How to Use Coupons: Coupon Lingo

How to Use Coupons: Coupon Lingo

When using couponing sites, it is common to come across acronyms. Here is a list of common abbreviations, phrases, and terms you may see on a couponing site; it is courtesy of Southern Savers.

Types of Coupons

B1G1, BOGO, B1G1F	Buy 1, Get One Free	PG, P&G	Proctor & Gamble Sunday Insert Coupons
$/$$	Dollars off when you buy XX dollars	RP or V	Red Plum Sunday insert coupons
.50/1	Fifty cents off one items	SS	Smartsource Sunday insert coupons
.50/3	Fifty cents off 3 items	Peelie	Coupon that you peel off the package
Catalina	Coupon dispensed at the register at the time of purchase (on separate paper)	Blinkie	Coupon dispensed near product, in the store (usually from a “blinking” red box)
Tearpad	Pad of refund forms or coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display	eCoupon	Found on the Internet but different because it is uploaded to a card
IP	Internet Printable	FAR	Free After Rebate
MFR or MQ	Manufacturer or Manufacturer Coupon	MIR	Mail in Rebate

Store Specific Coupons

ECB		Extra Care Buck (CVS)
IVC	Instant Value Coupon (Walgreens store coupon, found in Walgreens Easy Saver Catalog and on in store tearpads)	RR	Register Rewards (these are Catalinas that print out at Walgreens)
+UP	Rite Aid Plus Up Reward	SCR	Single Check Rebate (rebate system at Rite Aid)

Common Phrases

DND5	Coupon states Do Not Double, but the bar code starts with a 5, meaning most computers will automatically double it	YMMV	Your Milage May Vary (you may find the item priced differently or it may not work for you the same)
OOP	Out of Pocket	NED	No Expiration Date
Regional	Coupon value only distributed at a certain time	UPC	Universal Product Code a bar code on the product
WYB	When you buy	WSL	While supplies last
SASE	Self Addressed Stamped Envelope	CRT	Cash Register Tape (coupon that prints on receipt)