When you are new to couponing, there are many terms that you may not understand. Couponing can seem like a whole new language.. But don’t worry, you will learn it quickly!
Abbreviations:
$0.75/1 - $0.75 off 1 product
$0.50/2 - $0.50 off 2 products
B1G1 or BOGO - Buy One Get One Free
B3G1 - Buy THREE products Get One Product Free (Four Total)
Albies - Albertson’s
Blinkie - SmartSource machine with a red blinking light on it. Coupons are thus referred to as ‘Blinkies’
BR - Balance Rewards (Walgreens Loyalty Reward System)
BTFE - Box Tops for Education
BTW - By the way
CAT - Coupon that prints from a Catalina machine at the register.
Catalina - Coupons that print AFTER you’ve paid for your merchandise to be used on a different transaction
CLFE - Campbell’s Labels For Education
CRT - Cash register tape (receipt)
DB - Coupon Database (list of current coupons)
DND - Do Not Double
ECB - Extra Care Buck (earned at CVS)
ENVIE - Envelope
ETS - Excludes Trial Sizes
Exp - Coupon Expiration Date
FS - Free Shipping
FSOT - For Sale or Trade
GC - Gift Card
GM - General Mills Insert, a booklet of coupons that appears in newspapers every month or two.
HBA - Health & Beauty Aisle or Section
HTH - hope that helps
IDSO - in desperate search of
INSERTS - Coupon booklets found in the Sunday paper
IMHO - in my honest opinion
IMO - In My Opinion
IP - Internet Printable coupon
ISO - In Search Of (what you are looking for)
IVC - Instant value coupons – Found in Walgreens booklet at the front of store
IVDSO - In very desperate search of
LMK - Let Me Know
MFR - Manufacturer
MIR - Mail In Rebate
MRP - Manufacturer’s retail price
NP - No problem