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I don’t like to hate on acquisitions especially by smart companies like PayPal but I don’t understand this one at that price. I’ve tried Honey several times and

by pbreit 7y ago

I don’t like to hate on acquisitions especially by smart companies like PayPal but I don’t understand this one at that price. I’ve tried Honey several times and it’s mostly annoying. I suppose one could save a buck or 2 here and there but that’s about it. And you’ll end up at a retailer with lousier total offering.

viraptor 7y ago
Not a huge fan of honey, but I'm happy to extract back any stupid money that went into marketing rather than the product. I saved ~$200 directly over a few months and got $100 voucher waiting. It's not a huge amount, but it's also more than pocket change. That's without actually switching retailers, just using it where I'd buy things anyway.
- gnicholas 7y ago
  What are the privacy implications? Do they have access to your full browsing history? Or can you limit them to just amazon.com and a few other domains?
  - viraptor 7y ago
    They do have access. Whether they use it or not... not sure. It would be interesting to check. I assume everything in the same browser profile is compromised either on purpose or by accident.
bonestamp2 7y ago
I agree with you on the value of honey as a consumer, although I'm guessing we're not the main targets for this kind of plugin. But, I think you have to look at it from the perspective of PayPal's core business: payment services. My guess is that paypal wants honey because honey lives in the checkout of every website when the plugin is installed. PayPal can increase their own revenue by offering incentives for people to checkout with PayPal (instead of another payment service). Maybe someday they could even offer payment services on sites that don't even accept paypal, at least more easily integrate with those sites for Honey users. They could also sell extended warranties, or resell 3rd party ones as many retailers now do.

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I don’t like to hate on acquisitions especially by smart companies like PayPal but I don’t understand this one at that price. I’ve tried Honey several times and

by pbreit 7y ago

viraptor 7y ago
Not a huge fan of honey, but I'm happy to extract back any stupid money that went into marketing rather than the product. I saved ~$200 directly over a few months and got $100 voucher waiting. It's not a huge amount, but it's also more than pocket change. That's without actually switching retailers, just using it where I'd buy things anyway.
- gnicholas 7y ago
  What are the privacy implications? Do they have access to your full browsing history? Or can you limit them to just amazon.com and a few other domains?
  - viraptor 7y ago
    They do have access. Whether they use it or not... not sure. It would be interesting to check. I assume everything in the same browser profile is compromised either on purpose or by accident.
bonestamp2 7y ago
I agree with you on the value of honey as a consumer, although I'm guessing we're not the main targets for this kind of plugin. But, I think you have to look at it from the perspective of PayPal's core business: payment services. My guess is that paypal wants honey because honey lives in the checkout of every website when the plugin is installed. PayPal can increase their own revenue by offering incentives for people to checkout with PayPal (instead of another payment service). Maybe someday they could even offer payment services on sites that don't even accept paypal, at least more easily integrate with those sites for Honey users. They could also sell extended warranties, or resell 3rd party ones as many retailers now do.