General Store Deal Terms:

• FAR = Free after rebate
• QP = Coupon
• OOP= Out of pocket - how much you pay in cash
• GC = Gift Card
• wyb = when you buy
• B1G1 = buy 1 get 1 free
• Overage = you make money on the transaction. Most stores don’t allow you to get overage from coupons alone on the sale price, but you can get overage if you are paying for the item with a coupon and then get ECB’s, RR’s, or a rebate back from the purchase.

Rite Aid:

• SCR = Single Check Rebate - what Rite Aid calls their monthly rebates

Walgreens:

• ESR = Easy Saver Rebate - what Walgreens calls their monthly rebates
• RR = Register Rewards - a coupon that will print at the register when you purchase a required number of advertised items.
• IVC = Instant Value Coupon - a Walgreens coupon found in the Easy Saver Catalog
• Easy Saver Catalog = a monthly Walgreens coupon book that is available when you walk into the store. It has Walgreens coupons, and it lists all the rebates available for the month
• “Double Dipping” = there are usually 2 days of each month when a new month’s deals have started and the old month’s deals are also still valid. It’s usually on a Friday and Saturday near the end of a month. There are times when you can use coupons from one month’s Easy Saver Catalog with a rebate from another month.
• RFN# - a number listed at the top of each Walgreens rebate. You will need this number to enter any Walgreens rebates online.

CVS

• CVS ECB card = CVS’s loyalty card. You need to have one of these to get the advertised savings in their ad.
• ECB = Extra Care Bucks - if you purchase certain advertised items, ECB’s will print out when you pay for your order. There is usually a limit on how many items you can purchase for ECB’s in a week/month. You can use these ECB’s to pay for future purchases at CVS. They usually don’t expire for about a month.
• CRT = coupon that prints either at the register on your receipt or at one of the machines in the store that will print coupons when you scan your ECB card

Coupon References:

• RP = Red Plum newspaper insert
• SS = Smart Source newspaper insert
• P&G = Procter & Gamble newspaper insert
• Tearpad = coupons found throughout a store, most likely near the item
• Internet Printable (IPs) = coupon that you print yourself on a printer
• Catalina = a coupon that prints out on the catalina machine (a small printer next to the cash register). At Walgreens, this is where the Register Rewards print. But, it can print other coupons too, usually based on the items that you purchased.

How a Coupon is Referenced:

• 8/3 RP (10/26) $1/1 = the coupon is from the 8/3 Red Plum newspaper insert. It expires on 10/26 and it’s for a $1 off 1 item.