checks issued)
  • WYB - When you buy
  • YMMV - Your mileage may vary OR your manager might vary (refers to eligibility for offer varying by store)$1/1 or $1/2 - A dollar off one item or a dollar off two items (etc)

 
       

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