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[FreebieQueen]

Sometimes members are in a hurry when they post sizzlin' hot deals they've found. Here are the Most Common Coupon Acronyms used here on the site:

(H) = you have it and usually use this term when you are wanting to trade it.
(W) = same as ISO
B1G1 or BOGO = Buy one get one free
Blinkie = Red Smartsource machine with a red blinking light on it found in the isles of grocery stores, The coupons in it are referred to as Blinkies
BTFE = Box Tops for Education
C/O = Cents Off
CC = Concealed Cash (cash hidden in an envelope)
CH = Clearing House
Catalina = Coupon that prints from a Catalina machine at the register.
CNP - Coupon Near Display Product
CRT = Cash register tape (receipt)
DCRTC = Dated cash register tape with the price circled
DCRT = Dated cash register tape
DD = Darling daughter = can mean another D word if you are in a bad mood
DEAD = An offer is no longer valid
DH = Darling/Damn husband
DND = Do Not Double
DS = Dear son
DW = Dear/Damn Wife
ECB = Extra Care Buck (earned at CVS)
ES = Easy Saver = seen at Walgreens rebate booklet
EX or X. or Exp = expires on
FAR = Free After Rebate
FC = first class postage stamps
FIL = Father in law
FL - Food Lion
FSOT = For Sale or Trade (you will trade it or take PPHF for it)
FT = For Trade, same as (H)
GDA = Good Deal Alert
GM: General Mills
HBA = Health & Beauty Aids
HDA = Hot Deal Alert
HT = hang tag
HTH = hope that helps
IDSO = In desperate search of
IMHO = in my humble opinion
Invites = Invitations via email to get a coupon for a free product, typically from Kraft.
ISO = in search of (basically you need it)
IVC = Instant value coupons - seen in Walgreens rebate booklet
IVDSO = In very desperate search of
KWIM = Know What I Mean
LFE: labels for education, found on campbells cans
MFR = manufacturer
MIL = Mother in law
MIR = Mail In Rebate
MRP = manufacturer's retail price
m5m: marlboro miles
NAZ = Name, address, zip code
NAZP# = name, address, zip code, phone number
NB = National Brand
NED = no expiration date
NFN = no form needed
NIB = new in box
NIP = new in package
NT WT = net weight
OAS = a coupon that is good on one purchase, any size
OOP = Out Of Pocket
OP = Original poster or original post (person who started the thread)
OPP = Original Purchase Price
OYNO =On Your Next Order
Peelie = Coupon found attached to the outside of a product that is peeled off
POP = Proof of purchase
PP = purchase price of a product
P&G= Proctor & Gamble Sunday Supplement Coupons
PP = Paypal
PPHF = Paypal handling fee
PSA = Prices Starting At Qs = Coupons
Quali = (Qualifier) The POP required for a refund offer that is physically taken from the package
Q's= coupons
RAOK = random act of kindness (means you will give the coupons away free)
RP = Red Plum Sunday Supplement Coupons
RR = Register Reward from Walgreens - use as a $ off coupon on your next purchase
SF = Store form
SIL = Sister in law
SMP = specially marked package
SO = Significant other
SRP = suggested retail price
SS = SmartSource Sunday supplement coupons
Tear pad = A pad of forms/coupons found hanging from a store shelf or display
TIA = thanks in advance
TMF = Try Me Free = mail in rebate for full amount of product
Triples = a coupon that a grocery store triples in value
UPC = Universal Product Code, barcode on the product
V - Vlassis
WAGS = walgreens
WL = wish list
WSL = while supplies last
WT = Winetag
YMMV = Your Mileage May Vary (a generic term for "It worked for me, may not work for you")
WYB - When You Buy - some coupons offer a discount when you purchase something else

[Liss]

If you have been experiencing issues printing Bricks coupons, try this:

Visit Our Coupon Printing Help Page for step by step troubleshooting directions.

If you are still Unable to Print the coupons located in our forums, visit: http://www.budget101.com/coupons.htm (register, if need be) and see if you can print any of the coupons there.

If you can print those, but not the ones you find individually in the forums, please respond to this message with the following information:

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2. What type of Internet connection do you have? (Broadband, Dial-Up, DSL)
3. What company is the Internet Connection with? (Roadrunner, Hughesnet, Centurytel, etc).
4. What is your printer that you are trying to print with?

I am finding that I am unable to print coupons via my broadband connection & receiving an error msg about my printer settings, yet when I connect via dial-up the connection works fine and the very same printer works without any issue at all.

Currently, we format ALL New Bricks Coupons posted in the Coupons Galore Forums so that our members can simply click on the link for their preferred browser.

I would love to be able to pass on any information/usage stats to the techs at coupons.com so they can fix the bricks errors.

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[Liss]

2009 Coupon Schedule

Generally, there are several different types of Sunday Newspaper Inserts.

<b>2009 Coupon Inserts Schedule</b>

January
4 – 2 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum
11 — Smart Source & Red Plum
18 –Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
25 –Smart Source & Red Plum

February
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 –No Inserts scheduled
22 — Smart Source & Red Plum

March
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 — Smart Source & Red Plum
22 — Smart Source only
29 — Smart Source & Red Plum

April
5 — 2 Smart Source & 1 Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
12 — No Inserts
19 — Smart Source & Red Plum
26 — Smart Source & Red Plum

May
3 — Smart Source & Red Plum
10 –Smart Source & Red Plum
17 — 2 Smart Source and 1 Red Plum
24 — No Inserts scheduled
31 — Smart Source & Red Plum

June
7 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
14 — Smart Source Only
21 — Smart Source & Red Plum
28 — Smart Source & Red Plum

July
5 — Procter and Gamble only
12 — Smart Source & Red Plum
19 — Smart Source Only
26 — Smart Source & Red Plum

August
2 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
9 — Smart Source & Red Plum
16 — Smart Source & Red Plum
23 — Smart Source & Red Plum
30 — Smart Source & Red Plum

September
6 — No SS or RP Inserts - Labor Day One Procter and Gamble
13 — 1 Smart Source & 2 Red Plum
20 — Smart Source & Red Plum
27 — Smart Source & Red Plum

October
4 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
11 — Smart Source & Red Plum
18 — Smart Source & Red Plum
25 — Smart Source & Red Plum

November
1 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
8 — Smart Source & Red Plum
15 — Smart Source & Red Plum
22 — Smart Source Only
29 — No Inserts scheduled

December
6 — Smart Source & Red Plum & Procter and Gamble
13 — Smart Source & Red Plum
20 — No Inserts scheduled
27 — No Inserts scheduled

P&G are generally in the first Sunday paper of the month.

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To view What coupons were available per insert date, visit the Coupon Database, Click on Type, scroll down to Insert and hit enter.