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[[PayPal Honey|Honey]] is owned by [[PayPal]], which was recently featured in a few online investigations for its business practices. It is a tool that you can install in your [[wikipedia:Web_browser|web browser]] ([[Google Chrome]], [[wikipedia:Firefox|Mozilla Firefox]], [[wikipedia:Microsoft_Edge|Microsoft Edge]], [[wikipedia:Safari_(web_browser)|Safari]], etc.), and it claims to work by “searching the web” to find its user the best coupon code available for an item the user is shopping for online. | |||
[[PayPal Honey|Honey]] is owned by [[PayPal]], which was recently featured in a few online investigations for its business practices. It is a tool that you can install in your [[wikipedia:Web_browser|web browser]] ([[Google Chrome]], [[Mozilla Firefox]], [[Microsoft Edge]], [[Safari]], etc.), and it claims to work by “searching the web” to find its user the best coupon code available for an item the user is shopping for online. | |||
Honey states that it works by looking at the checkout page of an online store and searching the internet to find a coupon code for that website, finding and testing discount codes for your item. The implication is that if it is unable to find a better coupon code, one does not exist. Honey, however, has been found to often not find the best coupons and deals for its users. | Honey states that it works by looking at the checkout page of an online store and searching the internet to find a coupon code for that website, finding and testing discount codes for your item. The implication is that if it is unable to find a better coupon code, one does not exist. Honey, however, has been found to often not find the best coupons and deals for its users. | ||