Get the 411 on the way couponers talk!
Coupon Lingo
Are you new to couponing and just don't have the slightest clue what most of these couponers are talking about?
Well here is a list of the "coupon lingo" that most couponers use:
Well here is a list of the "coupon lingo" that most couponers use:
- SS = Smart Source:one of the many coupon inserts that you receive in your Sunday Paper
- RP=Red Plum: one of the many coupons inserts that you receive in your Sunday Paper
- PG=Proctor and Gamble: one of the many coupon inserts that you receive in your Sunday Paper
- GM=General Mills: another coupon insert that you receive in your Sunday Paper
- OOP=Out Of Pocket:The actual money that you pay out of your pocket
- RR=Register Rewards: Another name for catalina's (Cats) that are given at Walgreens
- ECB=Extra Cash Bucks; Extra Bucks:these are paper money given back on the end of your receipt from CVS.
- OYNO=On Your Next Order: Many get these with their cats, it's a % off your next store visit
- MF;MFQ=Manufacturer/Manufacturer Coupon: Coupons that are distributed in your Sunday Paper that the manufacturer makes.
- TQ=Target Coupon: Coupons only intended to be used at Target stores
- B1G1F; B1G1; BOGO=Buy One Get One Free:Meaning Buy 1 item and get the other free
- Cat=Catalina: these are long coupons that print out at the cash register
- EXP=Expires:
- MIR=Mail in Rebate:
- PSA=Prices Starting At:
- RNCHK=Rain Check: is a written slip given by the store to extend the sale price of an item, even though the sale has ended (most RNCHK's exp in 30 days)
- WAGS=Walgreens: abbreviation for the Walgreens Store
- Wally=Wal*Mart: abbreviation for Wal*Mart
- IP=Internet Printable: Coupons available online and can be printed to use (many coupons may only be printed 2 per computer)
- GC=Gift Card: when you return an item back to a store without a reciept, they put your money that you spent for that item onto a store credit or gift card
- MM=Money Maker: When a coupon is more than the item purchased, it becomes a money maker or MM
- PM=Price Match: the opportunity that Wally gives to match a competitor stores prices. {EX: If Wags has Sara Lee bread for $2, you can go to Wally and show them or tell them (cause you don't need the ad) that Wags has Sara Lee for $2, and they'll match it at the register}
