PayPal Honey: Difference between revisions

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|Logo=PayPal_Honey.svg

|Website=https://www.joinhoney.com

|Description=~~Founded in 2012, Honey offers coupons on online storefronts for users.~~ In 2024, it was reported ~~Honey stole affiliate~~ commissions ~~and mislead users~~.

|Description=In 2024, the browser extension Honey was reported to have misled consumers and discreetly stolen commissions from its affiliates.

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'''Honey''' (now '''PayPal Honey''') is a browser extension and platform owned by [[PayPal]] since its acquisition for $4 billion in 2020.<ref>Perez, Sarah (November 20, 2019). [https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/20/paypal-to-acquire-shopping-and-rewards-platform-honey-for-4-billion/ "PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4B"]. ''TechCrunch''. Retrieved January 15, 2025.</ref> The service, launched in 2012, is primarily known for its browser extension that automatically searches for and applies discount codes during online shopping checkout processes. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.<ref>Metcalf, Tom; Verhage, Julie (January 28, 2020). [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209044201/https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/coupon-duo-now-worth-1-5-billion-after-honey-s-sale-to-paypal "Coupon Duo Now Worth $1.5 Billion After Honey's Sale to PayPal"]. ''BloombergQuint''. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2025.</ref>

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 |Logo=PayPal_Honey.svg
 |Website=https://www.joinhoney.com
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+|Description=In 2024, the browser extension Honey was reported to have misled consumers and discreetly stolen commissions from its affiliates.
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 '''Honey''' (now '''PayPal Honey''') is a browser extension and platform owned by [[PayPal]] since its acquisition for $4 billion in 2020.<ref>Perez, Sarah (November 20, 2019). [https://techcrunch.com/2019/11/20/paypal-to-acquire-shopping-and-rewards-platform-honey-for-4-billion/ "PayPal to acquire shopping and rewards platform Honey for $4B"]. ''TechCrunch''. Retrieved January 15, 2025.</ref> The service, launched in 2012, is primarily known for its browser extension that automatically searches for and applies discount codes during online shopping checkout processes. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.<ref>Metcalf, Tom; Verhage, Julie (January 28, 2020). [https://web.archive.org/web/20201209044201/https://www.bloombergquint.com/onweb/coupon-duo-now-worth-1-5-billion-after-honey-s-sale-to-paypal "Coupon Duo Now Worth $1.5 Billion After Honey's Sale to PayPal"]. ''BloombergQuint''. Archived from the original on December 9, 2020. Retrieved January 15, 2025.</ref>