Understanding the Coupon Language Used on Coupon Forums explained by professional Forex trading experts the “ForexSQ” FX trading team.
Understanding the Coupon Language Used on Coupon Forums
Have you ever been to a popular coupon forum only to click away because you could not make sense of all the coupon language used by posters? If so, rest assured that you are not alone. The good news is that mastering the odd coupon terminology is not as difficult as you may think.
The best way to learn the coupon lingo is to start using it. It’s fun and takes up a lot less space. Once you get used to using it, you will be reading and posting about coupons like a pro.
| AC | After Coupon | Refers to the price of an item after the coupon is deducted. | |
| ALA | As Low As | Refers to the lowest price possible, depending on the coupon that is used. | |
| ALL YOU | Magazine | All You is a magazine known for having a lot of manufacturer coupons and money-saving articles. | |
| ALDI | Aldi is the name of a discount grocery store chain. | ||
| AR | After Rebate | Refers to the price of an item after the rebate amount is deducted. | |
| ASAV | Any Size, Any Variety | Refers to the qualifying items on a coupon offer. | |
| B&M | Brick & Mortar | It is the physical store vs. an online store. For example, B&M coupons refer to coupons for local stores. | |
| BIGI or BOGO | Buy One, Get One | If all you see is BOGO or BIGI, it means if you buy one item, you get one (usually the same item) for free. But it is also used to promote other “Buy One” promotions, such as BOGO1/2P – which means if you buy one you will get the second one at half price. | |
| B2G0 or B2G1 | Buy Two, Get One | Usually refers to Buy Two (items) and Get One (item) Free | |
| B1G1F | Always refers to Buy One, Get One Free | ||
| Beep | Register Alert | When a coupon that is scanned at the register is rejected, the register will sometimes beep. It is an alert for the cashier to take additional action such as inspecting the coupon or entering it by hand. | |
| Berry Cart | Smart Phone App | App users can earn cash for free products. | |
| Blinkie | Coupon Dispensers | Coupon dispensers (Smart Source Coupon Machines) that are placed in grocery stores near the items on the coupon and that blink to attract shoppers. | |
| BOLO | Be on the Look Out | Is used on forums as a way to tell other couponers to watch out for a coupon or other money-saving offer. | |
| Boost | Hopster Term | Hopster is a coupon site where visitors can (boost) increase the value of a coupon by performing certain tasks, like taking a poll or small survey. | |
| Bricks | Type of Internet Coupon | Bricks is a printable internet coupon that is available by downloading a small program that controls how many times the coupon is printed. Most Bricks coupons can be printed twice. | |
| BRP | Balance Reward Points | Walgreens rewards program gives points when certain items are purchased and can be used towards the amount owed on a future purchase. | |
| BTFE | Box Tops for Education | A school reward program. Small pink coupons located on product packaging are removed and turned in to schools. The schools earn money by submitting the coupons in bulk. | |
| B&M | Brick & Mortar | Refers to the physical building of a store, vs. an online store. | |
| Cartwheel | Target Discount | A savings program offered by Target that offers up to 50 percent off select items. There is a Cartwheel app that can be used on Smartphones or you can access it from your computer and print the list and barcode. The barcode is then scanned during checkout, and the savings is deducted from your purchase total. | |
| CAT | Catalina | Refers to a coupon machine that is near the cash register and that prints out a coupon. Read More. | |
| CBAD | Chef Boyardee | Usually used about a coupon offer on a Chef Boyardee product. | |
| Checkout 51 | Cash Back Website | Checkout 51 is a free cash back website where members earn cash back for purchasing select products. | |
| Check Your Binders | Refers to a coupon that is no longer available, but that couponers may have previously printed and stored with their coupons. | ||
| CLFE | Campbell’s Labels for Education | A school rewards program. | |
| CNP | Coupon Near Product | A coupon that is distributed at the grocery store and that is placed near the product on the coupon. Similar to a blinkie. | |
| CO or C/0 | Refers to “cents off” | ||
| Coupon Fairy | Refers to a person that leaves coupons near the products in a retail store or who gives coupons to other people. | ||
| CPN | Coupon | Often used on forums to describe the type of offer being discussed. (printable cpn, cpn vs. a rebate offer, etc) | |
| CRT | Cash Register Tape | Most often referred to when discussing CVS drugstore coupons that print on the customers’ receipts. | |
| CS | Customer Service | Often used on forums in discussions about having to go to customer service to get a some kind of savings. | |
| DD | Dead Deal | Refers to an expired coupon or one that is no longer available. | |
| DND | Do Not Double | Refers to coupons that cannot be doubled and must be redeemed for the face value only. | |
| Doubled | Refers to a coupon that was (or can be) redeemed for double the face value. | ||
| DQ | Digital Coupon | Often refers to coupons that are loaded onto a store card. | |
| EA | Each | ||
| E-Coupons | Electronic Coupons | Coupons that can be loaded onto store cards or cellphones. | |
