如果你访问一些热门的购物英文购物论坛如 Slickdeals.net，Fatwallet, 你经常会看到以下一些术语：

- 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

FS or F/S - Free Shipping

- G -

GC - Gift certificate

GDA - Good deal at

GCO - Google Checkout

- 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

IWG - Instant Win Game

- 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