Want to save lots of money on your online purchases, but don’t want to spend all day looking for promo codes? Honey does all of that work for you. You can save money with Honey today!
You may be like me and when you’re shopping online and you get to checkout, you see the space for a promo code and refuse to finish your purchase until you’ve checked all over the web for a discount.
I have spent so much time doing this over the years; however, now I understand how much I can save with Honey, I’ll never do it again.
You’ll see how easy it is to find discounts on online purchases, and make sure you’re getting the best deal before you part with your hard-earned money.
After learning about these three great reasons to save money with Honey and how simple it is to use it, you’ll be ready to start saving today.
This post is all about three great reasons to save money with Honey and how you can start saving right away.
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What is Honey?
Honey is a free Google Chrome extension that runs in the background of your Chrome browser until it locates a discount for you.
When you visit one of the over 40,000 sites that team with Honey, you will see any discount that is available for the item(s) that you are wanting to purchase.
The icon at the top of your screen will turn orange, and you can easily utilize the extension to enable a promo code or discount, if one is available.
3 Great Reasons to use Honey
1. Amazon Best Price Tool
When you use Amazon, Honey will show you if the item you’re looking at is the best price or if there is another seller with a better price on that item.
This tool will also show you recent price changes. For example, I was planning to purchase a watch for a gift. With the Best Price tool, I was able to see that the seller had recently raised the price on that item by $15. With this information, I chose to wait to purchase.
This tool can help you to not only find the best price, but also make more informed decisions on the purchases that you’re making.
2. Droplist
Honey’s droplist is a great way to keep tabs on items that you want to buy, but are waiting for the price to drop.
You can add an item to the Honey droplist, and they will send you a notification if the price drops.
To activate this feature, all you need to do is turn it on to download the app and activate it on the Honey site. Then, just browse the 1000’s of stores registered with Honey and add any items you want to be notified about to your droplist.
3. Honey Gold Rewards
Honey’s Gold Rewards is their cash back system. As you use the honey extension, you can earn rewards by shopping with certain retailers.
As of the writing of this article, some retailers, such as Kate Spade, CVS Photo, and Gap Factory will earn you 1%-8% cash back. Others, such as Nike, Sephora and Macy’s can earn you double rewards.
Honey also gives you a friends and family link just for you. If anyone uses your link to create an account and earns points on a purchase, you can qualify for 500 points. (Terms apply.)
Some of the rewards that you can unlock include shopping credits, gift cards, or cash transfer to your PayPal account.
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Is using Honey safe?
Honey does have to store some of your information in order for the extension to work. According to their privacy policy, they collect technical information about your device to make sure their extension is working.
You can choose to create an account, in which they will collect your email address. You will need an account in order to use their Droplist and Honey Gold Rewards features.
Honey states clearly in their privacy policy that they will never sell your information.
In order to make an informed decision about using Honey, I’d encourage you to read their short Privacy Policy to see exactly how your data is used.
Step by step how to install Honey
- Go to the Honey website
- Click on the “Add Honey – It’s Free” button
3. Click on the blue “Add to Chrome” button
3. Click “Add Extension”
3. At the top of your browser, find the gray puzzle piece and click it. It will open a list of all of your extensions.
4. Click on the push pin next to the Honey app to pin it to your toolbar. This will keep it visible, so that it can alert you to savings that you might be interested in.
If you’d like to use the Droplist or Honey Gold Rewards feature, you will need to have an account.
- Click on the Honey icon at the top of your screen. It will be orange if you are on a page that has savings. It will be gray, if you are not. It will open a box.
2. Click on the icon of the person at the bottom of the box.
3. Click on the “Account” tab, and fill out your information.
I hope this helps you save money with Honey and see how you can easily get started right away.
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