Coupon Lingo

Here is an overview of all the terms that you may come across on this site or on other coupon based websites. It should help explain all the lingo that might confuse you during translation. I highlighted the ones that I use on this site and enlarged the ones that stand for coupon inserts.
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Example:
Liptons Tea- B1G1 (Product on sale, what the sale is (Buy one Get one free))
- .55 cents off, any. 5-17-09 SS (.55 off any one lipton product. Coupon is in that Smart Source Insert that was released on 5-17-09)


Addy - Address

AR - 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

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

CRT - Cash register tape

DCRT - Dated/Detailed cash register tape

DCRTC - Dated/detailed cash register tape with the price circled

DND - Do Not Double - Not a problem in my area!

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

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

Envie - Envelope used for mailing items

FAR - Free After Rebate

FREE ITEM COUPON - GOLD! You get a free product at the store at no cost or just tax

FSOT - For Sale or Trade - meaning I want cash or other item in return for something I have

GDA - Good Deal Alert - heads up to a deal you should go get

HBA - The health and beauty aid section - my cvs has H on one side and the store BA on the other but most stores put them closer together

HT - 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

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

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 - 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

OOS- Out of Stock- GET YOUR RAINCHECK!!!

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 product that are sticky unless removed carefully

PITA - Pain in the ass

POP - Proof of purchase found on actual item

PPHF - Paypal handling fee - money used to trade coupons

PSA - Public Service Announcement - not as cheesy as the ones from childhood!

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 - your best friend if you coupon!

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 require them

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

WINE TAG - coupons found on the necks of wine bottles. Normally do not need to purchase the wine for the coupon to work

WL - wishlist

WPN - Wine purchase needed

WSL - while supplies last usually no rainchecks issued

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

YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary - This means that the deal may work for some people and not for others. It normally varies from cashier to cashier OR manager to manager.