*Coupon Lingo
Learning the “Coupon Language” Can Sometimes be confusing. I have listed below most of the acronyms that we couponers use and you will soon be using as well!
AC – After Coupon
Actual – Physical items you hold in your hand meaning a box of hamburger helper rather than a hamburger helper coupon
Addy – Address
AR – After Rebate
BLINKIES – These are found in stores in a box most offten the box will have a red blinking light on it
BOGO or B1G1F – Buy one get one free
BTFE – Box Tops for Education – special markings on products that schools can redeem for free or discounted items
B&M – Brick & Mortar means a physical, not online store
Cat or Catalina – Coupons that come from a box next to the CRT machine
CLFE – Campbell’s Labels for Education – lables from products that schools redeem for free or discounted items
COH – Cut Out Hunger
CRT – Cash register tape
CW – http://www.couponerswanted.com/
DCRT – Dated/Detailed cash register tape
DCRTC – Dated/detailed cash register tape with the price circled
DND – Do Not Double – Not a problem in my area!
Double Coupon – Means the value of the coupon is doubled at the register
ECB – Extra Care Bucks ECB’s are a CVS exclusive
Envie – Envelope used for mailing items
ESR – EasySaver Rebate – Reabtes found in the monthly rebate booklet in stores
FAR – Free After Rebate
FREE ITEM COUPON – GOLD! You get a free product at the store at no cost or just tax
FSOT – For Sale or Trade – meaning I want cash or other item in return for something I have
GDA – Good Deal Alert – heads up to a deal you should go get
HBA – The health and beauty aid section – my cvs has H on one side and the store BA on the other but most stores put them closer together
HT – refunds or coupons that are found on the necks of product bottles
IMHO – In My Honest Opinion
ISO – In Search Of – looking for an item/coupon
IDSO – In Desperate Search Of – looking hard for an item/coupon
IVC – Walgreen’s Instant Value Coupon- coupons from the weekly ad or ESR booklet
IVDSO – In Very Desperate Search Of – major need to find something
IP – Internet printable coupon
MANU – Coupon issued from the manufacture
MIR – Mail In Rebate – you have to mail it to a clearing house to redeem
NAZ – Name, address, zip code – used for trades
NED – No expiration date – rare coupons that never expire
NBPN – No Beer Purchase Needed – sometimes beer reabtes won’t require a beer purchase
NWPN – No wine purchase needed – sometimes wine rebates won’t require a wine purchase
OOP – Out of Pocket – money paid after coupon
Actual – Physical items you hold in your hand meaning a box of hamburger helper rather than a hamburger helper coupon
Addy – Address
AR – After Rebate
BLINKIES – These are found in stores in a box most offten the box will have a red blinking light on it
BOGO or B1G1F – Buy one get one free
BTFE – Box Tops for Education – special markings on products that schools can redeem for free or discounted items
B&M – Brick & Mortar means a physical, not online store
Cat or Catalina – Coupons that come from a box next to the CRT machine
CLFE – Campbell’s Labels for Education – lables from products that schools redeem for free or discounted items
COH – Cut Out Hunger
CRT – Cash register tape
CW – http://www.couponerswanted.com/
DCRT – Dated/Detailed cash register tape
DCRTC – Dated/detailed cash register tape with the price circled
DND – Do Not Double – Not a problem in my area!
