In the Know: Common Coupon Lingo

Below is a list of commonly used coupon lingo.

• $1/1, $1/2- Save $1 on 1, Save $1 on 2, etc.
• 2/$1, 3/$1- 2 items for $1, 3 items for $1, etc.
• AC- ‘After Coupon’
• BC- ‘Before Coupon'
• Blinkies- These are the little red blinking coupon dispensers that some stores place near products.
• BOGO or B1G1- This means buy 1 get 1 free.
• BTFE- ‘Box Tops For Education’
• C/O- ‘Cents Off’ or 'Cash Off'
• Catalina, a.k.a. Cat- A coupon printed at the end of your receipt or separately with your receipt.
• CPN- ‘Coupon’
• CRT a.k.a. CRTC- ‘Cash Register Tape Coupons’ Coupons that print on the end of your receipt or separately with your receipt.
• DND- This means ‘Do Not Double’. This is important to take note of if your local grocery store has double-coupon days. They will not double these.
• ECB- ‘Extra Care Bucks’ A loyalty reward program at CVS.
• ESC- ‘Easy Saver Coupon’ A coupon found in Walgreen’s Easy Saver Coupon book.
• ESR- ‘Easy Saver Rebates’ A monthly rebates program at Walgreen's.
• FAR- ‘Free After Rebate’
• IP, a.k.a. IPQ- ‘Internet Printable’ or the online coupons that you print out.
• IVC- ‘Instant Value Coupon’
• MFR- 'Manufacturer'
• MIR- ‘Mail In Rebate’
• MQ- 'Manufacturer’s Coupon’
• NED- ‘No Expiration Date’
• One Per Customer- You can use 1 ‘One Per Customer’ coupon every time you enter the store. Most stores consider you a ‘new’ customer every time you enter the store. The only possible exception to this is when you use a customer loyalty card. Certain offers may be limited to 1 per customer loyalty card.
• One Per Purchase- Nearly every coupon says this at the bottom. This means that you can use 1 coupon per said item you buy. If you have 5 coupons for the same item, you can buy 5 of those items and use 1 coupon on each within the same transaction.
• One Per Transaction- You can use 1 ‘One Per Transaction’ coupon per transaction. If you have 2 of these coupons for the same item, you have to pay for the first transaction and start a new transaction to use the second coupon.
• OOP- ‘Out Of Pocket’
• OYNO- ‘On Your Next Order’
• OYNP- ‘On Your Next Purchase’
• P&G- ‘Proctor & Gamble’ A coupon insert found in the Sunday paper.
• Peelie- A coupon that you peel off of the actual product.
• POP- ‘Proof Of Purchase’. This is usually in the form of the UPC code on the package.
• PSA- ‘Price Starting At’
• Q- ‘Coupon’
• RP- ‘Red Plum’ A coupon insert found in the Sunday paper.
• RR- ‘Register Rewards’ A loyalty reward program at Walgreen's.
• SC- ‘Store Coupon’. Coupons for a specific store can usually only be used in that store. They will have the store name instead of saying ‘manufacturer’s coupon’.
• SCR- ‘Single Check Rebate’ A monthly rebate program at Rite-Aid.
• SP- ‘Sunday Paper’
• SS- ‘Smart Source’ A coupon insert found in the Sunday paper.
• Stacking- Using a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon together on the same item.
• SV- ‘Select Varieties’
• Tear Pad- A coupon pad in a store, usually found near the product they are good for.
• TMF- ‘Try Me Free’
• UPC- ‘Universal Product Code’ The bar code on all products.
• WSL- ‘While Supplies Last’
• WYB- This means ‘When You Buy’. Example: Save $1 on milk WYB 3 boxes of cereal.
• YMMV- This means ‘Your Mileage (or Manager) May Vary’ or your individual results may vary. Example: My Walgreen's no longer allows coupon stacking, but YMMV.