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| Decoding the Language of the Couponers |
It can be challenging at first to understand coupon “lingo”, but with time it will become second nature. Here is a little reference guide to get you started:
- $.50/1, $1.00/1: fifty cents off one item, one dollar off one item, etc.
- $1.00/2, $1.00/3: one dollar off two items, one dollar off three items, etc.
- BOGO, B1G1: buy one get one free.
- B2G1: buy two get one free.
- Blinkie: the manufacturer coupon dispenser often found next to the item you are purchasing. Since these are manufacturer coupons, they can be used at any store.
- Catalina (CAT) or Your Bucks: coupons that print from the gray box at the register. They can be store or manufacturer coupons. They are dollars off your next purchase or dollars off a specific item.
- Doubling: some stores will double coupons up to certain value. For example, a $.50 off coupon will be valued at $1.00.
- EB, ECB: Extra Bucks are similar to Catalinas or Register Rewards, only they print on your receipt at CVS drug stores. The coupon can be dollars off your next purchase, a percentage off your next purchase or dollars of a specific item.
- MIR: mail in rebate.
- Peelie: coupons that can be peeled off the product and used on that purchase.
- P&G, PG: Procter & Gamble, a monthly coupon insert in the newspaper.
- RP: Red Plum, a coupon insert in the newspaper.
- RR: Register Rewards, similar to the Catalina coupon, print from the gray box at the Walgreens cash register.
- Stacking: stacking coupons is when you use a manufacturer coupon and a store coupon on one item.
- SS: Smart Source, a coupon insert in the newspaper.
- Tear pads: similar to the blinkie, these coupons are found on a pad next to the item.
