Some common abbreviations to help understand what you see written
AC – After Coupon
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
CRT – Cash register tape
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
FAR – Free After Rebate
FSOT – For Sale or Trade
GDA – Good Deal Alert – heads up to a deal you should go get
HBA – The health and beauty aid section
IMHO – In My Honest Opinion
ISO – In Search Of – looking for an item/coupon
IVC – Walgreen’s Instant Value Coupon- coupons from the weekly ad or ESR booklet
IP – Internet printable coupon
Q – Coupon issued from the manufacture
MIR – Mail In Rebate – you have to mail it to a clearing house to redeem
NAZ – Name, address, zip code – used for trades
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 a rain check for these items!
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
POP – Proof of purchase found on actual item
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
RP – Red Plum Sunday Insert Coupons
RR – Register Rewards – These come from Walgreens
SASE – Self Addressed Stamped Envelope some freebies require them
SF – Store form, forms found in the store good only at that store
SMP – Specially Marked Packages – some reabtes require you buy products with special advertising on them
SS – Smart Source or Sunday Insert coupons
STACKING – Using a store coupon and a manufacture 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
WSL – while supplies last usually no rainchecks issued
WT – winetag
WYB – When You Buy – additional purcahse is required to redeem
YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary – sometimes deals work well for others and not some. It comes from each person has a different distance to the store so each person has a different expierince
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