Coupon Lingo ~ Need help understanding what abbreviations mean?
AC - After CouponAR - 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
CRT - Cash register tape
DCRT - Dated/Detailed cash register tape
DCRTC - Dated/detailed cash register tape with the price circled
DND - Do Not Double
DOUBLE COUPONS - Means the value of the coupon is doubled at the register, terms and conditions vary by store.
ECB - Extra Care Bucks ECB's are a CVS exclusive
FAR - Free After Rebate
FREE ITEM COUPON - This is a coupon for a free item (no purchase neccesary)
FSOT - For Sale or Trade
GDA - Good Deal Alert - heads up to a deal you should go get
HBA - The health and beauty aid section -
HT - Hang Tags - 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
IP - Internet printable coupon
MANU - Coupon issued from the manufacturer
MIR - Mail In Rebate - you have to mail it to a clearing house to redeem
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 coupons and savings.
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 products
POP - Proof of purchase found on actual item
PPHF - Paypal handling fee - money used to trade coupons
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 - A slip given by the store in case they are OOS
RP - Red Plum Sunday Insert Coupons
RR - Register Rewards - These come from Walgreens, 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 - Stores such as Walgreens, CVS and Target 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 usually when it first is new to the market
WT - WINE TAG - coupons found on the necks of wine bottles
WL - wishlist
WPN - Wine purchase needed
WSL - while supplies last usually no rainchecks issued which is a good indication you need to get there the first day of the sale.
WYB - When You Buy - additional purcahse is required to redeem
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary - sometimes deals work well for others and not some. Depends on Store, Management, Cashier, Policies etc.