| ECB | ExtraCare Bucks | Part of the CVS rewards program. ECBs are like cash coupons that print out on the receipt and can be redeemed and used towards a future purchase. | |
| ETS | Exclusions | Refers to a coupon that cannot be used towards the purchase of the trial/travel sizes of the product. | |
| EXP | Expired | Usually refers to the date that a coupon or a rebate expires. | |
| FAR | Rebate Term | Refers to a product that is free after a rebate is received. | |
| FB | The social media website. FB couponsmean a coupon that is on the Facebook page. | ||
| Filler | Refers to items that are purchased in order to meet the requirements of a coupon offer. It can refer to the quantity or dollar amount, depending on the terms of the coupon. For example, if you have a coupon for $10 off when you spend $50 and you only have $48 worth, you need a $2 item (filler) to qualify for the offer. | ||
| GC | Gift Card | Often used on forums when discussing Target deals, but is used in reference to other offers, too. | |
| GDA | Good Deal Alert | Used to alert everyone that there is an exception deal. | |
| GM | General Mills | Often refers to the General Mills inserts in the Sunday papers. | |
| Groupon | Daily Deal Site | Website offering daily deals both online and locally. (See also: Groupon Tips) | |
| HBA | Health and Beauty Aids | Used to categorize coupon offers or products. | |
| Hopster | Coupon Site | Offers printable coupons for original amounts, or the amount can be increased (boosted) by performing tasks. | |
| HT | Hangtag | A hanging tag that is looped around the neck of products including wine. It often includes a coupon or rebate. | |
| Ibotta | Cashback App | Smartphone app that allows users to earn cash on select products that are purchased. (See also: Beginner’s Guide to Ibotta) | |
| IDSO | Chat Term | Means, in desperate search of… | |
| IE | Browser | Refers to Internet Explorer | |
| IG | Social Network | ||
| In-Ad | Also – IA | Refers to coupons that come in a store’s weekly ad. | |
| Inserts | Newspaper Ads | Coupons that come in the Sunday newspaper. Can be Redplum, Smartsource, P&G, GM, restaurants, or others. | |
| IP | Also – IPQ | Refers to a coupon that can be printed off the internet. | |
| ISO | In Search Of | Often used on forums when someone is looking for a coupon or some other savings. | |
| IVC | Instant Value Coupon | Refers to coupons found in the Walgreens monthly coupon book or weekly ads. (See also: Walgreen’s Coupon Tutorial) | |
| JFY | Just For You | 1) CVS “Just for You” coupons that members receive in email. 2) Safeway coupons that are loaded to cardholders’ cards. | |
| K | Kellogg’s | Usually referenced when describing a coupon or rebate offer from Kellogg’s. | |
| KFR | Kellogg’s Family Rewards | Rewards program offered by Kellogg’s. Shoppers can earn points by entering product codes, then redeem the points for coupons, gift certificates, samples and more. | |
| LC | Loyalty Card | Shoppers sign up for cards for retailers and in return earn access to discounts, rewards points, etc. | |
| Like | Facebook term | The Facebook feature used to show your approval or support of a post. | |
| MANU | Also MF/MFG/MFR | Refers to manufacturer coupons as opposed to store generated coupons. | |
| Matchups | Savings tool. | Lists that have stores’ weekly sales and coupons that correspond with the sales. Used to get further price reductions. | |
| MCR | My Coke Rewards | Enter points inside Coke packaging and earn rewards that can be used towards prizes and coupons. | |
| MIR | Mail in Rebate | Money saver that requires a form, receipt of purchase, UPC from packaging to mailed in return for a check, free product coupon, or some other money saver. | |
| MM | Money Maker | Is used when a coupon offer is stacked with a product on sale and results in the shopper making money from the purchase. | |
| MobiSave | Cash Back App | Refers to a cash back phone app that users select from available offers, submit picture of receipt showing purchase of offers, and then they get cash deposited into their PayPal account. | |
| MRP | Manufacturer’s Retail Price | Refers to the manufacturer’s retail price. Caution – This price is often higher than the price ever found in the stores. It is often used to make an item look like it has received a deep discount when in reality it never sold for the amount shown. | |
| NAZ | Name, Address, Zip | Referenced when personal information is required. | |
| NED | No Expiration Date | Often used when discussing a coupon or rebate that has no expiration date. | |
| NLA | No Longer Available | Usually referenced when an internet coupon is no longer available. | |
| NSL | Also – NSR | Refers to a coupon or rebate terms that has no size limitation. Great for using towards trial or travel sizes. | |
| OOP | Out of Pocket | Refers to the actual amount of a purchase after all discounts, coupons, or other perks are deducted. | |
| OOS | Out of Stock | Referenced when a product has sold out in the stores. | |
| OP | Original Poster | Used in forums or on social media sites to reference the person who originally started a discussion, post or forum thread. | |
| OTC | Over the Counter | Refers to medicines that can be purchased without a prescription. | |
| OYNO | Also – OYNP | Refers to “your next order” and is generally referred to savings (coupon, etc) that can used on your next order. | |
