Couponing Lingo abbreviations

$/$--Any example of money off purchase

$1/1, etc. :: Indicates the value of a coupon, $1 off 1 item in this instance but could be any value, $4/2 ($4 off 2 items), $0.25/1 ($0.25 off 1) etc.

$2/1--Receive $2 off one item AC – After Coupon

Actual – The actual item as opposed to a coupon for it (an item from your stockpile)

AR – After Rebate

ASAV - Any Size, Any Variety

AYOR – At Your Own Risk – When sending concealed cash you are sending it at your own risk and the other trader is not responisble if the cash does not arrive

B&M – Brick & Mortar, a store, as opposed to an online store

B2G1 – Buy two get one free

BLINKIES = In Store Smart Source Coupons

BOGO, B1G1, B1G1F :: Buy One Get One free

BOLO – Be On the Lookout

BTFE :: Box Tops for Education

CAT, Catalina :: Coupons which print at the register after your purchase is made. These can usually be used like cash on your next purchase. However, if the say “manufacturer’s coupon” on them, you should be able to use them at any store although YMMV (see below).

CBAD – Chef Boyardee

CCash or CC – Concealed Cash – Money concealed well inside paper before mailed. It is not easy to mail coins however so usually restricted to paper money.

CDB – Coupon Database

CNP = Coupon Near Product (similar to BLINKIES)

CO – Cents Off Coupon

CPN :: Coupon

CRT = Customer Receipt Tape (CVS receipt coupons) often referring to coupons at the bottom of your receipt

DB – Database

DCRTC – Dated cash register tape with the price circled, usually required for a rebate.

DND – Do not double, a coupon with this wording is not supposed to be doubled at stores that double coupons. However coupons that have aUPC code that starts with the number 5 will often times still double, while ones that start with a 9 will not.

DNT – Do not triple, a coupon with this wording is not supposed to be tripled at stores that triple coupons. However coupons that have a UPC code that starts with the number 5 will often time still triple, while ones that start with a 9 will not.

Double Coupon – Coupon that a grocery store doubles in value. Only certain stores double coupons, please check the coupon policy of your local stores.

Dumpster Dive – To dig in a recycling bin for extra insert coupons or in the trash for other items that others have thrown away.

Easy Saver Catalog: Walgreens own coupon book found right inside the door at Walgreens, contains coupons that are stackable with manufacturer’s coupons and rebate information??

ECB: Extra Care Bucks, these are printed on your receipt and can be used like cash at CVS, must be used with your CVS card, and other rules apply

ESR – EasySaver Rebate (Monthly rebate program at Walgreens).

ETA – Edited to add

ETS :: Excludes Trial Size

FAC – Free after coupon

FAQ – Frequently asked questions.

FAR :: Free After Rebate

FIC = Fresh Idea Card (Marsh)

Filler :: An item or items you buy in order to get your total up to a certain amount in order to use a percentage off coupon

Free item coupon – A coupon that is for a free product

FSI – Free standing insert – Booklet of coupons found in the Sunday newspaper. Related reading in our Insert Coupon Forum

GC :: Gift card/gift certificate

GDA :: Good Deal Alert

GM – General Mills

Hangtag – A coupon or form found hanging from a tag around the neck of a bottle or jar. Related reading in our Hangtag’s Forum

HBA – Heath and beauty aid

HDA – Hot deal alert or Home delivered ad

HGT – Hangtag. Related reading in our Hangtag’s Forum

HL – Have list, a list of coupons, forms and items that another member has to offer for trade.

HT – Harris Teeter (a grocery store) or Hangtag.

In-Ad :: Coupons that come in the weekly store ad, most likely found by the entrance of that particular store.

Insert – Booklet of coupons found in the Sunday newspaper, insert coupons.

IP – Internet printable, a coupon or form you can print from the internet.

IPQ, IP :: Internet Printable coupon

ISO – In search of

IVC – Instant value coupon, Walgreens coupon found in their monthly rebate catalog in-store or online.

IVC, Instant Value Coupon: another name for an Easy Saver Catalog coupon from Walgreens

K = Kellogg’s (Newspaper Insert)

KG – Kroger, a grocery store. Related reading in our Kroger Forum (see also sub-forums for other stores in the Kroger chain of stores)

KM – Kmart, a national retailer. Related reading in our Kmart Forum

LFE – Labels for education.

MFG, MFR :: Manufacturer

MIR – Mail in rebate.

MM – Money Maker, a deal where after coupon or rebate you make money with overage of some sort.

MQ – Manufacturer Coupon, a coupon issued by a manufacture (as opposed to a store coupon, which is issued by a store).

NBPN – No beer purchase necessary, terms of a beer sponsored rebate or coupon.

NBPR – No beer purchase required, terms of a beer sponsored rebate or coupon.

