Coupon Lingo – What Are They Talking About?
Added by Kim on May 19, 2009
If you are new to coupon collecting, the lingo can be confusing! What the heck are they talking about? Well, here is a little cheat sheet to help you out a bit! If there are any I’ve missed, please let me know.
- Blinky Q – Coupon dispensers at grocery/drug stores with the blinking lights
- BOGO – Buy One Get One Free
- Catalina – This is a coupon that typically comes out of a separate machine at the grocery store – they are usually specific to THAT store
- CRT – Cash Register Tape (Scan your card at the CVS price check scanner)
- ESQ – Walgreens EasySaver Catalog Coupon
- ECB – Extra Care Bucks – CVS “money” printed on receipts to be used like cash in store
- ESR – EasySaver Rebate (found at Walgreens)
- FAV – Free after Rebate
- Hang Tag (sometimes referred to as HT) – this is a tag that is hanging around a product that says something like “Try this Free” or “Buy this Get X product Free”
- IPQ (Sometimes referred to as IP) – Internet Printable Coupon
- MFR – Manufacturer Coupon
- OOP – Out of Pocket – actual cash paid
- Peelie – Peelable coupon located on packages
- Q – Coupon
- RR – Register Reward – Walgreen’s “money” printed on receipts to be used like cash in store
- RP – Red Plum – coupons from newspaper insert
- SS – Smart Source – coupons from newspaper insert
- P&G(or PG) – Proctor and Gamble – coupons from newspaper insert (once monthly)
- Stacking – Using a store coupon AND manufacturer coupon for one item
- TMF – Try Me Free – Usually means you will send in a rebate form and get a set amount of money back. *Be sure NOT to buy more than one TMF or rebate item per transaction as you will need to send in the original cash register receipt with rebate form
- $1/1 ; $2/1 – Coupon for $1 off of 1 item ; $2.00 off 1 item, etc
- $2/$5; $3/$15 – Coupon for $2 off a $5 purchase, $3 off a $15 purchase, etc
- WYB – When You Buy – for example, $4 wyb 2 means “If you buy 2 of the item, then the total is $4″
Download your lingo sheet here
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If you are new to coupon collecting, the lingo can be confusing! What the heck are they talking about? Well, here is a little cheat sheet to help you out a bit! If there are any I’ve missed, please let me know.
Download your lingo sheet here
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