Double Coupon – Means the value of the coupon is doubled at the register
ECB – Extra Care Bucks ECB’s are a CVS exclusive
Envie – Envelope used for mailing items
ESR – EasySaver Rebate – Reabtes found in the monthly rebate booklet in stores
FAR – Free After Rebate
FREE ITEM COUPON – GOLD! You get a free product at the store at no cost or just tax
FSOT – For Sale or Trade – meaning I want cash or other item in return for something I have
GDA – Good Deal Alert – heads up to a deal you should go get
HBA – The health and beauty aid section – my cvs has H on one side and the store BA on the other but most stores put them closer together
HT – refunds or coupons that are found on the necks of product bottles
IMHO – In My Honest Opinion
ISO – In Search Of – looking for an item/coupon
IDSO – In Desperate Search Of – looking hard for an item/coupon
IVC – Walgreen’s Instant Value Coupon- coupons from the weekly ad or ESR booklet
IVDSO – In Very Desperate Search Of – major need to find something
IP – Internet printable coupon
MANU – Coupon issued from the manufacture
MIR – Mail In Rebate – you have to mail it to a clearing house to redeem
NAZ – Name, address, zip code – used for trades
NED – No expiration date – rare coupons that never expire
NBPN – No Beer Purchase Needed – sometimes beer reabtes won’t require a beer purchase
NWPN – No wine purchase needed – sometimes wine rebates won’t require a wine purchase
OOP – Out of Pocket – money paid after coupon
OOS – Out of Stock – get a rain check for these items!
OYNO – On your next order – a lot of catalinas fall under this, meaning you need to make an additional purchase to redeem
P&G – Proctor & Gamble Sunday insert coupons
PEELIE – coupon’s found on product that are sticky unless removed carefully
PITA – Pain in the ass
POP – Proof of purchase found on actual item
PPHF – Paypal handling fee – money used to trade coupons
PSA – Public Service Announcement – not as cheesy as the ones from childhood!
QUALIFIER – The items needed to complete a reabte
RAOK – Random act of kindness – offers of coupons/actuals at no expense, given out of the love in your heart
RC – Raincheck – your best friend if you coupon!
RP – Red Plum Sunday Insert Coupons
RR – Register Rewards – These come from Wags, a lot like ECB’s
SASE – Self Addressed Stamped Envelope some freebies require them
SF – Store form, forms found in the store good only at that store
SMP – Specially Marked Packages – some reabtes require you buy products with special advertising on them
SS – Smart Source or Sunday Insert coupons
STACKING – Wags and CVS allow you to use a store coupon and a manu coupon on the same item
TEAR PAD – A pad of refund forms or coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display
TMF – Try Me Free – rebates for the full price of the item when it first is new to the market
WINE TAG – coupons found on the necks of wine bottles
WL – wishlist
WPN – Wine purchase needed
WSL – while supplies last usually no rainchecks issued
WT – winetag
WYB – When You Buy – additional purcahse is required to redeem
YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary – sometimes deals work well for others and not some. It comes from each person has a different distance to the store so each person has a different expierince
OYNO – On your next order – a lot of catalinas fall under this, meaning you need to make an additional purchase to redeem
P&G – Proctor & Gamble Sunday insert coupons
PEELIE – coupon’s found on product that are sticky unless removed carefully
PITA – Pain in the ass
POP – Proof of purchase found on actual item
PPHF – Paypal handling fee – money used to trade coupons
PSA – Public Service Announcement – not as cheesy as the ones from childhood!
QUALIFIER – The items needed to complete a reabte
RAOK – Random act of kindness – offers of coupons/actuals at no expense, given out of the love in your heart
RC – Raincheck – your best friend if you coupon!
RP – Red Plum Sunday Insert Coupons
RR – Register Rewards – These come from Wags, a lot like ECB’s
SASE – Self Addressed Stamped Envelope some freebies require them
SF – Store form, forms found in the store good only at that store
SMP – Specially Marked Packages – some reabtes require you buy products with special advertising on them
SS – Smart Source or Sunday Insert coupons
STACKING – Wags and CVS allow you to use a store coupon and a manu coupon on the same item
TEAR PAD – A pad of refund forms or coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display
TMF – Try Me Free – rebates for the full price of the item when it first is new to the market
WINE TAG – coupons found on the necks of wine bottles
WL – wishlist
WPN – Wine purchase needed
WSL – while supplies last usually no rainchecks issued
WT – winetag
WYB – When You Buy – additional purcahse is required to redeem
YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary – sometimes deals work well for others and not some. It comes from each person has a different distance to the store so each person has a different expierince
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