Terms and Acronyms

So what does it all mean...

Some of you are new to couponing, and some of the terms might be new to you as well. I hope this will help make better use of what you've reading. This is something you "need to know" going forward. So here we go.

Sunday Paper Coupon Inserts:

P&G: Procter & Gamble insert
SS: SmartSource insert
RP: RedPlum insert
GM: General Mills insert

When we list a coupon to use from the paper, it will usually say something like “Use $1/1 coupon from 9/26 RP.” That means the coupon can be found in the RedPlum insert from the 9/26 Sunday paper.

Coupon Lingo:

$1/1, $1/2: One dollar off when you buy one item, one dollar off when you buy 2 items, etc.
3/$5, 4/$10: three items for five dollars, four items for ten dollars, etc.
B1G1 FREE: buy one item, get one FREE
B2G1 FREE: buy two items, get one FREE
Blinkies: grocery store coupon dispensers with blinking lights found in the store aisles
Catalina: a catalina coupon is one that prints from a separate machine when after your receipt prints out; usually good on your next shopping trip
ea: each (as in “”Final cost $0.50 ea”)
ECB: ExtraCare Bucks, CVS’s rewards system (Now that CVS is in town, I will hopefully start posting deals from there. I don’t live near one, so I’m not getting their ads yet.)
ETS: a coupon that Excludes Trial Sizes
Exp: expires
GC: gift card
IVC: Instant Value Coupon, Walgreen’s store coupons found in ads and their monthly booklets
MIR: Mail-in Rebate
MQ: manufacturer’s coupon
Peelie: peel-off coupon found on the product packaging
RRs: Register Rewards, Walgreen’s catalina coupons
Q: coupon
Stacking: using both a manufacturer’s coupon and a store coupon on the same item
Tearpad: pad of coupons attached to a store display or shelf
TQ: Target coupon
WIAC: with in-ad coupon
WYB: when you buy