Couponing has its own language and this post is all about how to decifer it.
.35/1 or $1.00/2, etc: The first number is the value of the coupon; the second number is the amount that must be purchased for the first number to be valid. i.e Thirty five cents off one product, or one dollar off two products, etc.
BOGO: Buy one item, get one item free. The second item will usually have to be the same price or less than the price of the first item.
B1G1, B2G1: Another way to write ‘buy one, get one’. The “B” stands for “buy”, the G stands for “get”. The numbers indicate how many of a product you must buy to qualify and the number of products you get when you redeem the coupon or offer. B1G1= Buy one, get one. B2G1= Buy two, get one B2G2= Buy two, get two
ECB: Extra Care Bucks a program through CVS now called Extra Bucks.
EXP: Expires or Expiration Date
IP: Internet Printable coupons may be printed right from your home computer. Usually limited to 2 prints per computer, requires user to download quick and safe printing software to be able to print securely from home.
ACD: Alabama Coupon Diva, refers to this blog
MIR: Mail in Rebate, refers to rebates which must be submitted by mail. These are the traditional rebates that require you to mail in both your receipt and proof of purchase in the form of UPC barcodes.
MFR/MQ: Manufacturer coupon abbreviation.
MM: Money Maker. An item is a money maker if you receive money after sale price and coupons.
MM: Money Maker. An item is a money maker if you receive money after sale price and coupons.
OOP: Out-of-Pocket; refers to the amount of money you will pay a store to make your purchase. Does not include and after-purchase savings, coupons or rebates.
OYNO: On Your Next Order. Store promos such as Spend $15, save $5 on your next shopping order.
P&G: Proctor and Gamble manufacture a wide range of consumer goods and are one of the largest corporations in the world. Proctor and Gamble puts out monthly coupon inserts filled with coupons for a variety of Proctor and Gamble produced brands, just a few of which include: Always, Bounty, Crest, Dawn, Gillette, Olay, Pampers and Tide.
PSA: Prices starting at; when a group of items are on sale, such as Olay products. We might write “PSA $2.09″ and list a group of Olay coupons that are available. This means that the cheapest Olay product is $2.09 and prices go up from there.
Q: abbreviation for the word coupon
RR: Register Rewards. Walgreens drugstore rewards program, and version of the catalina coupon. Look for the same machines located at register, dispensing long receipt-like coupons that may be used on a future purchase. RRs Are treated like manufacturer coupons not store coupons so you cannot use a manufacturer coupon and a RR together.
RP: Red Plum. Formerly known as Vallasis, Red Plum coupon inserts and website feature coupons from a variety of manufacturers. Red Plum is part of Valassis Interactiv.
SCR: Single Check Rebate, Rite Aid Drugstore monthly rebate program. Each month pick up your rebate booklet to see hundreds of dollars in possible rebate savings. Shop with coupons, save your receipts and enter quick information online. The SCR system stores all your rebates and totals them each month. Request your monthly check be mailed to you and cash it like any other check! No clipping barcodes or UPCs, no mailing or stamping an envelope.
SS: Smart Source. A marketing company, like RP, Smart Source coupon inserts and website feature coupons from a variety of manufacturers. Smart Source is part of News America Marketing Co. Smart Source coupon inserts can be found in most Sunday papers.
WAGS: Abbreviation for Walgreens Drugstore
Up Bucks: Rewards program by Rite-aid officially called Rite-aid Wellness. They issue perks in the form of +Up Bucks
UPC: Universal Product Code. Bar code printed on product packages that can be scanned electronically.
WYB: When You Buy. Some sales or coupons require purchase of multiple items. When reporting a deal on ACD, we always include a final price. Example: Buy 2 Dove Body Wash for $6.00 each, use 2 1.00/1 coupons, Final price $5.00 each WYB 2.
YMMV: Your Mileage May Vary. A phrase used to describe that an experience one shopper has may differ from your experience. One store may allow you to stack additional promos and another location may not do the same. Some stores, such as that ‘one’ SuperCenter, who do not have a universally enforced coupon policy will often let one customer do one thing and another do something completely different. If we receive an email from a reader with a great shopping scenario, we might report it and say, YMMV until we see if stores nationwide are allowing the same scenario.
Now that you know the language it's easy to understand this:
B1G1 w/(2) .50/1 from (1/31/11 SS) & Earn $3 EB
Buy one item get one free using 2 .50 cents off coupons from January 31 Smart Source and earn $3 in extra care bucks from CVS.
