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by 2sf5 539 days ago
As someone who has used Honey in the past, while I knew it was taking affiliate commissions in some form or another I had no idea just how insanely deceptive it was.

I was completely unaware that it sneakily overrides any existing affiliate codes, AND does this even if it hasn't found any discount whatsoever.

It's hard to see this as anything other than fraudulent.

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... and also lets stores ensure the end user doesn't get a deal the store doesn't want them to get!