Now that you know how to shop, where to get coupons and how to read your coupon, let’s answer one of my most asked question:
What do all those abbreviations mean? Here’s a list of terms and acronyms that come up in Northwest coupon deals:
- blinkie – Manufacturer’s coupon found in the store, near the product, usually from a red blinking box
- BOGO – “Buy One, Get One FREE”
- Catalina (cat) — Coupon you get with your receipt at the register; usually triggered by a specific item that you purchased
- double coupon – Store “coupon” that doubles manufacturer’s coupon value up to a certain value
- DND – “Do not double”
- FAR – “Free after rebate”
- filler – Item purchased for the sole purpose of making a deal work
- GM – General Mills Sunday coupon insert packet
- hangtag — Manufacturer’s coupon hanging from the neck of a product in the store
- IP – “Internet printable” coupon
- loss leader — Item that a store puts on a fantastic sale, usually losing money on it, in hopes that while you’re in store buying the item you will buy the rest of your shopping list
- NLA – “No longer available”
- OOP – “Out of pocket”
- overage – The amount of money made on buying an item (profit)
- OYNO – “On your next order”; another term for Catalina
- P&G — Proctor & Gamble Sunday coupon insert packet
- peelie – Manufacturer’s coupon attached to an item that you can peel off & use immediately
- rolling – Using a CAT or RR to pay for an item that produces a CAT or RR
- raincheck — a piece of paper given to a customer from a store that serves as a commitment to sell an out-of-stock item when it is restocked at the advertised price
- RP – Red Plum Sunday coupon insert packet
- RR – Register Rewards (Walgreen’s catalina)
- SCR — Single Check Rebate (Rite Aid’s rebate program)
- SS – SmartSource Sunday insert packet
- stacking – Using a store coupon with a manufacturer’s coupon on one item
- tearpad – Pad of manufacturer’s coupons next to an item in the store
- U – Unilever Sunday coupon insert packet
- WYB – “When you buy”
- YMMV – “Your mileage may vary” (success of the attempt may vary at your store)
Coming tomorrow: Know how to read a deal post.
The Ultimate Guide to Couponing in the Northwest, previous posts:
- Lesson 1: Know how to shop
- Lesson 2: Know where to find coupons
- Lesson 3: Know your coupon
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Great series, there were a couple of abbreviations on there I had not seen before!
what does promo savings mean?
What does (SCR) stand for?
Single Check Rebate
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