Coupon Lingo

by Crystal Collins on June 18, 2008

in Couponing

  • B2G1 = Buy Two Get One Free
  • Blinkie = Coupon that a little machine spits out
  • BOGO (or B1G1) = Buy One Get One Free
  • Cat = Catalina. Virtual Money or Coupons that print off with your receipt
  • CRT = Cash Register Tape, aka, your receipt
  • ECB = Extra Care Buck, prints on receipts, and you can use it like Cash at CVS.
  • ES = Easy Saver. Monthly Rebate book for Walgreens
  • FAR = Free After Rebate
  • IP = Internet Printable Coupon
  • IVC = Instant Value Coupon at Walgreens. Found in the ES and in the weekly advertisement.
  • MFR = manufacturer
  • MIR = Mail In Rebate
  • ONYO = On Your Next Order
  • OOP = Out of Pocket. The amount in cash that you spend.
  • Peelie = Coupon found on the package of a product.
  • PG = Proctor and Gamble Coupon insert that comes in your local paper.
  • Q= Coupon
  • Rain Check = When a store is out of a sale item, get a rain check and you can take advantage of the sale price whenever the item comes back in stock. Rain Checks never expire!!
  • RP = Redplum. Coupon insert that comes in your local paper.
  • RR = Register Rewards. Walgreens form of a Catalina
  • S or SS = Smartsource. Coupon insert that comes in your local paper.
  • UPC= Bar Code of an Item
  • WAGS = Walgreens
  • WT = Wine Tag. Coupon found around the neck of a wine bottle. You do not have to purchase the bottle in order to get the coupon. Check your local state laws on this.
  • YMMV = Your Manager (or Mileage) May Vary, meaning some managers may or may not let you do something
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Brooke January 13, 2009 at 4:08 pm

Perhaps this is a super dumb question, but what about “insert” does that mean the coupons that come in the newspaper? sorry, I’m so new to this is isn’t funny!BR/BR/Brooke :)

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SugarBakerz, LLC January 21, 2009 at 6:11 pm

what does x/xx mean when you are laying out how to hand the coupons over to the cashier?

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