If you ever get confused about Coupon lingo and abbreviations when looking for a deal, here is a comprehensive list from We Use Coupons, plus I added a few more!
These can get confusing. Now you have a handy list to refer to!
Commonly Used Coupon Slang, Acronyms & Abbreviations
ALA – As Late As
AR – After Rebate
AYOR – At Your Own Risk
B1G1 or BOGO – Buy One Get One Free
B2G1 – Buy Two, Get One Free
B5G1 – Buy FIVE Get One Free
BC/AC – Before/After Coupons
Blinkie – Coupon machine with a red blinking light on it. Coupons are thus referred to as ‘ Blinkies’
BR – Bonus Rewards
BTFE – Box Tops for Education
BTW – By the way
CAT – Coupon that prints from a Catalina machine at the register.
CLFE – Campbell’s Labels For Education
C/O – Cents Off
CRT – Cash register tape (receipt)
CYE – Check your email
DEAD – Refers to a dead deal, or that the offer is no longer valid
DND – Do Not Double
ECB – Extra Care Buck (earned at CVS)
ES – Easy Saver, seen at Walgreens rebate booklet
ETS – Excludes Trial Sizes
EX or X. – Expires on
FAR – Free after rebate
FILLER = Item Purchased to Reach a Minimum Total in Order to Get a “Deal”
FS – Free Shipping
GC – Gift Card
GDA – Good Deal Alert
GM – General Mills Insert, a booklet of coupons that appears in Sunday newspapers every month or two.
HBA – Health & Beauty Section in the store
INSERTS – Coupons found in the Sunday paper
IP – Internet Printable coupon
IVC – Instant value coupons – seen in Walgreens rebate booklet
MFR – Manufacturer
MIR – Mail In Rebate
MM – Money Making Deal
MQ – Manufacturer coupon
MRP – Manufacturer’s retail price
NAZ – Name, address, zip code
NAZP# – Name, address, zip code, phone number
NED – No Expiration Date
NFN – No Form Needed
NIB – New in Box
NIP – New in Package
NT WT – Net Weight
OAS – A Coupon that is good on one Purchase, Any Size
OOP – Out Of Pocket
OOS – Out of Stock
OYNO –On Your Next Order
P&G – Proctor & Gamble (Sunday newspaper coupons)
Peelie – Coupon found attached to a product. You have to peel it off. Make sure the cashier sees it!
POP – Proof of purchase
PP – PayPal
PSA – Prices Starting At
Q – Coupon
RC – Rain-check
RP – Red Plum (Sunday newspaper coupons)
RR – Register Reward from Walgreens – use as a $ off coupon on your next purchase
SASE – Self addressed stamped envelope
SCR – Rite Aid Single Check Rebate
SMP – Specially marked package
SRP – Suggested retail price
SS – Smart Source (Sunday newspaper coupons)
STACKING – Often stores will allow the use of more than one coupon per item, IF the coupon itself does not restrict such usage. (Usually a store coupon with a manufacturers coupon)
SUPER DOUBLES or DOUBLES – coupons that are doubled $1 + in value (IE, a $1 coupon – $2, etc)
TEARPAD – A pad of forms/coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display
TMF – Try Me Free – mail in rebate for full amount of product
TRIPLE COUPON – A coupon that a grocery store triples in value
UPC – Universal Product Code, barcode on the product
VV – Video Value (Rite Aid)
WAGS – Walgreens
WM – Walmart
WSL – While supplies last
WYB – When You Buy
YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary (“Worked for me, may not work for you”)
