Couponing 101 - Cracking the Coupon Code

Couponing 101 - Cracking the Coupon Code

Again, I need to tape a note to my forehead... never assume...

In most of my posts, particularly posts relating to store sales and coupon matchups, I use a lot of coupon jargon. This jargon has become part of my everyday language, so sometimes I forget that some of my readers may not have a clue as to what some of it means. 


Here's the coupon code - cracked!

Acronyms

Coupon inserts/places to print

• P&G - Procter & Gamble
• RP - Red Plum
• SS - SmartSource
• GM - General Mills
• BC - Betty Crocker

Coupon Matchups

If I list a coupon matchup as 10/3 SS (exp 12/31/10), this means you can find the coupon in the SmartSource insert that was published on 10/3 and the coupon expires 12/31/10.

Coupon Lingo 

• $1/1,  $3/2, etc. - One dollar off one item, three dollars off two items, etc.
• BOGO - Buy one item get one item free
• B1G1 - Buy one item get one item free
• B2GO - Buy two items get one item free
• B2G1 - Buy two items get one free
• ECB - ExtraCare Bucks, "money" you can use only at CVS; earned by purchasing specific products
  SCR - Single Check Rebate, Rite Aid's rebate program
• RR - Register Rewards, Walgreens’s "money" you can use only at Walgreens; earned by purchasing specific products
• MFR - Manufacturer
• OOP - Out of pocket
• OYNO - On your next order
• WYB - When you buy
• MIR - Mail-in rebate
• PSA - Prices starting at
• UPC  - Universal Product Code, scannable bar code on a product
• GC  - Gift certificate/gift card
• Blinkies - Store coupon dispenser with blinking lights
• Cat - Catalina coupon, prints from a separate machine when your receipt prints (common at Shaws & Stop&Shop)
• Peelie - Peel-off coupon you find on the package
• IE - Printable coupon link can be accessed using Internet Explorer
• FF - Printable coupon link can be accessed using Mozilla Firefox

Happy Couponing! -Coupon Mama