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The consumer never gets the affiliate cut either way. If there are coupon codes, the consumer wins. If there aren't, the customer only loses a bit of privacy ab
by delecti 2y ago
The consumer never gets the affiliate cut either way. If there are coupon codes, the consumer wins. If there aren't, the customer only loses a bit of privacy about what they're buying, which most people don't care about anyway.
- meestaahjoshee 2y agohow do you think rakuten cash back works
- delecti 2y agoI have no idea. I'm entirely unfamiliar with that.
- meestaahjoshee 2y agocash back to the user is a cut of the affiliate revenue/commission they get for the sale. this is commonly how all third party ecommerce cash back programs work (honey, klarna, etc.) the video explains how honey has the same thing but the cut they give you seems to be tiny - like less than a dollar to users for a $30 commission for them as one example. i dont know if this is common practice or not but i'm not a user of these extensions personally.
- rconti 2y agoIf there's a better coupon code, but the retailer pays Honey to not show it to you, the consumer loses.
- margana 2y agoIf the consumer intentionally uses the affiliate links to support the creator, then they are deceived if someone else steals that cut. This would be similar to charity money being stolen by some third party - the donator would not be getting that money anyway, yet they might feel hurt if it turns out their money didn't go where they wanted it to go.