Good Day All!

We are going to start off by giving you guys some coupon terminology. These are terms you may see on our site or read on other blogs. I know when I first started I would think "what in the world are they talking about?" So we have decided to compile a list of terms that you will run across in this money saving world!

• AC – After Coupons
• BOGO – Buy One Product, Get One Free
• B2G1F – Buy Two Products, Get One Free
• B1G1 - Buy One, Get One FREE!
• B1G1 50% - Buy One, Get One Half Off
• BLINKIES = In Store Smart Source Coupons
• Catalina - coupons printed out after your receipt at the register
• Clearing a Shelf - A term used when an extreme shopper goes in and buys all of a certain item because of a sale.  This is frowned upon! 
• DOUBLE COUPON = Coupon that grocery store doubles in value
• ECB - Extra Care Bucks (CVS)
• Exp - Expiration date
• ETS – Excludes Trial Size
• FAR - Free After Rebate
• Filler Item - The need to purchase an additional item, normally a very inexpensive item, in order to use more coupons on a particular purchase.  (Normally used at Walgreens)
• GM - General Mills
• IP - Internet Printable
• IVC - Instant Value Coupon books found at Walgreens
• Matching/Price Matching/Ad Matching - When a store will match the price of a competitor's ad
• Mfg or Mfr  - Manufacturer's coupon
• MIR - Mail In Rebate
• Money Maker - When the value of the coupon is worth more than the item you're purchasing and you have "money" or credit towards another item you're purchasing in the same transaction
• OOP - Out of Pocket
• Overage - When the value of the coupon is worth more than the item you're purchasing and you have "money" or credit towards another item you're purchasing in the same transaction
• PG - Proctor & Gamble
• Peelie - Coupon found on product packaging
• Printables - Online printable coupons
• RP - Red Plum Newspaper Insert
• RR - Register Rewards (Walgreens)
• RDW - Run don't walk  -  you may see this when we post a deal that requires immediate attention to get the deal
• Rolling - When you use an ECB, Rebate or Register Reward from one transaction to pay for your next transaction, which would hopefully result in another ECB, Rebate or RR and the process continues.  Hopefully you'll spend as little money OOP as possible.
• SCR – Single Check Rebate at Rite Aid
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• SS - Smart Source Newspaper Insert
• Stack - A term used when you use a store coupon AND a manufacturer's coupon together
• Store coupon - A coupon that can only be used in a specific store and can normally be "stacked" with a manufacturer's coupon
• Tear Pad -  A pad of coupons found on the shelf next to specific item
• UPR – Up Reward at Rite Aid
• UP – UP Reward at Rite Aid
• WYB - when you buy
• Your Mileage May Vary (YMMV): Basically means that your savings may be different then what is posted because of regional variances such as sale prices and coupon availability.