Coupon Shopping 101 - The lingo!

Starting with the basics:
 Couponing has its own special lingo, so before we go into how to save money, we have to start with the basics! Below is a list of the most common coupon lingo that I use and you will find is used by many other couponing sites. By learning (or referencing) the lingo it will help you understand, use and know what we are talking about!

THE LINGO

First listed is the sections of the newspaper (most common ones) that you will find coupons:



P&G: Procter & Gamble Sunday insert
RP: Red Plum
SS: SmartSource
GM: General Mills

Commonly seen as: RP 1-02 ~ this means red plum section of the paper from that date. SS 1-2 or P&G 1-2 are all examples of the same thing. Easy huh!

Now for the lingo we couponers use:

$1/1, $1/2: One dollar off one item, one dollar off two items, etc.
2/$1, 3/$2: Two items for one dollar, three items for two dollars, etc.
BOGO: Buy one item get one item free
B2G1: Buy two items get one item free
Beep: Sometimes the register will beep when a coupon is scanned to indicate that the cashier need to take an action, like entering a price.
Blinkies: Grocery/drugstore coupon dispensers with blinking lights
Catalina: Catalina coupon, prints from a separate machine when your receipt prints (Krogers has these)
CRT: Cash register tape, usually used when referring to CVS coupons that print with receipt
DND: Do not double
Ea.: Each
ECBs: ExtraCare Bucks, CVS loyalty rewards system
ETS: Excludes trial size
Exp.: Expires
GC: Gift card
HM: Homemailer
IP: internet printed or printable coupon
IVC: Instant Value Coupon, Walgreens' store coupons found in ads and monthly booklet
MIR: Mail-in rebate
OYNO: On your next order
OOP: Out of pocket
OOS: Out of stock
Peelie: Peel-off coupon found on product packaging
PSA: Prices starting at
RC: Rain Check
RRs: Register Rewards, Walgreens' Catalina coupons
Q: Coupon
Stacking: Using both a manufacturer's coupon and a store coupon on one item
UPC: Universal product code, bar code
Tearpad: Pad of coupons attached to a display, shelf, or refrigerator door.
WAGS: Walgreens
WYB: When you buy
YMMV: Your mileage (or manager) may vary, meaning some stores might give you a deal but others might not

Other Coupon Sources (of loadables):

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