coupon lingo
If you are brand new to coupons, you may feel like you’ve entered a whole new world, complete with it’s own language. Fear not! Here is a list of common coupon terms, explanations, & acronyms to help you decipher the codes and navigate this money-saving adventure.
$/$$-dollars off when you buy x amount of dollars
$/x-dollars off when you buy x number of items
Blinkies-In-store Smart Source coupons (come from little machine next to product)
BOGO/B1G1-Buy one, get one free
Catalina-coupon printed from a special machine at the register after a purchase; usually handed to you with your receipt.
CNP-Coupon Near Product–usually a coupon found in the store next to the product.
Competitor’s Coupon-A store coupon from one store that is used at a competing store.
Double Coupon-Coupon that the store doubles in value.
ECBs-Extra Care Bucks (from CVS stores)
FAR-Free After Rebate
GM-General Mills (newspaper insert)
IP-Internet Printable
K-Kellogg’s (newspaper insert)
MFR or MQ-Manufacturer’s Coupon
MIR-Mail In Rebate
OOP-Out of Pocket
P&G-Proctor & Gamble (newspaper insert)
Peelie-A coupon attached to a product that you can use immediately
Q-Coupon
RP-Red Plum (newspaper insert)
RR-Register Rewards (from Walgreens stores)
SCR-Single Check Rebate (rebate system at Rite-Aid)
SS-Smart Source (newspaper insert)
Stack-to use multiple coupons for a single item. At most stores you may use 1 store coupon and 1 manufacturer’s coupon per item.
Store Coupon or SQ-a coupon published by a specific store to be used at that store.
Tear Pad-a stack or pad of coupons or rebates located near a product in the store
UP+-Up Reward (Rite Aid Stores)
WYB-When You Buy
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thanks.
that info was good to know
Hey, I love your website and videos! very helpful. but i have a few questions.
1. when a coupon says “limit one coupon per purchase” does that mean that i can’t use several of the same coupons for multiple of the same items in the same purchase? for example i get 6 glade candles and have 6 $1 off glade coupons am i only aloud to use one of those coupons for my whole purchase?
2. when a coupon says “limit one coupon per customer per offer” does that mean that i can’t use both a store coupon and a manufacturer coupon together? as well as multiple coupons of the same items in the same purchase as asked above.
3. what does it mean when it says “not valid with any other offer” does that mean i can’t use the coupon on a sale item or with a store coupon? or both?
4. when a manufacturer’s coupon says “cannot be combined with any other coupon” does that mean no store coupon? or just another manufacturers coupon?
Hope you hear back from you soon! thank you! =)
1. In coupon lingo a “purchase” really just means an item. So “one coupon per purchase” means “one coupon per item.” If a coupon says “one per transaction” then you would only be able to use one, but that is very rare.
2. A coupon that says “limit one coupon per customer per offer” can still be stacked with a manufacturer’s coupon (if it is a store coupon.) It probably means you can only use one.
3. It means any other manufacturer’s coupon. Stores can do whatever they want.
Hope that helps!
I also have questions about the coupon’s fine print.
if my coupon is for $1/2 and the print says “one per purchase on product(s) shown”, does that mean only one manufacturer’s coupon for the two? and i would still be able to use the store coupon right?
Yes, you would be able to use 1 manufacturer’s coupon for the 2 items as well as your store coupon(s).
First, I would like to say how wonderfully helpful and informative your websites and YouTube videos have been! I am new to the couponing scene. I’ve used coupons here and there in the past but never to an extreme by doing matchups, stacking, etc. I went shopping at Publix this past week with only the coupons I clipped from last Sundays inserts, along with store/competitor coupons I collected during the week and I managed to save around 43%, which I thought was awesome for never having done it before! So I owe you a ton of thanks for helping me see the light to coupon heaven!
I do have a couple of coupon related questions that I would like to clarify:
1) I’m aware that I can only use one manufacturer’s coupon and one store coupon per item. But lets say I have a manufacturer’s coupon that’s $4 off when you buy Olay soap AND Secret deodorant. What if I also have a manufacturer’s coupon for $1 off the Olay soap and another for $1 off the Secret deodorant – can I use all three coupons or does the one $4 off combo coupon constitute the one and only manufacturer’s coupon I can use?
2) If I have a manufacturer’s coupon for a free Glade scented oil warmer with the purchase of a Glade scented oil refill pack, can I also use a $1 off manufacturer’s coupon for the Glade refill pack since technically the first coupon is for the free warmer and not the refill?
I hope all this makes sense because I’m confusing myself as I’m reading it! Thanks in advance for any clarification you can offer!
Thanks for sharing Alisha. I’m glad SWSL & LWSL are helping you save. To answer your questions:
1.) If you use the first coupon, you cannot use the other two. Only one MQ can be applied to any particular item, even if that MQ is applied to 2 items at the same time.
2.) Yes, you can use a $/1 MQ in conjunction with a B1G1 MQ, for the same reason. The $ off Q is for item A and the B1G1 Q is applied to item B.
Hi,
Iam new to this…. I live in oregon….
can I use coupon in winco grocery and walmart superstore?
Can you use 2 different (not 2 of the same one) manufacturer’s coupons for the same product?
Hi, I really am looking forward to saving money for my family. I was wondering can you use coupons at places like Dollar General? I think that would be a good idea and you could get things for free because they have cheaper prices for the same brands.
