Saturday, March 14, 2009

Acronym Glossary

New to couponing? Sometimes it is hard to know what some of the acronyms stand for. Here is a brief description.

B1G1/BOGO (Free or 50% Off) = Buy one item at regular price, get one for free or half price

MFC or MC = Manufacturer coupons

P&G = Proctor & Gamble coupon insert; usually included in Sunday papers once each month.

RP = RedPlum coupon insert; a standard insert typically in each wee's Sunday paper (with the exception of holiday weekends).

SS = SmartSource coupon insert; a standard insert typically in each week's Sunday paper (with the exception of holiday weekends).

GM = General Mills coupon insert; usually included in Sunday papers once each month.

TQ = Target coupons

WAG = Walgreens

RR = Walgreen's Register Rewards; to be used like cash at Walgreens on your next shopping trip, expirations dates vary by offer.

ES = Walgreen's EasySaver; monthly coupon and rebate booklet good at Walgreen's stores.

YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary or Your Market My Vary; this refers to sale pricing and different store's coupon acceptance policies -- your actual savings may vary from what we have listed here.

OOP = Out of Pocket; the final price you paid after coupons.

2 comments:

  1. thought i'd let you know that i've got meals planned this evening for mon - thursday. then, my freezer will be fairly empty. i'll have to see what specials begin tuesday.

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  2. You could always stock up on meat at Target with the $2 meat/roast coupon. We had steak for under $6 for all of us tonight (3 steaks)and it was good!

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