Extreme Couponing: The Lingo
Dozens of blogs, facebook pages, and websites exist to provide savvy shoppers with tips and tricks for saving more through the use of coupons. The administrators of these pages spend a good part of their week clipping, organizing and planning for the next big sale. They get pretty good results from their efforts too, many of them hardly ever paying full price for anything and getting at least a few items for free each week.
When you first delve into the magical world of couponing there are some terms and abbreviations that might go right over your head. Those this lingo is tossed around effortlessly on coupon sites everywhere, it can be a hard code for a newbie to crack. Here are some terms to look out for as you dive into the secret world of coupon savings:
Catalinas: These are the coupons that spit out at the register after you make your purchase.
RR: Register Rewards, cash certificates that you get at the register when you buy certain items.
RP: Red Plum, one of the common providers of newspaper inserts.
Stacking: Using a manufacturers coupon as well as a store coupon together on the same item.
PG: Proctor and Gamble, another insert provider.
Gang Cut: Taking a stack of inserts that are identical, lining them up and then cutting out the coupons with an exact knife.