Friday, October 12, 2012

Coupons


Coupons

Quick notes:
  • Coupons can be found in many ways. They are in Sunday Papers, online, in stores as peelies, tear pads or blinks, in magazines, at promotional outings, etc. 
  • Theres Manufacturer Coupons, Store Coupons, and E-coupons.
  • Manufacturer coupons can be used along with Store coupons, This is called stacking!
  • You always want to sign up with company's on there website because they periodically send out coupons via mail or email.


Here are a few sites to get you started:
www.commonkindness.com
www.hopster.com
Coupon and Couponing Lingo


YMMV- "Your mileage may vary", it depends on your store.

OOP- "Out of pocket"

NLA- "No Longer Available"

BOGO / B1G1- Buy one get one free.

BOGO50% / B1G150%- Buy one get one for 50% off

IVC- Instant Value Coupon from Walgreens, deducts amount per item. 

CTR- "Cash Register Tape", mostly talking about CVS Red Machine coupons, or receipt coupons.

MIR- "Mail In Rebate".

One Per a Purchase: This means if you buy (3) products you can use 1 coupon per the purchase of the product, So you can use (3) coupons for the (3) items (unless otherwise stated on the coupon)

One per a Customer: This means you can only use one coupon, Period!

Only 4 like coupons: This means you can only use 4 of the same identical coupon per transaction. (usually P&G coupons)

Cannot be combined with any other coupon: This means you cannot combine with a B1G1, % off, or X amount off coupons. *This does NOT mean you cannot combine it with store coupon! (which is what most people mistake it for)*

Cannot be combined with any other offers: This means you cannot use a military discount, Senior Citizen discount or any other discount with this coupon.








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