The PayPal Honey Browser Extension Is a Quick and Easy Way to Find Online Discounts
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Whether you're buying something for yourself or a gift for a special occasion, there are few things more satisfying than having just the right coupon code at the ready before you make an online purchase. Seeing the total amount of an order shrink after a discount has been applied can make anyone feel like a champion bargain hunter.
However, you don't have to scour the internet for deals or sign up for every site's mailing list to save a few bucks when you shop. The PayPal Honey browser extension automatically applies discount codes on your eligible online orders so that you can get the best deal possible without doing any extra work.
Read on to learn more about how to use the PayPal Honey browser extension to save money and earn rewards across all of the sites you most frequently shop.
How does PayPal Honey work?
PayPal Honey is a browser extension that automatically tests and applies coupon codes when you shop online. Honey was founded in 2012 and was acquired by PayPal in early 2020.
It has a network of over 30,000 shopping sites that allow you to earn cash-back rewards and exclusive deals that you can only get through using the browser extension. It's free to download PayPal Honey, and it currently works on shopping sites across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
Which browsers are compatible with PayPal Honey?
PayPal Honey is supported by Chrome, Firefox, Safari, Opera, and Edge browsers on both Mac and PC desktops.
How can PayPal Honey save you money?
The PayPal Honey browser extension can save you money in three ways:
Coupons: When you navigate to the checkout page of a website, there will be an automatic pop-up that tells you how many coupons PayPal Honey has found. Click "Apply Coupons," and the browser extension will apply each one to your order. If it's successful, PayPal Honey will choose the one promo code that'll give you the biggest discount off of your total price.
PayPal Rewards: As you shop on sites in the PayPal Honey network, you may be able to earn cash-back points on certain orders automatically. When you see the automatic pop-up on the home page of an eligible website that lets you know you can earn PayPal Rewards points, click "Activate Cash Back" to take advantage of this perk.
Exclusive Offers: These are limited-time offers to earn PayPal Rewards points on certain products. You'll be notified via a pop-up that the item you're viewing is an Exclusive Offer and will be able to see how many cash-back points you'd earn upon purchasing it.
How can you tell if a site offers discounts with PayPal Honey?
For those using Chrome, Firefox, Opera, or Edge browsers, the PayPal Honey browser extension icon will appear on the right-hand corner of the page. If PayPal Honey has found deals on the website you're currently viewing, the icon will turn yellow and the number of coupons will appear in a little green box overlapping it. If no deals are found, the icon will be grayed out.
For those using Safari, the browser extension appears to the left of the address bar. If PayPal Honey has found deals on the website you're currently viewing, the number of coupons will appear in a little red box over the icon.
How do you redeem PayPal Rewards?
To view your PayPal Rewards points, head to the Redemption Page on Honey's website. From there, you can select whether you'd like to redeem your points for cash back, a PayPal credit, or a gift card to a participating store in PayPal Honey's network.
Do you have to use a coupon code that PayPal Honey finds?
You do not have to use a coupon code on your online order just because PayPal Honey found one! Because certain retailers only allow one coupon code per order or have exclusions around their free shipping, you may prefer to use a better coupon if you have one on hand. Simply remove any promo code that PayPal Honey applies for you on the retailer checkout page and input your own.
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