Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Coupon 101: Part 1 Coupon Lingo

What are all those abbreviations that I see all over these coupon sites? What in the world does OOP and MFR mean? Confusing Right? This is part one of the Coupon 101 series since if you don't know what in the worl we are talking about then not much else will make since.

These are some of the most used Abbreviations and Lingo

P&G - Proctor & Gamble Sunday Newspaper Insert
RP - RedPlum Sunday Newspaper Insert
SS - Smartsource Sunday Newspaper Insert
ECB - Extra Care Bucks (CVS)
RR - Register Rewards (Walgreens)
Blinkie - Machine in stores that spit out coupons
Peelie - Coupons found on products
Tearpad - Pads of coupons found just about anywhere
OOP - Out of Pocket (amount paid after coupons)
BOGO - Buy One Get One Free
BTFE - Box Tops For Education
CAT - Catalina (machine that prints out coupons at the register)
CPN - Coupon
CRT - Cash Register Receipt
DND - Do Not Double
IP - Internet Printed Coupons
MFG - Manufacturer
MFR - Manufacturer
OYNO - On Your Next Order
YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary - (may or may not be available in your area)
WYB - When you buy

These are also some fairly commonly used abbreviations and lingo

Addy - Address
BPN - Beer Purchase Necessary
BRU - Babies R Us
C/O - Cents Off Coupons
CDB - Coupon Data Base
DCRT - Dated Cash Register Receipt
DCRTC - Dated Cash Register Receipt With Price Circled
DD - Dumpster Diving
FAR - Free After Rebate
HDA - Hot Deal Alert
Envie - Envelope
GC - Gift Card
GDA - Good Deal Alert
H - Have
H/L - Have List
HBA - Heath & Beauty Aids
IDSO - In Dire Search Of
ISO - In Search Of
IVC - Instant Value Coupon
IVDSO - In Very Desperate Search Of
MIR - Mail in Rebate
NAZ - Name, Address, Zip Code
NBPN - No Beer Purchase Necessary
NED - No Expiration Date
NWPN - No Wine Purchase Necessary
OAS - On Any Size
PM - Could mean Price Match or Private Message
POP- Proof Of Purchase
PPHF - Pay Pal Handling Fee
RAOK - Random Act of Kindness
RC - Rain Check
SP - Stockpile
TMF - Try Me Free
TRU - Toys R Us
UPC - Universal Product Code -AKA- Bar Code
W - Want
W/L - Wish List
WPN - Wine Purchase Necessary
Wt's - Winetags
WYB - When You Buy

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