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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.

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