Coupon Jargon
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HUH? What does that mean?!?
I thought I would put your confusion to rest with a list of the most common used Coupon abbreviations, and Key Money Saving terms!
Here goes…
AC-After Coupons
BC-Before Coupons
HTH-Hope that Helps
MQ-Manufacturers Coupon
OOP-Out of Pocket Expense
Q or CPN-Coupon
YMMV-Your Mileage May Vary (A deal may work for someone else, but may not for you.)
TMF-Try Me Free offer
FAR-Free After Rebate
CAT-Catalina coupon (Manufacturer coupons that print out from a little machine at the register, triggered by what you buy.)
B1G1F, B2G1F-”Buy one get one Free”, “Buy two get one Free”
TEAR PAD- A pad of refund forms or coupons hanging on a shelf at the store.
BLINKIE-A machine that spits out coupons.
UPC-Universal product code (those black straight lines with numbers under them)
POP-Proof of purchase (like a product label or UPC)
DCRT-Dated cash register receipt
GC-Gift Card
P&G-Proctor and Gamble
SP-Stockpile
SS-Smart Source coupon insert
PG-Proctor and Gamble coupon insert
RP- Red Plum coupon insert
Jedi- The cashier you want!
Peelies-sticker like coupons found on products.
ECB-Extra Care Bucks (CVS money)
RR- Register Reward (Walgreens money)
If you have more to add, please let me know!
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Christina says:
what is oynso or oyno i’ve seen both and don’t know what they mean…..thanks. I love your site
Julie says:
On Your Next (Store?) Order. It’s prints at the register with your receipt and is good towards your next trip to that store. Treat it like a gift card or, a better metaphor, ECBs (Extra Care Bucks) that you get at CVS.
Julie says:
I meant to say: “It’s a coupon that prints…”
christina says:
thanks julie…that’s what i was thinking but wasn’t positive
pam young says:
I’m just starting out and would like to know how to best propel myself into great savings and deals. I have set up a notebook with coupons and feel relatively organized. Now what can I do?
Ashley says:
I would follow Collin’s posts for the weekly savings. After you try a few of those you get the hang of it and start to remember the coupons you have and can see savings in the store. Such as spotting a clearance item that you have a coupon for and so on.
Terri says:
Stacking – Using a MQ + SQ = GREAT savings!
Using Coupons – The Basics | The Sweetest Finds Online says:
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sarah says:
BOGO – Buy one Get one free
Jenna says:
SCR- single check rebate
NICOLE BENNETT says:
CAN YOU GO BACK TO PREVIOUS RP COUPONS AND IF SO HOW?
Kristin Gabrielson says:
So I have a question regariding BOGO – I was at Target, and I bought 4 ziplocs that were on sale. I had 2 BOGO free coupons, and two .55 coupons. The cashier told me I couldn’t use both the BOGO and the .55 – is that correct? I thought that’s how I had saw it on the Target list for this week.
Tarah says:
I received a grocery store ad and inside there was a paper that had all kraft coupons. The coupons say “in ad coupon” and “redemable at” but It doesn’t say the grocery store at all. Does this mean I can’t use it at other places?
Sarah Faith says:
LOL! “Jedi.”
Shannon says:
What is a PDF coupon?
will says:
What does GM mean. Its not in the coupon jargon list.
Julie and Adele says:
GM stands for General Mills! General Mills is a coupon inserts by Smart Source that is sometimes put in the Sunday Newspaper! Hope this helps you!
Anonymous says:
Thanks. These inserts must not come in our paper. I dont think i have seen them. I never seen to locate a coupon listed in the data base with GM. thanks again.