Coupon Lingo

I use these every once in a while on my blog but I try to spell it out for everyone just in case. So if you new to couponing or if you have been doing it a while but still don't know some of the strange coupon lingo.

I hope these help!



AC - After Coupon

Actual - Physical items you hold in your hand meaning a box of hamburger helper rather than a hamburger helper coupon

Addy - Address

AR - After Rebate

BLINKIES - These are found in stores in a box most often 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

CLFE - Campbell's Labels for Education - labels from products that schools redeem for free or discounted items

COH - Cut Out Hunger

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 Coupon - Means the value of the coupon is doubled at the register

ECB - Extra Care Bucks ECB's are a CVS exclusive

ESR - EasySaver Rebate - Reabtes found in the monthly rebate booklet in stores

FAR - Free After Rebate

GDA - Good Deal Alert

HT - refunds or coupons that are found on the necks of product bottles

IVC - Walgreen's Instant Value Coupon- coupons from the weekly ad

IP - Internet printable coupon

MANU - Coupon issued from the manufacture

MIR - Mail In Rebate - you have to mail it to a clearing house to redeem

NED - No expiration date

OOP - Out of Pocket - money paid after coupons

OOS - Out of Stock

OYNO - On your next order - a lot of catalinas fall under this, meaning you need to make an additional purchase to redeem

PEELIE - coupon's found on product that are sticky unless removed carefully

POP - Proof of purchase found on actual item

QUALIFIER - The items needed to complete a reabte

RC - Raincheck

RP - Red Plum Sunday Insert Coupons

RR - Register Rewards - These come from Wags, a lot like ECB's

SASE - Self Addressed Stamped Envelope some freebies or samples require them

SF - Store form, forms found in the store good only at that store

SMP - Specially Marked Packages - some rebates require you buy products with special advertising on them

SS - Smart Source or Sunday Insert coupons

STACKING - Wags and CVS 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 when it first is new to the market

WSL - while supplies last usually no rainchecks issued

WYB - When You Buy - additional purcahse is required to redeem

Can you think of anymore that I forgot?