YMMV - Your Mileage May Vary. (Means the deal could just be specific to one store, a region, or the manager's whim)
BOGO - Buy one, get one free
S&H - Shipping and handling charge
FSH - Free shipping and handling
FS - Free shipping
B&M - Brick and Mortar (The physical store, usually used to mean the deal is in-store only)
AC - After Coupon (Price after coupon is applied)
AR - After Rebate (Price after rebate is received)
Price Mistake, Price Error - Posted price is a retailer error and it's likely orders will be canceled, but hey, dare to dream! (YMMV).
MIR - Mail-In Rebate
NIB - New In Box
BNIB - Brand New In Box
NWT - New With Tags
NOS - New Old Stock - stuff that was made a while back but has never been used.
OOS - Out of stock
OEM - "Original Equipment Manufacturer" - unit not originally intended for retail sale, may come without manuals, cables, instructions, or in a retail box.
B-Stock - Factory refurbished and tested
Let us know in the comments if we missed any. (Photo: funny strange or funny ha ha)
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TIA (Thanks in Advance - but you knew that one).
Stack Forward: Use a discount generated from something to use towards another item that provides a discount. Example: CVS Extra Care Bucks. Buy something. It spits out an ECB. Use that ECB on ANOTHER item that spits out an ECB.
At Walgreens: Buy an item with a register reward. Use that register reward on the next transaction that has a rebate on it (free money).
]]>OOP = Out Of Print (sorta like Out Of Stock)
]]>BOGO: For the record, there's a shoe store chain (I don't know if it's local to Arizona or the west, or if it's nationwide) called PayLess. They frequently advertise BOGO, but they invariably mean "Buy One Get One (for half off)". That's two for the price of 1.5, not one.
Just saying.
NASA = Acronym.
FBI = Initialism.
Pet Peev of mine.
]]>B-Stock for the win. I've always had great experience with refurbed items. I recently got a 2gb Sandisk MP3 player for $25 - 20 HOURS OF BATTERY LIFE. Video cards, UPS devices, all kinds of refurbed stuff I've bought has never failed me. And all for half the price or less.
]]>BB - Best Buy
CC - Circuit City
TRU - Toys R Us
GS - Gamestop
CML - Check my list
B2G1 - Buy 2 Get 1
IR - Instant Rebate
SER - Staples Easy Rebate
NSFW: Not Safe For Work. (used as a Forewarning for any website or Page that would potentially get you sent to HR or worse get you fired if you visited it from work.)
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]]>OEM- Does not come with retail packaging, such as a box, but does contain the exact same physical product.
]]>PM- Price Match
Worst Buy- a commonly used term for the business formally named Best Buy, because of their tactics for charging more for the same item that you can purchase online, because of unknowing customers.
Wally World- I think this means Wal Mart. Dunno where it came from though.
]]>SOL- Shit Out of Luck...Like sellers on eBay who don't get paid...
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RCG, mish, CHJ, pops, gr33k.
]]>I've never seen B-Stock used. I've seen RFB for refurb. And I hate when people post those deals and don't spell it out - I always feel bait switched.
]]>BA - Bathroom (toilet+sink+tub/shower)
1/2 BA - Half-bathroom (toilet+sink)
BR - Bedroom
MBR - Master Bedroom (a bit bigger than normal BRs)
TLC - Tender Loving Care (budget for major repairs)
CHA - Central Heating and Air (ductwork is involved)
CA - Central Air
CWS - City Water & Sewer
CW - City Water (septic tank in use or required)
LR - Living Room
DR - Dining Room (usually separate from kitchen)
SR - Sunroom (either picture windows or large skylight)
NWT = New With Tags
]]>BBRTOW: Best Buy; Run The Other Way!
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