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What does B&M mean?!? (Probably dumb question...)

392 328 August 15, 2006 at 02:11 PM
I see it in titles, like "Great Deal at Target B&M", and now there is something about "Staples B&M." I've tried to think of what it could stand for and I'm coming up blank. Confused Sorry if this is a dumb question.
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ASG
08-15-2006 at 02:12 PM.
08-15-2006 at 02:12 PM.
Brick & Mortar. The physical store, not online.
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Yunakitty
08-15-2006 at 02:41 PM.
08-15-2006 at 02:41 PM.
Thank you so much!
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08-15-2006 at 02:43 PM.
08-15-2006 at 02:43 PM.
Moved from Deal Talk
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.The Boss
08-15-2006 at 03:49 PM.
08-15-2006 at 03:49 PM.
We should add these ones to the sticky thread.

APAC: All Praise And Credit
TBYB: Try Before You Buy
MMF: Make Money Fast
FOC: Free Of Charge
COD: Charge On Delivery
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lowpro
08-15-2006 at 03:55 PM.
08-15-2006 at 03:55 PM.
Common abbreviations:

- A -
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - Away from keyboard
AR - After rebate

- B -
B&M - Brick and mortar store (A physical retail store as opposed to an online merchant)
B1G1 or BOGO - Buy one get one free
BB - Best Buy
BBL - Be back later
BBIAB - Be back in a bit
BRB - Be right back
BTW - By the way
BVG - Best Value Guarantee (Offered by some credit card companies)

- C -
CC - Circuit City
CC - Credit card
CPN - Coupon
CSR - Customer service representative
CYA - See ya
CYM - Check your mail

- D -
DD - Deal discussion
DOA - Dead on Arrival

- E -
ER - Easy Rebates (for Staples), sometimes also used for CompUSA eRebates

- F -
FAR - Free After Rebate
FWIW - For what it's worth

- G -
GC - Gift certificate
GDA - Good deal at

- H -
HD - Hot deal
HSN - Home Shopping Network

- I -
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IR - Instant rebate
IRL - In Real Life

- L -
LAN - Local Area Network
LOL - Laughing out loud
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LMK - Let me know

- M -
MFG - Manufacturer
MFR - Manufacturer
MIR - Mail in rebate

- N -
NIC - Network Interface Card

- O -
OD - Office Depot
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OM - Office Max
OOS - Out of stock
OP - Original Poster (author of thread)
OT - Off topic

- P -
PM - Price match
PM - Private Message

- R -
RAOK - Random act of kindness
RMA - Return Merchandise Authorization.
ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing

- S -
SASE - Self addressed stamped envelope
S/H - Shipping and handling

- T -
TIA - Thanks in advance
TRU - Toys R Us
TTYL - talk to you later

- W -
WAN - Wide Area Network

- Y -
YAFTS - Yet another free T-Shirt
YGM - You've got mail
YGPM - You've got a private message
YMMV - Your mileage may vary
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HUGE_M00bs
08-15-2006 at 04:11 PM.
08-15-2006 at 04:11 PM.
Thank you. I know there is another page that lists these on here but I can never seem to find it. It's easier to find it here. :nonthreatinghug:
Quote from lowpro :
Common abbreviations:

- A -
AFAIK - As far as I know
AFK - Away from keyboard
AR - After rebate

- B -
B&M - Brick and mortar store (A physical retail store as opposed to an online merchant)
B1G1 or BOGO - Buy one get one free
BB - Best Buy
BBL - Be back later
BBIAB - Be back in a bit
BRB - Be right back
BTW - By the way
BVG - Best Value Guarantee (Offered by some credit card companies)

- C -
CC - Circuit City
CC - Credit card
CPN - Coupon
CSR - Customer service representative
CYA - See ya
CYM - Check your mail

- D -
DD - Deal discussion
DOA - Dead on Arrival

- E -
ER - Easy Rebates (for Staples), sometimes also used for CompUSA eRebates

- F -
FAR - Free After Rebate
FWIW - For what it's worth

- G -
GC - Gift certificate
GDA - Good deal at

- H -
HD - Hot deal
HSN - Home Shopping Network

- I -
IRC - Internet Relay Chat
IIRC - If I Recall Correctly
IMAO - In My Arrogant Opinion
IMHO - In My Honest/Humble Opinion
IMO - In my opinion
IR - Instant rebate
IRL - In Real Life

- L -
LAN - Local Area Network
LOL - Laughing out loud
LMAO - Laughing my ass off
LMK - Let me know

- M -
MFG - Manufacturer
MFR - Manufacturer
MIR - Mail in rebate

- N -
NIC - Network Interface Card

- O -
OD - Office Depot
OEM - Original Equipment Manufacturer
OM - Office Max
OOS - Out of stock
OP - Original Poster (author of thread)
OT - Off topic

- P -
PM - Price match
PM - Private Message

- R -
RAOK - Random act of kindness
RMA - Return Merchandise Authorization.
ROFL - Rolling on floor laughing

- S -
SASE - Self addressed stamped envelope
S/H - Shipping and handling

- T -
TIA - Thanks in advance
TRU - Toys R Us
TTYL - talk to you later

- W -
WAN - Wide Area Network

- Y -
YAFTS - Yet another free T-Shirt
YGM - You've got mail
YGPM - You've got a private message
YMMV - Your mileage may vary
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McSlick
08-16-2006 at 07:21 AM.
08-16-2006 at 07:21 AM.
Quote from Virginia_nasty :
Thank you. I know there is another page that lists these on here but I can never seem to find it. It's easier to find it here. :nonthreatinghug:
Click here which is part of the general FAQ's

or

The second post in the hotdeals sticky


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