Tuesday, April 13, 2010

Coupon Terms/Abbreviations

"In the house of the wise are stores of choice food and oil. . ."
--Proverbs 21:20

Terms/Abbreviations:
$1/2 (and the like) One dollar off two items. The first number represents the discount and the second number indicates the quantity required to obtain that discount.
BOGO (or B1G1) = Buy One Get One Free
B2G1 = Buy Two Get One Free
Blinkie = Coupon that you find on shelves in the SmartSource machine-usually has a blinking light.
Cat or Catalina. The coupons that print off with your receipt (usually from a machine directly beside the cash register)
DND = Do Not Double (followed by the number 5 indicates that the coupon will auto double at the register or 9 means the coupon will have to be manually doubled)
ECB = Extra Care Buck-(CVS cash)This coupon prints at the end of your receipts and can be used to pay like cash at CVS stores. Earned via a rewards card for specific purchases. Watch the expiration dates on these!
ES = Easy Saver. Monthly rebate and coupon book at Walgreens
FAR = Free After Rebate
Hangtag-coupon that is hanging from a tag around a bottle or jar.
IP = Internet Printable Coupon
IVC = Instant Value Coupon at Walgreens. Found in either the ES book and/or in the weekly ad.
MFR or MQ= manufacturer coupon
MIR = Mail In Rebate
MM-money maker…deal where you will make money after coupons are used
ONYO = On Your Next Order
OOP = Out of Pocket. The amount you actually spend.
Overage-This is money you earn when a coupon amount exceeded the purchase price of an item. EX-a product is $0.75 and you have a $1 coupon…you now have $0.25 in overage. Most stores will not give you this money in cash -but it can be absorbed to reduce the cost of other items you are purchasing.
Peelie = Coupon found on the package of a product that can be peeled.
PG = Proctor and Gamble another insert that comes in your local paper.
Q = Coupon
(RC) Rain Check = When a store is out of a sale item, many stores offer a rain check that allows you to get the sale price whenever the item comes back in stock and at your convenience. Each store has different policies on expiration date-this will usually be listed ON the rain check!
RP = Redplum. Coupon insert that comes in your local paper.
RR = Register Rewards. Catalina from Walgreens. Watch the expiration dates-these often expire quickly!
SS = SmartSource. Coupon insert that comes in your local paper.
Tearpad -these are coupons that are on a tearpad usually located on a display or shelf near the item.
TMF-Try Me Free. Form that usually require you to mail in proof of purchase for a full refund.
UPC= The bar code that is scanned to determine pricing. Often needed to fulfill MIR’s.
WAGS = Walgreens

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