Sunday, March 28, 2010

Coupon Lesson - Knowing the lingo

So you're starting to clip and print coupons. You're visiting Southern Savers for the sales and coupon matches but what do all these letters and numbers mean?  BOGO, ECB, RP...what?!  Here's list of the most commonly used acronyms in the coupon world.

BOGO or B1G1 - Buy One Get One free - A couponers favorite acronym because most likely you are going to be able to get something for almost nothing
Q  -  just a symbol for coupon
RP  -  Red Plum - a coupon insert in your Sunday paper
SS  -  Smart Source - a coupon insert in your Sunday paper
PG  -  Proctor & Gamble - a coupon insert in your Sunday paper
V  -  Valassis - a coupon insert in some Sunday papers
WYB  -  When You Buy
IPQ  -  Internet Printable Coupon
FAR  -  Free After Rebate
MFR  -  Manufacturer
MIR  -  Mail-in Rebate
OOP  -  Out of Pocket (I know what you were thinking!)
UPC  -  Universal Product Code (bar code)
PSA  -  Prices Starting At
Blinkies  -  In-store coupon dispensers that sometime have blinking lights
OYNO  -  On Your Next Order
$1/1, $1/2  -  $1 off one item, $1 off two items, etc.
2/$1, 3/$2  -  Two items for $1, three items for $2, etc.
ECB  -  Extra Care Buck - CVS dollars that you can earn when buying certain products
RR  -  Register Reward - Walgreens dollars that you can earn when buying certain products
SCR  -  Single Check Rebate - A cash back rebate from Rite Aid

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