Coupon Lingo: Do you know what all those abbreviations mean?

Coupon Lingo – it’s like another language!

Coupon lingo – have you heard that term before? When you first start couponing, you will find abbreviations are used everywhere. At first, you might think you have discovered a new foreign language. However, you will pick up the new “lingo” very quickly.

Below are some commonly used abbreviations:

$1/1 – Save $1.00 off one item
$1/2 – Save $1.00 off two items
+Up Rewards: Rewards earned at Rite Aid
AC – After Coupon
AR – After rebate
B&M – Brick and Mortar (a physical store – not online)
B1G1 or BOGO – Buy one get one free
B2G1 – Buy two get one free
BLINKIE – Coupon dispensed in store from a box by product (usually a red blinking machine)
BTFE – Box Tops for Education
CAT or Catalina – Coupon that prints after purchase; usually at a grocery store; money off your next purchase
CPN – Coupon
CRT – Cash Register Tape
DND – Do Not Double
ECB – Extra Care Bucks: Rewards earned at CVS
ETS – Excludes trial size
FAR – Free after rebate
GC – Gift Card
GM – General Mills
IP or IPQ – Internet printed coupon
MIR – Mail in rebate
MQ – Manufacturer’s coupon
NED – No Expiration Date
OOP – Out of pocket
PG – Proctor & Gamble
Peelie – A coupon found on a product that can be peeled off
Q – Coupon
RP – Red Plum
RR – Register Rewards: Rewards earned at Walgreens
SCR – Single Check Rebate – rebates earned at Rite Aid
SS – Smart Source
Stacking – Using a store coupon with a manufacturer coupon
Tear Pad – A coupon found in store that can be torn off a pad
TMF – Try Me Free
UN – UniLever
WT or Wine Tag – A coupon found around the neck of a product
WYB – When you buy
YMMV – Your mileage might vary

Here’s a link to a printable version of the coupon lingo cheat sheet that you can put in your coupon binder.

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