Coupon Lingo

Learning how to be an "extreme" couponer is similar to learning how to text, there is a whole new set of lingo and acronyms you will see used.  Here is a list of the more common ones you will see quite often on this and other savings blogs and coupon boards

General coupon terms(alphabetically)

BLINKIE - coupons found in those little red boxes next to products at grocery/drugs stores (you've seen them, they hang off the shelves and used to have lights that flashed hence the name blinkies)

BOGO or B1G1 - buy one get one
BTFE - box top for education, worth money to schools, find more info here

CAT/CATALINA- coupons given to you at the register with your receipt

CRT - cash register tape or receipt from store (you typically need to submit these for rebates)

ECOUPONS/EQs/LOADABLE - electronic coupons you can load to your grocery loyalty cards(there are currently several distributors of these)

   CELLFIRE/CF - cellfire

   PGESAVER/PGE - Proctor and Gamble esaver

   SHORTCUTS/SC - shortcuts

   UPROMISE - upromise

HOMEMAILER/HM- coupons sent via snail mail
IMO- in my opinion

INSERT- coupons found in the Sunday paper.  There are 4 distributors of these as listed below

   GM - General Mills

   PG - proctor and gamble

   RP - Red Plum

   SS - SmartSource

  *When you see a listing for an insert coupon it will look something like this "12-31 RP" This means it 

    was in the Red Plum insert on Dec. 31st.

IP- internet printed coupon

MC/MANQ/MFG - manufacturer coupon

MM - money maker deal(you end up getting back more than you pay)

MIR - mail in rebate

OOP - out of pocket (how much you have to pay at register)

OYNSO- on your next shopping order (coupon that can be used for subsuquent transactions)

PEELIE - coupons found on actual product that you peel off

RAIN CHECK- slip of paper given at store to guarantee sale price after sale period

TEARPAD - coupons found on displays at stores
TIA- thanks in advance

TQ - Target store coupon

TMF- try me free rebate

UPC- bar code that is scanned at the register(you typically need to include these in rebate)

WYB - When you buy

WT/WINE TAG- coupons found around the neck of wine bottles

YMMV- your mileage/manager may vary(what works in one store might not work in another)

WALGREENS

RR - register rewards(Wags version of oynso catalinas)

7day coupon- store coupons found in the weekly Wags ad

IVC - store coupons found in monthly coupon book(usually at the front of the store with the ads)

WAGS - Walgreens

CVS

ECB/ECBS- Extra care bucks(CVS version of oynso catalinas)

CRT - store coupons that print on your receipt

HEB
YQ - yellow coupon, in store coupons unique to HEB