penguinz0 exposes 'honey' the sponsorship scam

[@AdamMcIntyre]

TOUR TIX!💜 www.x1entertainment.com/adammcintyre SECOND CHANNEL: kzbin.info/www/bejne/norCZ4ibibp3oa8 TWITCH: www.twitch.tv/theadammcintyre

[@kissmeunderthemoonlight512]

You should come to knoxville Tn 💜

[@PrincessPeyten]

@AdamMclyntyre No you’re not making it up shane did name his dog honey😁😁😁

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Markiplier is the only big creator who thought Honey was a scam and I know he feels vindicated on being right

[@Dean_Cohen2y5]

I was so nervous when Markiplier was mentioned because he’s my absolute favorite creator but I’m so glad he saw it was shady from the beginning. Not that that’s shade thrown at creators that didn’t know of course.

[@slsthewriter1299]

I cannot wait when he talks about it on Distractable. Lol. I think he's mentioned it like maybe once or twice, but I wonder if he'll talk more about it now.

[@Dean_Cohen2y5]

@@slsthewriter1299 ooooh I’d love to hear his take on this! As OP said, vindication!

[@Boggwaterr]

I would be swimming in my ego from that smh like he was the only one talking about it so many years ago😭😭

[@KingOfGaymes]

My motto: Always trust Markiplier

[@amelia.kordowska]

i watched the original megalag video, then your commentary on it, then the penguinz0 commentary on the megalag video, and then your commentary on the penguinz0 commentary on the megalag video. ive never used honey but mama am i locked in

[@AdamMcIntyre]

you’re the best😭

[@sierram9573]

I used to use honey, but same af 😂

[@Thatprrrr]

It really be like that when your faves(or in my case new fave) upload lol

[@kandiboi8802]

me lol

[@AnaGolightly]

I never used them either always searched for codes on Google.

[@kaitlynnb8785]

I hope this makes people open their eyes to everything bad involving Better Help, it needs to be looked into seriously

[@zw00p16]

I knew when those people got trampled at the Travis Scott concert and got BetterHelp as a reimbursement that it was a top scam.

[@SeaBlue1976]

It's been several months that there was a warning ⚠️ for Better Help,but i still see big creators promoting it!

[@christinaobregon4]

@@zw00p16no is that real? Wtffff

[@kaitlynnb8785]

@@SeaBlue1976 I constantly see people I support having better help ads and it’s so hard to believe they haven’t seen anyone talk about how they’re a bs company

[@missbieber1211]

!!!!

[@DapperPaperBag]

Dude, I am so sick of American companies acting like shit like this isn't illegal in other countries.

[@bingusgray]

that's actually interesting, I'm from Mexico and Honey never worked in sites from here- I'll look it up and see if there's any restrictions to that kind of stuff over here

[@colinf2316]

It isn't just the US where companies act like this. It's capitalism and greed.

[@gray5105]

this is also illegal in america

[@KingOfGaymes]

Unfortunately corrupt greedy companies aren’t just an American thing

[@purplepebble3479]

As a honey user this pisses me off so much because I go OUT OF MY WAY to use affiliate links of my favorite creators to help them out & I HAVENT BEEN HELPING THEM THIS WHOLE TIME?!

[@victoriab1544]

Everyone keeps talking about the influencers who promoted this….but since it’s a web browser extension it’s also taking the commissions from people who DIDN’T promote honey bc it’s just nabbing ALL the affiliates. Those are the creators I feel the worst for.

[@jackiem7282]

YES! At least the ones that promoted it got paid, others just lost money for NOTHING. So horrible.

[@OceansbutalsoLakes]

Oh of course. It’s just sleazy to make you sign up to promote a company that steals from you.

[@JB-cb7dx]

For some reason it took me a minute to put that together. They're stealing from EVERYONE. and I'm sure there's some legal loophole they found to avoid any consequences 🙄

[@scrappy2boot]

Yeah like for example since we all watch KZbin Adam likely got money taken by Honey since he gets Adam and Eve sponsorships a lot, I'm sure at least one of his subscribers used honey as their last click

[@kaitlynnb8785]

“Honey is a free browser extension that-“ PTSD GIRL! Also you’re 1000% right, Shane named his dog honey..absolutely insane to think about now

[@scrappy2boot]

I'm cackling thinking about Shane's reaction to this scam

[@AtlasHartz]

Omg I remember being in Markiplier's "I survived 2019" livestream and a honey ad popped up on his screen while he was reviewing one of his videos and he went on this tiny rant on how he doesn't trust Honey with things like "how do they make money; nothing is free; they spend SO much money on advertising" and at the time it was just "haha, Mark is going on one of his little fun rants as he does sometimes and not thinking much of it and omg I didn't know how CORRECT he was. Man has great gut instincts! If y'all wanna review it, someone clipped out the part of the livestream and put it on YT titled "Markiplier talks about honey" :) Edit: Alternatively, if you want to watch from the original source and/or in better video quality, the Markiplier YT livestream is called "I Survived 2019" and starts at the 34:32 mark

[@glennaschoeler]

the way he clocked them before anyone else did! what a king!

