Coupon Lingo Cheat Sheet
Below you will find a “cheat” sheet for coupon lingo. When I first started couponing I had a rough time knowing the lingo. I compiled a list to help anyone new to saving money, keep scrolling to the end for a printable list to keep with you.
Inserts Found In Your Sunday Paper
Your Sunday paper circulates 3 coupon inserts regularly.
RP – Red Plum
SS – Smart Source
P&G – Procter & Gamble
$1.00/1 = $1 off when you buy 1 product, etc
$1.00/2 = $1 off when you buy 2 product, etc
B1G1 = Buy 1 get 1 FREE
BOGO = Buy 1 get 1 FREE
B1G50% = Buy 1 get 50% off the second one
Blinkies = Coupons that come from little black boxes next to the item. Pull out the coupon from the box.
Cat = shorten version of Catalina
Catalina = A coupon that prints out of the Catalina machine at the checkout lane.
These might be for money off of a product when you buy it or a coupon for money off your next purchase.
CC = Credit Card
CRT = Cash register Tape – generally used to refer to CVS coupons that print from the Magic Coupon Center or on the bottom of the receipt.
DD = Dead deal ~ Be sure to check the deal yourself, the deal may still be available in your store.
ECB =Extra Care Bucks from the CVS
EXP = Expiration Date
FAR = Free After Rebate
GC = Gift Card or Gift Certificate
HT = Hang Tag ~ you will find these around the necks of bottles
IP = Internet Printable (printable coupon), aka “printable”
IVC – Walgreen’s Instant Value Coupon ( found in the weekly ad or in booklets located usually at the front of the store).
Q – Short for coupon.
MFR = manufacturer ~ Usually referring to a manufacturer coupon.
MIR = Mail In Rebate
NED = No Expiration Date
NSR = No Size Restriction
OOP = Out of pocket – what you are actually paying before receiving rewards, gift cards, rebate or submitting for cash back
OP = Original Poster
OYNO = On or Off Your Next Order ~Used mostly with Catalina offers
PG = Proctor and Gamble
Peelie = A coupon or rebate found attached to a product
Printable = A coupon that is printed from the internet, aka “IP”
PM = Price Match
Q = Coupon
Rebate = An offer to get all or part of your money back
RMN = RetailMeNot – A coupon insert that comes in the Sunday paper
RR = Register Rewards (Walgreens reward coupon – it’s just a Catalina Coupon with a different name)
SASE = Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
S/H = Shipping and Handling
SS = Smart Source ~This is a coupon insert that comes in your Sunday paper
SQ = Store Coupons that tend to be issued by the store and you can find them in the store ad. Store Coupons and a Manufacturer Coupons typically can be used at the same time.
TQ – Target coupon (mostly found online). Also this is an example of a store coupon that may only be used at Target.
UPC = Universal Product Code ~ this is the bar code found on the package. It will have lines for the cashier to scan to ring up.
Wags = Walgreens
WSL = While Supplies Last
WYB = When you buy YMMV = Your Mileage/Market May Vary ~ Meaning that it might not be the same at your store
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