Coupon terminology....

Are you confused by the RR's and the ESR's. So was I, hopefully this will help you out.

IP = Internet coupon (any coupon printed off the Internet, black/white or color)
MC = Manufacturer coupon (any coupon cut out of the paper/magazine)
ES = Easy Saver coupon (Walgreen coupon found in there Easy Saver book put out at the beginning of every month, found in the front of the store)
FAR = Free after rebate (Walgreen rebate program found in same Easy Saver book)
7 day = 7 day coupon found in the Walgreen ad that comes out in Sunday's Paper
RR = Register Reward (Catalina that prints out at Walgreen if you buy a certain product)

There are also peelies, tear pads, hang tags and in store coupons that can be found at most stores, these are considered Manufacturer coupons.

Now how do these all work together. Wal-Mart accepts all IP coupons and MC coupons as long as they are not expired. If you have more than $50.00 in coupons at one time a manager will have to approve the transaction. You can also price match at Wal-Mart. Take your ads with you and use it to your advantage.

Most grocery stores will accept IP and MC coupons also. Country Mart in Bixby will NOT accept IP coupons but will accept MC coupons.

Target accepts IP, MC and Target in store coupons. Target in store coupons and MC coupons can be "stacked" which means you can use both at the same time for the same item. You can print these off the Target website or go to the Target store and print them there. You can print them the same place you would print a baby or bridal registry. Use their ink and paper, save yours. You can print more than one and use as many as you want.

Onto Walgreen's, here you can "stack" a ES with a MC, or a 7 day with a MC(by this I mean Manufacture or Internet coupon) You do not need to remove the 7 day from the ad or the ES from the book. These are store coupons and they do not need them to be reimbursed. Just hand it to the cashier and point to the one you are using.

Register Rewards (RR's) are printed from the Catalina machine and can be used on your NEXT purchase. They can also be used with all other coupons. The thing with Walgreen's is that you need to make sure you have as many items as you do coupons, this includes ALL coupons that you will be using. Buy a cheap $.10 filler if you need to, this will keep the register from beeping at you.

Free after rebate items are found toward the center of the Easy Saver book, these are items that Walgreen's will reimburse you for and you can use coupons/RR to obtain these items. You can now file your rebates online and have it loaded onto a Walgreen's gift card. You want to do this because Walgreen's gives you an additional 10% for your FAR items. Then every month you can have this card reloaded.

This is a lot to take in and it does take some time but it is so worth it. I have many, many items that I have got for free or very cheap because I took the time to do a little research. There are several great blogs dedicated to this and lots of places to print coupons, which you can do directly from this blog. If you have any questions at all please let me know. I want you to get the most for your money.