The Coupon Language

Do you ever become confused with all the strange language couponers use? Be confused no more! Be sure you read this post as well.

$5/$25 -A coupon that offers a discount of $5 whey you spend $25.00. These can be other amounts like $3/$15 or $10/$40.

$1/2 -A coupon that will save you one dollar on two items. Other examples of this $3/2 or $2/2.

BOGO-Buy One item Get One item FREE

B2GO-Buy 2 items Get One item FREE

Blinkies-Coupons that print from the black coupon dispensers found in stores (see picture above)

CAT or Catalina- Coupon that prints from the Catalina machine when you check out (see picture above)

CRT-Cash Register Tape, usually referring to the coupons printed at the end of the CVS receipts.

ECB-Extra Care Bucks, CVS rewards program (see picture above)

FAR-Free After Rebate, the item you purchase will be free after the rebate

FF-Firefox, sometimes there will be specific coupon links for the FF browser
 
IE-Internet Explorer, sometimes there will be specific coupon links for the IE browser
 
IP(Q)-Internet Printable coupon, coupons that can be printed from the Internet

IVC-Instant Value Coupon, Walgreens coupon that can be stacked with manufacturer coupons

MFR-Manufacturer

MIR-Mail-In Rebate, a rebate that is mailed in to redeem

OOP-Out Of Pocket, money you pay that comes out of your pocket

OYNO-On Your Next Order, This is a coupon you receive for purchasing certain products. This coupon can be used on your next transaction just like cash. These are typically printed at grocery stores.

Peelie-Coupon that you peel-off the product (see picture above)

PSA-Prices Starting At

RR-Register Reward, Walgreens Catalina reward coupon (see picture above)

SCR-Single Check Rebate, Rite Aid monthly rebate program

UPC- Universal Product Code, barcode for tracking items in stores (see picture above)

WYB-When You Buy, refers to purchasing items, $3.00 RR wyb 5

YMMV-Your Manager Might Vary, some stores allow certain deals some do not

Sunday Inserts 
In the Sunday paper you will find coupon inserts from different sources.  Keep in mind there are a few weeks a year that there will be no coupon inserts on Sundays. Go here to check out the 2009 Schedule. For some areas the Red Plum insert will be delivered by your mailman with the local ads.

The weekly deals and coupon matchups will refer to the date you received the insert and name, for example, 8/7/09RP. The Memphis area receives the RP insert the Tuesday before the Sunday it will be referred by. All match-ups and coupon databases refer to the Sunday date.

These are the insert you could find in the Sunday Paper.


RP- Red Plum
PG- Procter & Gamble
SS-Smart Source
SS1-Smart Source, when there is more than one Smart Source insert
SS2-Smart Source, when there is more than one Smart Source insert
GM-General Mills
V- Valassis
K-Kellogg