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Coupon Lingo

Getting to know couponing LINGO is a sure way to help you understand what others are talking about while you are seeking out the best HAULS. We may have missed a few things, but this will get you started in the right direction. 

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DIFFERENT TYPES OF COUPONS:


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  • MFC~ A coupon that is created by a manufacturing company

  • STORE COUPON~ A coupon created by the store to market the selling of that product.

  • E-COUPONS~Coupons that are downloaded to your store loyalty card or your mobile phone.

  • INSERTS= Coupons that come in your Sunday Newspaper.

  • BLINKIE~ A coupon that is located nearest to the product on the shelf in a dispensing box with a blinking light.

  • PEELIE ~ Coupon on the package that you can peel off.

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PLACES I WILL FIND COUPONS:

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  • P&G= Proctor and Gamble is a manufacturing company and they are one of the companies that put out inserts, their inserts come out monthly.

  • RMN= Retail Me Not coupon inserts and their website also has printable coupons from a variety of manufacturers.

  • SS= SmartSource coupon inserts and their website also has printable coupons from a variety of manufactures.

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COUPONING LINGO:

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  • Q~ Coupon

  • BOGO ~ Buy One Get One Free (also B1G1F or B1G1 Free)

  • BOG1HO~ Buy one get one 50% off

  • $1.00/1~ One dollar off of one item

  • BTFE ~ Box Tops for Education

  • B&M ~ Brick & Mortar, as opposed to an online store

  • Catalina~ A coupon that is dispensed from a box near the register and given at the end of a transaction.

  • CRT ~ Cash register tape

  • DND ~ Do Not Double

  • DOUBLE COUPON ~ Coupon that store doubles in value

  • ECB ~ Extra Care Bucks from CVS Pharmacy

  • ETS ~ Excludes Trial Size

  • EXP ~ This is the date the coupon will expire.

  • FAR ~ Free After Rebate

  • GC ~ Gift Card

  • GDA ~ Good Deal Alert

  • HBA ~ Health & Beauty section in the store

  • IVC ~ Instant Value Coupon from Walgreen’s found in EasySavor Catalog

  • IP ~ Internet printable coupon

  • MIR~ Mail-in Rebate

  • NED ~ No Expiration Date

  • OOP ~ Out Of Pocket

  • OCPP~ One coupon per purchase

  • OCPT~ One coupon per transaction. You can ask to separate your transactions. Let's say you have 2 coupons that read “one coupon per transaction” you may request to separate them into 2 transactions and pay 2 different times.

  • OOS ~ Out Of Stock

  • OYNO ~ On Your Next Order

  • PSA ~ Prices Starting At

  • RR ~ Register Rewards from Walgreen’s

  • SCR ~ Single Check Rebate, Rite Aid monthly rebates program

  • STACKING ~ Using an in-store coupon with an MFG coupon

  • TEAR-PAD ~ A pad of coupons or refund forms found hanging on shelf or display next to the product

  • TMF ~ Try Me Free

  • TRIPLE COUPON ~ A Coupon a store triples in value.

  • UPC ~ Universal product code, bar code

  • +UP Reward ~ Rite Aid reward program

  • WINE-TAG or WT ~ A Coupon is usually found for $ off meat/cheese/produce with purchase of wine.

  • WYB ~ When You Buy

  • YMMV ~ Your Mileage May Vary ( Your success of the attempt may vary at your store)

  • Store loyalty cards= These are cards the stores give you for being a loyal customer and it will allow you to get the sale.

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