Was Honey a legitimate money saving tool? Or just an affiliate marketing scam promoted by some of YouTube's biggest influencers?
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summary of the key points:
03:37 Honey has been stealing affiliate commissions from influencers by replacing their affiliate cookies with Honey's own when customers use the Honey extension at checkout.
08:54 Honey's "Honey Gold" feature allows them to claim the last-click commission even when they don't provide any coupon codes, unfairly competing with influencers' affiliate marketing.
12:45 Linus Tech Tips eventually caught on to Honey overriding their affiliate links, but many other influencers likely didn't realize Honey was stealing their commissions.
18:03 Honey allows partner merchants to control which coupon codes are shared, contradicting their claim of finding the best deals, in order to benefit financially.
21:46 Honey has also been costing merchants money by providing customers with unauthorized, high-value coupon codes, forcing the merchants to raise prices.
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