Extreme Couponing: Common Coupon Abbreviations

By aleciastanley Jul 21, 2011

Before we go any further in our efforts towards extreme couponing, I thought it would be important to talk about some common coupon and store abbreviations. Now that we’ve created a family budget, ascertained where to find coupons, and figured out a coupon organization technique that works for us, we’re almost ready to start hunting deals and shopping for bargains. In the future weeks, though, we’re going to be talking about couponing forums and deal blogs, which often use confusing terms and abbreviations that could easily frustrate a reader if they don’t have the “key”.

So, here is a list of common couponing abbreviations and shortcuts –

$X/X = X amount of money off of X amount of products (ie $1/1 = $1 off 1)
X/$X = X amount of products for X amount of money (ie 2/$2 = 2 for $2)
B1G1 or BOGO = Buy One, Get One
Stack = using two (or more) coupons on 1 item
wyb = when you buy
Coupon Matchups – listing store sales with available coupons (aka Matchups)
Printable = coupon that you print online (aka internet coupon)
Insert = coupons found in the Sunday newspaper
Blinkie = coupon found in the store aisles, located in little “blinkie” machines that spit out the coupons
Catalina = a coupon that prints at the register with your receipt (Target, for example, has these)
Hang Tag = a coupon found hanging around the neck of a product
Peelie – a coupon found on a product, which you peel off
MFR = manufacturer’s coupon
OOP = out of pocket (the amount of money you spend at the register)
MIR = Mail in Rebate
RP = RedPlum coupon
SS = SmartSource coupon
P&G = Proctor & Gamble coupon
GM = General Mills coupon
YMMV = “your mileage may vary” – marketing term that means it is up to your specific store manager
ECB = ExtraCare Bucks; coupon reward from CVS
RR = Register Rewards; coupon reward from Walgreens
SCR = Single Check Rebate; rebate rewards from Rite Aid