29 Days Of Couponing Tips Day 12: Know Coupon Lingo & Abbreviations

Day 1: Coupon Inserts 101
Day 2: Printable Coupons
Day 3: eCoupons
Day 4: Coupon Clipping Services
Day 5: More Ways to Find Coupons
Day 6: How to Organize Your Coupons
Day 7: How to Quickly and Easily Clip Your Coupons
Day 8: How to Purge Expired Coupons
Day 9: Know Your Coupons {What does the fine print mean?}
Day 10: Coupon Rules & Tips Every Couponer Needs To Know
Day 11: Know Your Store's Coupon Policies!
Day 12: Know Coupon Lingo & Abbreviations
If you are reading this blog, and other deal blogs then you will need to know the Coupon Lingo! Now you will know what all the abbreviations mean!

MQ- Manufacturer coupon

MBQ- Meijer Mealbox Coupon

OOP- Out Of Pocket

FAR- Free after Rebate

MIR- Mail In Rebate

WYB- When You Buy

GC- Gift Card

B1G1, or BOGO - Buy One Get One Free

CAT, or Catalina- Paper coupon that prints out from a separate machine usually at the grocery store.

Peelie - Coupon located on a specially marked product that can be easily peeled off and redeemed as a normal manufacturer coupon.

Tear pad coupon - Coupon on a pad similar to a note pad than it's normally located near the product, the coupon can easily be torn off of the pad as redeemed as a normal coupon at any store that accepts manufacturer coupons.

Blinkies- Coupons near the product, in a box, and usually has a red blinking light (not always) These coupons are manufacturer coupons, and can be used anywhere that accepts manufacturer coupons.

$1/2 or $2/2 (ect.) Get $1 off when you buy 2, $2/2 $2 off when you buy 2, ect. ect.

w/ = with

Coupon insert, or recent insert = coupon insert found in the Sunday edition newspaper.

RP = Red Plum insert found in the Sunday newspaper

SS = Smart Source insert found in the Sunday newspaper

P&G = Proctor & Gamble insert found in the Sunday newspaper

All You magazine - A magazine filled with coupons & great articles, you can only purchase this magazine at Walmart, or by subscription.

ECB- Extra Care Bucks- CVS money printed on the bottom of your receipt to be used as cash in a CVS store.

CRT- a coupon printed at CVS at the bottom of your receipt, just like an ECB.

RR- Register Rewards- Similar to the ECBs, to be used as cash at Walgreens only. The Register Rewards however print out from a separate machine, like a catalina coupon.

EXP- expires, or expiration date

IP- Internet printable coupon

Mailer - Coupons that you receive in the mail

OYNO - On Your Next Order

YMMV- Your Manager May Vary- different managers can decide differently, what works in one store, might not work in another store.

STACK - When you can use both a manufacturer's coupon and a store coupon together for one item.

Magazine sub - Magazine subscription

If I missed something, please leave a comment & I will update the list!

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