NED – No expiration date, a coupon or form that never expires

NLA – No longer available

NSR – No state restrictions, usually in reference to a Winetag or Rebate

NWPN – No wine purchase necessary, terms of a rebate or coupon (winetag) sponsored by a wine company.

NWPR – No wine purchase required, terms of a rebate or coupon (winetag) sponsored by a wine company.

OAS – On any size, a coupon or form that is valid on any size product or has no size limitations

OOP: out of pocket expense, how much you actually paid for something

OOS – Out of stock

OSI – On a single item

Overage – When you purchase an item with a coupon and the item costs less than the value of the coupon you may receive overage. Example: You purchase an item that costs .99 cents and you use a $1.00 off 1 coupon to purchase the item you will have .01 cent overage. Most stores do not actually give you cash back but some stores will allow you to put your overage towards the other items in your order. Overage is always nice but not to be expected. Some stores adjust the value of the coupon discount down to the price of the item, while some stores adjust the price of the product being purchased up to the price of the coupon.

OYNO – On your next order, wording on Catalina or register reward coupons for which you purchase an item and receive a coupon that is for money off your next order.

Peelie: coupons found stuck on product packaging that you peel off

PG or P&G – Proctor & Gamble Sunday insert coupon.

Piggyback – The use of coupons for products in conjunction with one another in order to maximize savings. Each coupon is attached to a specific product, and if the purchase requirements are met, these coupons can be used together for the purchase of a group of items.

POP – Proof of purchase, required for a refund or other offer that is physically taken from a package.

PP – Purchase price OR Previous Post(er) (use when referring to a/the prior post in the thread)

Printable – A coupon that you print from the internet and your computer.

PSA: Price Starting At

Q – Qualifier – the proof of purchase required for a refund offer that is physically taken from that package OR short for the word “Coupon”

RA – Rite-Aid (a drug store). Related reading in our Rite Aid forum.

RC – Rain Check a slip of paper that a store issues when an item is out of stock allowing you to purchase that item at a later date at the sale price.

Rebate – A mail in offer provided by the manufacture of a product or a store that will refund you back money you spent to purchase a specific item in whole or in part.

Regional :: A coupon or deal available in only a specific area

RIB – Reinventing Beauty, a special booklet of coupons issued about once quarterly that contains various coupons for products at CVS store locations. The cost of this booklet is $0.99.

RP – Red Plum Sunday supplement coupons (formerly Valassis).

RR: Register Rewards: Walgreens version of the ECB (see above) spendable like cash at Walgreens, earned by purchasing specific products

SCO - Self Check Out

SCR – Single check rebate, Rite-Aid store rebate program.

SD – Store display

SF – Store form

SMP – Specially marked packages, a product package that tells you there is a coupon, form, or other prize inside the package

SS – SmartSource, a company owned by News Marketing America that issues a Sunday insert, binkie coupons, printable coupons and other forms of coupons.

Stacking: Using a MFC with a store cpn or other deal on the same item (do able at CVS, Walgreens, and Target quite easily)

STG – Super Target, a bigger version of Target stores that include a full grocery store section of their store (a national retailer).

Store coupons : Store specific coupons

Super Doubles – Coupons that are doubled $1+ in value (Example: a $1.00 coupon is doubled to $2.00 value) offered by some stores.

SW – Safeway, a grocery store. Related reading in our Safeway Forum (also see sub-forums)

SWM – Super Walmart, a bigger version of Walmart stores that include a full grocery store section of their store (a national retailer).

Tag (Tagged) – A feature of Hotcouponworld is the ability to tag threads with keywords to help find it and relative posts based on keyword tags when searching as well as our tag cloud. To tag a thread scroll down to the bottom of a thread right above the “post reply” box and you will see the option to add tags to a thread. Choose a few keywords that the thread is about.

Tear pad :: A pad of rebate forms or coupons attached to a store shelf

TG – Target, a national retailer.

TMF – Try me free, a form that you mail in with required information to receive the full purchase price back via mail.

TP – Tearpad OR Toilet Paper OR Toothpaste.

Triple Coupon – A coupon that a grocery store triples in value.

UPC - Universal Product Code, the bar code on a coupon or product.

UPR :: Up Rewards, a coupon you can earn on your register receipt at Rite Aid

WAG – Walgreens, a drug store.

Winetag – A coupon, usually found in the form of a hangtag around the neck of a bottle of wine (can also be found as a Tearpad) some require the purchase wine or spirits while other are no wine purchase necessary.

WL – Wish List, a list of items created by a member of coupons, forms and other items that the member is wishing for.

WPN – Wine purchase necessary, a coupon for form offered by a wine company that requires the purchase of wine to redeem the offer.

WPR – Wine purchase required, a coupon or form offered by a wine company that requires the purchase of wine to redeem the offer.

WSL – While supplies last

WT, Winetag :: A coupon hanging on the package of a product

WYB – When you buy

YMMV – Your mileage may vary – the success of the attempt may vary at your store.