Yes you can! I actually provide coupon matchups for Dollar General over at my sister site http://www.savingwellspendingless.com!
How do you double coupon??
my question is does manufacturer coupon mean you can only use it at one specific store?
No Manufaturer coupon means you can use it anywhere. If it can only be used in one store then it will specify on the coupon. in walgreens, at walmart, etc.
What does “MM” stand for?
Money Maker
Hello. I have a question. If I have 2 coupons one for $1.00 off 2 General Mills cereals and 1 for .75 off a Fiber One cereal (which is also a General Mills cereal). Both coupons say ” no other coupon can be used with this coupon” I plan on buying 4 boxes of General Mills cereal in the same transaction. Am I able to use both of my coupons on this same transaction since I am buying 4 boxes of cereal?
I love both your sites, they have taught me a lot. I am brand new to this and am just starting out. My question is what is a in store coupon? I know it sounds stupid and I probably should know but like I said I am brand new to this. Thank you.
I have a question. At Ralph’s, if they say buy 10/10.00 with card, do you actually need to buy 10 to get that discounted price? I know at Giant Eagle (midwest grocery store) you do not need to purchase all 10 to get the deal as long as you have the card. Thanks!
What is NLA?
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Will you ever add Whole Foods Store to your list? There are many products there I can”t find elsewhere. Do you have any tips for shopping organic foods?
Do “Blinkies” (Smart Source) coupons count as manufacturer’s coupons?
Thanks for all the great info!
Thanks for all of your help. My first shopping trip before I found your website did not go so well. But I know now what I am doing. I just made a $341.00 mistake.
Oh well you live and learn. I have learned a lot from you. Thank you for taking the time to help others out there that just don’t know how it works. You are a wonderful and beautiful person!
Thank you Jamie, you are very sweet!
Hi. I was wondering, I bought a fundraiser coupon book that says “Good only at…” on the cover, but inside the book the coupons all have manufacturer’s coupon on the top. The book is also a C.A.R.E. coupon book and some of the coupons have a symbol on it saying “Good at participating C.A.R.E. stores”. Are the coupons good at other stores other than the store specified on the cover?
I was just curious about when a coupon says “Save $x.00 on any three of the same item” does this mean that you get the same amount off of all three, or if that amount is taken off of the combining price of the three? Any help is appreciated I am just beginning and your site has helped quite a bit. :0) thank you.
Hello, I am a stay at home Dad and I wanted to start couponing. I do have a question I am trying to get answers to. If a coupon says (Limit One Coupon per Purchase….Limit of 4 like coupons in the Same shopping trip) does this mean I can use 4 of the same coupons on one product? For instance I have a Febreeze Coupons for $1.00 off, can I purchase using four coupons? Sorry for such a bone head question, just trying to get into saving some money. Thanks
Chris
ok i keep hearing filling or fillies (not sure which one because i can’t make out what they are saying in youtube vids now a days) what does that mean?
I’m new to this and confused about how the .75/2 , .50/2 , .60/3 coupons work exactly. In my area the stores only double up to .50 if that helps. I’m trying to put it into a spreadsheet and not sure how to do that particular coupon.
I came across a coupon that says, “with purchase of two”. what excactly does that mean?
“with purchase of two” means you have to buy two of that particular item or brand to have to amount off apply. That’s why you end up stockpiling; two of this, four of that.
I’m new to couponing and I just want to make sure that I am understanding the fine print before I start clipping. When a coupon says “0.75 cents off of two boxes “, does it mean that each box will be 0.75 cents off OR the total of the two boxes will be 0.75 cents off? I am confused because another coupon that I have says “$1 off with purchase of three”, does this mean that each item is $1 off if I get three OR does it mean that the total of the three items is eligible for $1 off? The wording can be a little tricky
Thanks!~
It’s .75 cents off the total of the two items, and 1.00 off the total of the three.
What does it mean when a limit of four coupons is doubled?
Hello, I have a couple questions about a Dollar General trip I’m making this weekend. Will Dollar General allow more coupons than items purchased? Also, I have a Pledge coupon that says
“do not combine with any other coupon” can I still combine it with a DG store coupon since DG will reimburse it? Finally, I have two DG coupons for .75/1 ritz and a $1/2 manufactures coupon and the DG coupons say “Limit one offer per customer” could I get buy with using both coupons? Thanks!!
I have a question about doubling coupons. The store I go to most will double coupons that are up to $.99 in value. If I have 2 coupons, both say $.50 each, both for the same product, same amount, etc and the store doubles this item, does this mean that I will get $2.00 off the item (both $.50 coupons doubled) or can I only use 1 coupon and double that so I would get $1.00 off? Also if I have two or more of the same exact coupon, as mentioned before, but two different UPC #’s, does that make a difference? Thanks!
Hi,
I have a buy any (5) Lean Cuisines, get a Skinny Cow Ice Cream free coupon, and I also have a buy any (4) Lean Cuisines get $1 off coupon. Can I combine them (and only purchase 5 Lean Cuisines) because one coupon is for the Skinny Cow, not the Lean Cuisines?
i have a coupon that say’s limit one offer per coupon per person per purchase and one that’s limit one coupon per purchase. i have six of both coupons can i get six of each product and use all the coupons in spokane at walmart
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