| Overage | Also – MM | Is used when a coupon offer is stacked with a product on sale and results in the shopper making money from the purchase. | |
| PAF | Also – PAB | Refers to Purple Advantage Flyer or Purple Advantage Buy Flyer which is Publix’s Healthy & Beauty flyer that has coupon offers. | |
| Peelie | Package Coupons | Coupons that you have to peel off of packaging on products. | |
| PG or P&G | Proctor and Gamble | Often referenced when mentioning coupons from Proctor and Gamble. | |
| PM | Price Match | Refers to stores that adjust prices to match competitor’s prices. | |
| PM | Private Message | Refers to a private message sent between two forum members. | |
| POP | Proof of Purchase | Usually referenced when discussing rebate requirements. The POP is the barcode on the product packaging. | |
| PP | Purchase Price | Refers to the price that a particular product will cost. | |
| PSA | Prices Start At… | Refers to the lowest priced products. | |
| PQ | Publix Coupon | Referenced when a coupon from the Publix grocery store chain. | |
| R | Regional | Usually used when a coupon or sale is only available in specific regions of the country. | |
| RC | Rain Check | A voucher that a store gives to shoppers when a advertised sale item has sold out. | |
| Rolling | Coupon Expire Date | 1) Refers to the expiration date of a coupon that is based on when the coupon is printed. 2) Also refers to using rewards points earned in one transaction to pay for another transaction. | |
| RP | Red Plum | Refers to the coupons found in the weekly Red Plum sales ads in newspapers or on the Red Plum website. | |
| RRs | Register Rewards | Refers to Walgreen’s Catalina coupons that print out on the receipt. | |
| SASE | Self Addressed Stamped Envelope | Usually referenced when discussing coupon requests or submitting rebates. | |
| Savings Catcher | Walmart Savings Program | A price match program offered by Walmart that can be used with an app or from desktop that scans the receipt (or enter receipt #) and all items are checked against competitor’s prices. Any difference is held in an account until shopper requests it. The amount is then issued as an e-gift card. | |
| SCO | Self Check Out | Refers to registers in stores where the customer processes the sale (rings up items, processes coupons, pays, bags items) | |
| Shelf Clearer | Coupon Term | Used when describing a shopper or couponer who buys an excessive amount of products, thus “clearing the shelf” and not leaving any products for other shoppers. | |
| ShopKick | Discount App | An app that offers users additional discounts at select stores. | |
| Shopmium | Cash Back App | Free app that offers users cash back on select products that are purchased. | |
| SMP | Specially Marked Package | Refers to coupons, premiums or other money savers on packages that are specially marked. | |
| SNAP | Cash Back App | Free app that offers users cash back on select products that are purchased. (Learn More) | |
| SQ | Store Coupon | Refers to coupons offered for a specific stores opposed to manufacturer coupons. | |
| SS | Smart Source | Refers to coupons distributed in newspapers from the company Smart Source. Also coupons that can be printed from the Smart Source website. | |
| Stack | Coupon Strategy | Refers to maximizing the cost of a product by using a store coupon and a manufacturer’s coupon on a single product. (Read more about Stacking Coupons) | |
| Tearpad | Coupons | Coupons or rebates that are in stores, on a pad located near the referring product. | |
| TMF | Try Me Free | Usually refers to a rebate that offers shoppers an opportunity to try a product for free by refunding the amount of the product via a rebate check. | |
| TQ | Target Coupon | Usually used on coupon matchup sites when referring to a Target coupon. | |
| UFT | Up for Trade | Generally used on forums when a couponer has coupons that they want to trade from coupons that they need. | |
| UPC | Universal Product Code | Refers to the barcode found on packaging that has numbers that identify various information about the product. Often referenced on forums when discussing rebate requirements or when cash back sites require a scan of the UPC. | |
| +UP Reward | Rite Aid Reward Program | Store “cash” received which is shown on the bottom of the Rite Aid receipts. | |
| Vlassis | Red Plum Coupons | The company that distributes Red Plum coupons. | |
| VV | Video Value | Printable Rite Aid coupons that are available for shoppers to print, after watching a short product video on the Rite Aid website. | |
| WAGS | Walgreens Pharmacy Store | The abbreviation for Walgreens Pharmacy Store. | |
| WSL | While Supplies Last | Often referred to when discussing sales going on in stores. | |
| WT | Winetag | Refers to a coupon that hangs from the neck of a wine bottle or other non-wine related products. | |
| WYB | When You Buy | Often referred to on match up lists when a coupon or sale is valid based on specific items that you buy. | |
| X | Multiplier | Used as a multiplier or in reference to the expiration of a coupon or offer. | |
| YMMV | Your Mileage May Vary | Is referenced when discussing coupon offers or deals. It means that your results may or may not be the same as what someone else has listed. | |
Understanding the Coupon Language Used on Coupon Forums Conclusion
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