May 31, 2010

Coupon acronyms & abbreviations

Here are some acronyms and abbreviations I may use in posts:
B1G1 or BOGO = Buy one get one (free) OR a certain % off
mm - money maker
q - coupon
mq - manufacture coupon
ip = internet printable coupon
FAR = free after rebate
MFR = manufacturer
MIR = Mail In Rebate
OOP = Out Of Pocket
Ymmv = your mileage may vary – it depends on the store or even the cashier!
Rolling = using a rr or an ecb to pay for another rr or ecb deal (not using cash)
(E?) = I don't know if Evansville paper's inserts included this mq
pg/p&g = proctor & gamble coupon insert from newspaper
psa = prices start at
RP = red plum coupon insert from Sunday newspaper
SS = Smartsource coupon insert from Sunday newspaper
V = Valassis (same as red plum) coupon insert
WYB = When You Buy
Tran = transaction

CVS:
Red Scanner = the red price scanner at CVS you can scan your card to get crts out
CRT = cash register tape, coupon printed on a cvs receipt or from the price scanner
ECB/eb = Extra(Care) Buck, these expire one month from purchase
rib = Reinventing beauty quarterly magazine found in cvs stores (.99)

Walgreens:
wags = walgreens
CAB – (WAGS children's activity books) $.99 books w/wags qs that you can stack with mqs, usually expire 3 months from date they come out
ivc = 'instant value coupon' found in monthly coupon book by the weekly ads in the store
rr = register reward, these expire in 2 weeks from purchase
filler = something really cheap to buy in order to use a rr, bringing your oop down

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