Coupons 101

Coupons are available everywhere.
Here are some basic sites that are invaluable for shopping.
Be careful about what you print, that they are legit coupons. Here is a list of counterfeit coupons.

The Truth About Grocery Store Flyers

SmartSource Distribution Control Letter
Coupons.com Distribution Control Letter
BeCentsable
HillBilly Housewife
MomAdvice
MyGoodCents
Shelf Life Sheets
TaylorTownPreview

Grocery Shopping Helper
Neat little app for creating your own personalized shopping list by category and map.

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2010 Coupon Insert Schedule

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April
4/11: Smart Source Red Plum
4/18: Smart Source Red Plum
4/25: Smart Source + Red Plum

May
5/2: Smart Source + Red Plum & P&G
5/9: Smart Source + Red Plum
5/16: 2 Smart Source + Red Plum
5/23: Smart Source + Red Plum
5/30: No Inserts

June
6/6: Smart Source & Red Plum + Procter and Gamble
6/13: Smart Source
6/20: Smart Source + Red Plum
6/27: Smart Source + Red Plum

July 7/4: No Inserts
7/11: Smart Source & Red Plum
7/18: Smart Source
7/25: Smart Source & Red Plum

August
8/1: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8/8: Smart Source & Red Plum
8/15: Smart Source & Red Plum
8/22: Smart Source & Red Plum
8/29: Smart Source & Red Plum & P&G Insert

September
9/5: No Inserts
9/12: Smart Source & 2 Red Plum
9/19: Smart Source & Red Plum
9/26: Smart Source & Red Plum

October
10/3: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
10/10: Smart Source & Red Plum
10/17: Smart Source & Red Plum
10/24: Smart Source & Red Plum
10/31: Smart Source & Red Plum

November
11/7: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
11/14: Smart Source & Red Plum
11/21: Smart Source & Red Plum
11/28: No Inserts

December
12/5: Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
12/12: Smart Source & Red Plum
12/19: No Inserts
12/26: No Inserts

Shopping Terms

Blinkies – coupon dispersed from an instore coupon machine (usually with a blinking light)
BOGO or B1G1F – Buy one, get one free
BTFE – Box Tops for Education
BTW – By the way
B&M – Brick & Mortar, (supermarket, etc.) as opposed to an online “virtual” store
Catalina – Catalina Category Marketing (CCM) rewards purchases of promoted products with “catalinas”, also known as “check-out coupons”. These offer incentives good on your next shopping trip to that retailer.
C/O – cents off coupon
CRT – Cash register tape
CYE – Check your email
DCRT – Dated cash register tape
DCRTC – Dated cash register tape with the price circled
DND – Do Not Double
Double coupon – coupon that a grocery store matches to “double” the value to the consumer
ECB – CVS Extra Care Bucks earned for purchases
ESR – EasySaver Rebate
GM –General Mills
FAR – Free After Rebate
HBA – The health and beauty aid
HT or HgT – Hang tags for refunds or coupons hanging on a product
K – Kelloggs
IVC – Walgreen’s Instant Value Coupon
LFE – Campbell’s Labels for Education
MIR – Mail In Rebate
NAZ – Name, address, zip code
NED – No expiration date
NWT-new with tags
NWPN – No wine purchase necessary
OAS – a coupon that is good on any size
OOP – Out of Pcket
OOS – Out of Stock
OSI – On a single item
OYNO – On your next order
P&G – Proctor & Gamble
Peelie – coupon that is attached directly to the product to be “peeled off“.
POP – Proof of purchase
PP – purchase price
Q or Qualifier – The POP required for a refund offer that is actually taken from that package
RAOK – Random act of kindness
RR Register Reward
SASE – Self Addressed Stamped Envelope
SC – Store Coupon
SCR – Rite Aid Single Check Rebate
SD – Store Display
SF – Store form
SMP – Specially Marked Packages
SS – Smart Source
Tear pad – A pad of coupons, generally stocked on the shelf or display, where you simply tear the coupon off of the pad.
TMF – Try Me Free
TQTarget Coupon
Train – a coupon train. Coupons are passed along to a number of different people who are “on the train” where they take coupons they need and place in other coupons they don’t need to save money for all
Triple coupon – a coupon that a grocery store triples
V – Valassis
WAGS – Walgreens
Wine Tag – coupon, usually for $ off any meat, cheese or produce, may or may not require any other purchase
W/L – wishlist
WPN – Wine purchase necessary
WSL – while supplies last
WT – winetag
WYB – When You Buy

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