The PayPal Honey browser extension is, in theory, an easy way to find better deals on products when shopping online. but in a Video published this weekendYouTuber Megalag claims that the extension is a “scam” and that Honey is “stealing money from influencers, including people they paid to promote their product.”
Honey offers to find coupon codes for you when you're checking out at an online shop. But as Megalag notes, it often fails to find a code, or provides a Honey-branded code, even though a simple internet search will cover something better. Honey website pitch Will it “find every working promo code on the internet.” But according to Megalag's video, overlooking better deals is a hallmark of Honey's partnership with its retail customers.