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) |
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