$1/1, $1/2 - This means you save the first amount off the second number of items. So, you save 1 dollar off one item or 1 dollar off two items, etc

2/$1, 3/$2 - This means the first number of items will only cost this much money.  So, for example: 2 items only cost 1 dollar, or 3 items cost 2 dollars, etc

B1G1 or BOGO - Buy one, Get one – sometimes free, something for a percent off the price.

B2G1 or B2GO - See above, but in this case you have to buy 2 to get one.

Blinkie - The red machines with a flashing light that spits out coupons.  Typically found in grocery stores, but I have seen them in a few discount super stores and drug stores on occasion.

CAT - A coupon that prints from a Catalina machine.  These coupons are good on your next purchase.  Most commonly found at Walgreens and grocery stores.

Catalina Machine - A Marketing tool that manufacturers use as an incentive to shop.

Coupon Policy - Every store has a coupon policy and some are easier to find than others.

CPN (also see Q): Coupon

CRT - Cash Register Tape.  At CVS (as well as many other stores) you get coupons on the bottom of you cash register tape.

DND - Do Not Double.  Some coupons will not allow you to double them, no matter what the store’s policy is

Double – Meaning the coupon can be double (according to store policy)

Ea. - Each

ECB or ECBs - Extra Care Bucks can be earned at CVS

ES - Easy Saver is a rebate booklet put out my Walgreen’s.

ETS: Excludes Trial Sizes

EX or Exp. Expiration date or date the coupon expires

Extreme Couponing – Enter the world of bargain shoppers who have mastered the art of saving! In Extreme Couponing, meet the everyday people who save hundreds of dollars in a single trip to the store. Wednesdays at 8 Central on TLC

FAR: Free after rebate

Food and Family – Recipe and Kitchen tip magazine published by Kraft Foods

GC – Gift Card or Gift Certificate

GM - General Mills coupon insert found in most Sunday papers

HBA – Health and Beauty products

HOT - Meaning hot deal or hot coupon that you better grab quickly as it won’t last long

Inserts - Loose coupon booklets found in the Sunday paper

IP - Internet Printable Coupon

IVC - Instant Value Coupons (found in Walgreen’s rebate booklet

Manager’s Discretion - The store’s manager often has the ability to set set limits on coupons and number of items you can purchase.

MFC or MFR: Manufacturer’s Coupon

MIR - Mail in Rebate.  You typically have to mail in proof of purchase as well as the UPC code and they send you a check back.

MQ - Manufacturer’s Coupon.  These are provided by the manufacturer.

NED - No expiration date.  Meaning the coupon never expires (be very careful with these! they are not always valid coupons)

NT WT - Net Weight.  Some coupons are only good on products with a specific net weight

OAS: On any size – some coupons specify the size product to buy and some are perfectly happy as long as you buy something. 

OOP - Out of Pocket.  Typically used in store match up posts to explain how much you will have to actually pay.

OOS - Out of Stock.  Means the item is not available in that store at this time because they have sold out.

OTC - Over the Counter.  Drugs and Medicines that are available without a prescription.

Overage: This means you save more than the item actually costs!  Depending on the store policy, you may or may not actually get the overage, but it is fun to know it was there regardless.

OYNO: On Your Next Order.  Sometimes you order from a website an item that gives you a discount on your next order

OYNP: On Your Next Purchase.  Sometimes you buy an item that gives you a discount on your next purchase

P&G: Proctor and Gamble insert found in the Sunday Paper

Peelie or Peelies: Coupons that are on the front of a product and can be peeled to use on your current shopping trip.

POP: Proof of Purchase – used when sending in a MIR

PSA:  Prices starting at

Q - Coupon

QQ - Coupon Queen… are you a QQ?

RC: Rain Check.  Some stores offer a rain check on OOS items.  Meaning, you can purchase it at the sale price when they get more in store.

Rebate: A deduction from an amount to be paid or a return of part of an amount given in payment.  Staples always has MIR sales

RP - Red Plum:  An insert in your Sunday paper 

RR  - Register Reward: these money off coupons can be found at Walgreen’s

SCR - Single Check Rebate is an incentive program from Rite Aid that offers you an MIR when you make a qualifying purchase

SS - Smart Source is a coupon insert found in the Sunday paper.

Stacking - Refers to using a store coupon and an manufacturer’s coupon on the same product (please read the store coupon policy first)

Stockpile – The place where you keep all of your bulk or extra items

Stockpiling -To build up lots of extra items

Store Coupon: Coupons that must be used in a specific store.

Tearpad - A pad of coupons that is found on a store shelf or hanging in front of a store shelf

UPC – The Universal Product Code is found on the product packaging and is typically needed for MIRs

+UP Reward: Rite Aid reward program

WYB - When You Buy (example:  get 1 gallon of free milk WYB 4 GM cereals)

YMMV - Your Mileage May Very.  Meaning that each store and location may have different rules.

 

 

Source: coupon lingo, from 3boysandadog.com.