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    Commonly Used Acronyms & Abbreviations For Couponing

    by Melissa@StockpilingMoms on January 8, 2010



    This list of commonly used acronyms and abbreviations come in handy when reading blogs and match ups.

    Commonly Used Acronyms & Abbreviations

    AR - After Rebate 
    B1G1 or BOGO – Buy One Get One Free
    BC/AC – Before/After Coupons
    BIL – Brother-in-law
    Blinkie – SmartSource machine with a red blinking light on it. Coupons are thus referred to as ‘Blinkies’
    BTFE – Box Tops for Education
    C/O – Cents Off
    CH - Clearing House
    CAT – Coupon that prints from a Catalina machine at the register.
    CRT – Cash register tape (receipt)
    DD – Dear daughter
    DEAD – Refers to a dead deal, or that the offer is no longer valid
    DH – Dear husband
    DND – Do Not Double
    DS – Dear son
    DW – Dear Wife
    ECB – Extra Care Buck (earned at CVS)
    ES – Easy Saver, seen in Walgreens rebate booklet
    EX or Exp. – Expires on
    FAR - Free after rebate
    FIL – Father in law
    GDA – Good Deal Alert
    GM – General Mills Insert, a booklet of coupons that appears in newspapers every month or two.
    HBA – Health & Beauty Section in the store
    INSERTS – Coupon found in the Sunday paper
    IMHO – in my humble or honest opinion
    IP – Internet Printable coupon
    IVC – Instant value coupons – seen in Walgreens rebate booklet
    KWIM – Know What I Mean
    LMK – Let Me Know
    LOL – Laugh/Laughing Out Loud
    MFR – Manufacturer 
    MQ – Manufacturer Coupon
    MIL – Mother in law
    MIR – Mail In Rebate
    NED – No Expiration Date
    NP – No problem
    NT WT – Net Weight
    OAS - A Coupon that is good on one Purchase, Any Size
    OASN – On A Side Note
    OOP – Out Of Pocket
    OOS – Out of Stock
    OYNO -On Your Next Order
    P&G – Proctor & Gamble (Sunday Booklet Coupons)
    Peelie – Coupon found attached to a product. You have to peel it off.
    POP – Proof of purchase
    PP – PayPal
    PSA – Prices Starting At
    Q – Coupon
    QQ – Coupon Queen
    RC – Rain-check
    RP – Red Plum (Sunday Booklet Coupons) (formerly Valassis)
    RR – Register Reward from Walgreens – use as a $ off coupon on your next purchase 
    Run -  After you have done your matching, going to the grocery store to use your coupons
    SAHM – Stay At Home Mom
    SCR – Rite Aid Single Check Rebate
    SIL – Sister or son in law
    SMP – Specially marked package
    SRP – Suggested retail price
    SS – Smart Source (Sunday Booklet Coupons)
    STACKING – Often stores will allow the use of more than one coupon per item, IF the coupon itself does not restrict such usage. (Usually store Q + mfr Q)
    Stockpiling -  Is a pile or storage location for bulk materials.  In this case meaning groceries, personal care or household products.
    SUPER DOUBLES or DOUBLES – coupons that are doubled $1 + in value (IE, a $1 coupon – $2, etc)
    TEARPAD – A pad of forms/coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display
    TMF - Try Me Free – mail in rebate for full amount of product
    TRIPLE COUPON – A coupon that a grocery store triples in value
    UPC – Universal Product Code, barcode on the product
    WSL – While supplies last
    WYB – When You Buy
    YMMV – Your Mileage May Vary (“Worked for me, may not work for you”)

    This list and information comes from We Use Coupons!  Thanks for allowing us to share it with our readers!

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