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KellyMarie
08-20-2010, 09:26 PM
(H) You have it and usually use this term when you are wanting to trade it.
(W) same as ISO
B1G1 BOGO Buy one get one free
Blinkie Red Smartsource machine with a red blinking light on it. The coupons in it are refered to as Blinkies
BTFE Box Tops for Education
C/O Cents Off
CC Concealed Cash (cash hidden in an envelope)
CH Clearing House
Catalina Coupon that prints from a Catalina machine at the register.
CRT Cash register tape (receipt)
DCRTC Dated cash register tape with the price circled
DCRT Dated cash register tape
DD Darling daughter
can mean another D word if you are in a bad mood
DEAD An offer is no longer valid
DH Darling husband
DND Do Not Double
DS Darling son
DW Darling Wife
ECB Extra Care Buck (earned at CVS)
ES Easy Saver
seen at Walgreens rebate booklet
EX or X. expires on
FAR free after rebate
FC first class postage stamps
FIL Father in law
FLIP Food Lion Internet Printable
FSOT For Sale or Trade (you will trade it or take PPHF for it)
FT For Trade, same as (H)
GDA Good Deal Alert
HBA Health & Beauty Aids
HDA Hot Deal Alert
HT hang tag
HTH hope that helps
IDSO In desperae search of
IMHO in my humble opinion (there are variations of this, but that's the most common!)
Invites Invitations via email to get a coupon for a free product, typically from Kraft.
ISO in search of (basically you need it)
IVC Instant value coupons - seen in Walgreens rebate booklet
IVDSO In very desperate search of
ITA I totally agree
KWIM Know What I Mean
MFR manufacturer
MIL Mother in law
MIR Mail In Rebate
MRP manufacturer's retail price
NAZ Name, address, zip code
NAZP name, address, zip code, phone number
NB National Brand
NED no expiration date
NFN no form needed
NIB new in box
NIP new in package
NT WT net weight
NWPR no wine purchase required
NBPN no beer purchase necessary
NWT new with tags
OAS a coupon that is good on one purchase, any size
OOP Out Of Pocket
OP Original poster or original post (person who started the thread)
OYNO On Your Next Order
Peelie Coupon found attached to a product. You have to peel it off.
POP Proof of purchase
PP purchase price of a product
PP Paypal
PPHF Paypal handling fee
PSA Prices Starting At
Q Coupon
Qs Qualifiers
Qualifier The POP required for a refund offer that is physically taken from the package
RAOK random act of kindness (means you will give the coupons away free)
RP Red Plum (Sunday Insert)
RIB Reinventing Beauty (magazine found at CVS with coupons in it)
RR Register Reward from Walgreens - use as a $ off coupon on your next purchase
SF Store form
SIL Sister in law
SMP specially marked package
SO Significant other
SRP suggested retail price
SS Sunday supplement coupons
SS Smart Source Sunday insert
Tear pad A pad of forms/coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display
TIA thanks in advance
TMF Try Me Free
mail in rebate for full amount of product
Triple coupon a coupon that a grocery store triples in value
UPC Universal Product Code, barcode on the product
WYB When you buy
WL wish list
WSL while supplies last
WT Winetag
YMMV Your Mileage May Vary (a generic term for "It worked for me, may not work for you")

RochelleLeann
08-29-2010, 08:14 PM
Im probably going to need a print out of these to help me remember!

wendy1214
08-29-2010, 08:35 PM
you'll learn the lingo in no time! ;)

RochelleLeann
08-29-2010, 08:36 PM
I sure hope so im fast to catch on but i know i will visit this page like a million times!!

Rasha
08-29-2010, 09:52 PM
the lingo gets easier :)

RochelleLeann
08-30-2010, 06:47 AM
I sure do hope so..i now know what ISO means...but thats about the only one.

Gr8day2save
09-14-2010, 09:53 AM
It does get easier!!! Thank God for lists like these!

adnil
09-14-2010, 12:11 PM
I may have some more of these that can be added to the list, I'll have to see if I have them in the folder that I brought out to Oregon with me.

adnil
09-15-2010, 02:14 PM
I just went through the 4 pages of abbreviations that I have and the only one that I can see that is not listed above is (BRM=By Return Mail)