Coupon Glossary

$/# = This means that you get $ off for every # you buy.

B1G1 = Buy One Get One Free

Blinkie = A coupon that prints out at a machine in the store.

BOGO = Buy One Get One Free

CAT = Catalina. A coupon that prints out at the register that is either $$ off your next purchase or $$ off a certain product They are usually manufacturer coupons, not store coupons.

Coupon Insert = These are the coupons found in Sunday papers.

Double Coupons = This is the term used when stores will double a coupon's value. Some stores do this daily (Harris Teeter, Lowes Foods), some stores do this every few months, some do not do it at all. Most stores set a value limit so read their policy and amount of coupons per transaction limit.

ES or ESR =Easy Saver. This is Walgreens' monthly rebate program. You can find the books by their ads in the front of their store.

EXP = Expires or Expiration Date

Extrabucks = Printables that are exclusive to CVS, and are used like cash.

FAR = Free After Rebate

IP = Internet Printable Coupon - a coupon that can be printed online.

IVC = Instant Value Coupon. These clippable coupons are found at Walgreens in their weekly ads.

MFR = Manufacturer

MQ = Manufacturer Coupon

OOP = Out-of-Pocket. This is the amount of money that you have spent after all coupons.

OYNO = On Your Next Order. eg. At FoodLion/Kmart you sometimes get coupons - "Save $5 on your next $50 shopping order"

P&G = Procter & Gamble Sunday Insert

Peelie = Coupons found on products in the store. Often, there are good on a range of products, not just what it is stuck to.

Q = Coupon

Raincheck = A slip you can ask for in the store when an item’s on sale and out-of-stock.

RP or Redplum = Sunday Coupon Insert
Register Rewards or RR = Exclusive to Walgreens. They work like cash on your next order.

Rolling Catalinas = This means that you can use a catalina as payment on another transaction of equal merchandise and another catalina will still print. Example, if you buy 4 "Kraft Cheese Blocks," a $5 catalina will print. If you then buy another 4 Kraft Cheese Bricks you can use the previous catalina you received as payment towards the order and another $5 catalina will print.

SS or Smartsource = Sunday coupon insert.

Stacking Coupons = This is the term used when stores will let you use their own in store coupons along with a manufacturer's coupon for the same item.

Tear Pad = A pad of coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display

WAGS = Abbreviation for Walgreens

WYB = When You Buy