Couponing Abbreviations and Lingo

Couponers have their own talk and their own lingo. Not sure what they are saying or meaning? Check out my cheat sheet here. You'll be using them in no time!

+UP   =    Plus Up Rewards (an incentive offered by Rite Aid)
B1G1 or BOGO   =   Buy 1 Get 1 (could be either half off or free, depending)
Blinkies  = Coupons found in stores, usually near the product there are for and blink with a red light
Catalina   =   Coupons that print out at the register after check out
DND   =   Do Not Double
EB   =  Extra Bucks  (an incentive offered by CVS)
FAR  =  Free After Rebate
GM  = General Mills  (a product brand, also a coupon insert that comes out periodically in the Sunday paper)\
MFC  =  Manufacturer Coupon
MIR  =  Mail In Rebate
OOP = Out of Pocket 
Peelie  = An instant coupon found on the product that you peel off to use
PG   =   Proctor & Gamble (a coupon insert found in the Sunday paper)
Q  =  Coupon
RP   =   Red Plum (a coupon insert found in the Sunday paper)
RR   =   Register Rewards (an incentive offered by Walgreens)
SC  =   Store Coupon
SS   =   Smart Source (a coupon insert found in the Sunday paper)
Stacking  = Using both a manufacturer coupon with a store coupon to get extra savings
Tear Pad  =  Along the same lines as blinkies and peelies, just found in a pad that you rip off to use
WYB  =  When You Buy

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