YSK "honey", the discount coupon finding browser extensions (owned by PayPal), is a scam stealing commissions from people who actually should get it.
YSK "honey", the discount coupon finding browser extensions (owned by PayPal), is a scam stealing commissions from people who actually should get it.
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Why am I entirely not surprised that LMG knew what the fuck was going on, and didnt say a fuckin thing about it.
Made more public comments over legitimate criticism about his "just trust me, bro" warranty, than about honey being a out and out scam.
They might not be able to say anything. Advertising contract might have a clause saying they can't speak of the details of their deal, or speak negatively about the sponsor.
Never watched the channel, but I would guess that being tech-themed makes it a worse look that they promoted it for so long before catching the issue, so they were worried it would cast doubt on all other endorsements and tank the value of advertising with them.
I think coming out and pointing out what honey did would probably be the least damaging thing they've done in the past few years.
because holy fuck have they had some whoppers.
The "hard R" thing still permanently etched into my brain lol.
Context
Linus misunderstood that the phrase "hard R" referred to the N-word. He thought it was the R-word. He was saying "people used to use hard R all the time, like on Family Guy and stuff. I used to use it too!" His co-host caught the misunderstanding and it was sorted out quickly before he said anything else embarrassing lol.
My favorite was the trust me bro shirt.
You could see Luke having to physically restrain himself for calling his boss a fucking hard R word on live stream.
Wait. How is honey a scam? It's purpose is to give people discounts they didn't know about otherwise, and as far as I can tell, that's exactly what it's doing. Maybe it's in a gray moral area, but a scam?
If you actually watched the video you’re currently commenting on you’d have an answer to your question.
But since you didn’t watch it I’ll give you a hint. It steals affiliate links taking money out of the pockets of those who are getting you a discount. It then uses those stolen affiliate links to take money out of your pocket as well by short changing you discounts (By telling you it found you a 10% coupon that is actually a 30% coupon and is pocketing the difference)
Okay, that is still giving someone a discount they didn't otherwise know was possible. That isn't a scam.
That is quite literally the definition of a scam on both ends lol
Watch the video, dumbass
Honey is getting paid by shops to only serve you the coupons that Shop wants you to see, potentially keeping you from discovering a better deal on your own.
I have no idea how to find different discounts. If I'm getting a discount where I wouldn't without the service, that isn't a scam. Sure you can be more diligent and frugal if you know where to go, but I don't, and I'm sure most people who use honey don't either
Edit: I would like to add, I mostly buy things on my phone, and as far as I know Honey isn't on android, so I have never used it. I do, often, look for discounts on things I'm buying and almost never succeed. I really hope Honey comes to Android, so I can start saving money.