[@reybenesmisasi8017]

No him and me both, I had the same thoughts when the honey stuff was first coming out. I refuse to trust honey, pie that new yt adblocker, or anything that claims to be free and spends that much time and money on advertising. Nothing is free, either you’ve already paid for it or you’re the product being sold and neither option is good.

[@Cronadn]

I’m loving that you’re expanding into different types of drama !!! So much more content to come

[@DumasP]

I love Charlie for always holding things accountable, even if its something he participated in. He's a real one

[@georgalong]

I felt the same way for soo long but his lack of coverage on mrbeast when he does for everything else has really affected my view of him.

[@DumasP]

@@georgalong That's a fair criticism. I don't know much about how he handled the situation so I will not speak on that, but I still think kindly of Charlie for the most part.

[@crowpen]

id respect him more if i knew he wasn't platforming kaya every week on his podcast

[@DumasP]

@@crowpen who is kaya

[@Rubyofthestars]

⁠@@georgalong Did you watch the video he made about not wanting to do drama videos anymore? Back in late July/early August he went through some drama with sneako and it really messed him up, and he was already tired of people trying to force him to talk about every single subject and I think he just got to a point where he wanted to be done with drama completely because of it. He still does drama but it’s usually bigger drama and not people like KZbin creators who are part of his own community. You know? I don’t think it’s right to expect him to make a video about every little thing that happens. It’s his channel, he gets to decide what he wants to cover.

[@theBestElliephant]

I don't at all blame creators for not knowing, but I reserve the right to blame them for not owning up when they realized it was a mistake.

[@scabbyavocado]

merry xmas eve diva !!! thank you for being my safe space this year , can't wait to see you again in feb xoxo

[@AthenaPlayz]

I feel like im on a roller coaster through every video on honey, the og one, Adam’s commentary, Charlie’s commentary, Adam’s commentary of Charlie’s commentary. Like woah woah woahhh

[@UhOhTime]

shout out to MEGALAG the absolute goat for the original vid and MULTIPLE year investigation. the hero we didn't know we needed

[@lauradeveau5807]

Being “Santa”while my little is sleeping and needing something to keep me entertained. Thank you Adam 🙏💖 Merry Christmas.

[@AdamMcIntyre]

sending love ❤️

[@sharihazlett3774]

Lawyers prepare for that class action lawsuit. I believe in you

[@victoriaanders2145]

This is so funny because my fiancé watches all of the youtubers that you have been reacting to. So we will talk about the same situation but not until you post, so I can be caught up 😂😂😂😂

[@Dira091998]

Literally when I see the Honey logo I think of Shane Dawson's old videos sponsoring this brand ALL THE TIME

[@Vaporwades]

literally same 😭

[@caitlinsomers3600]

RIGHT?! 😭😭😭 I‘m still so disgusted with that guy, I’m ashamed of myself for ever being a supporter of his videos 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@theoutsiderjess1869]

Honey sponsored everyone and robbed them all

[@Jellybellyellie]

He literally named / almost named one of his dogs honey because of it didn’t he?

[@stay_sliving]

@@Jellybellyellieyes he named the husky Honey!

[@katec188]

low-key excited for the class action lawsuit against honey...time to get my money LOL

[@IAFoodReviews]

I never understood honey when I first used it cause at first they say there’s coupons but once I want to use them they’re like “oops it doesn’t work” 🙄 So I stopped using it since that happened a few times. That damn dancing coin always in the way lol

[@sativalibra]

been waiting for another honey vid 😩😩 & MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE MOTHER MUCKER AND FELLOW MUCKERS🎄💞

[@IsraelLlerena]

Thanks so much for posting this. I’m taking this extension off I had no idea and I still used it sometimes

[@hannaibrahim8541]

Same. I didn’t know either but I don’t use it as much since I don’t use my pc as much as I use my phone or tablet

[@ellerose1268]

The way Charlie speaks is so unique and entertaining, I loved watching Adam be shocked.

[@mariexos]

its also stealling from businesses who did not need honey to "affiliate" to make a sale. like even if no affiliate sent me here i am just coming of my own free will, other advertising dollars they spent, word of mouth... and instead of 100% of the profit they have to pay honey...

[@saradawn9385]

I think someone else (megalag?) exposed it and penguinz covered their work.

[@chuu099]

Yeah Adam watched that video yesterday

[@nancybetters6243]

Yup.

[@jessicadesmarais9256]

Yea the title is a bit misleading

[@MadiMcK]

Tysm for uploading I hate having nothing to watch during Christmas time

[@miyuuuux]

merry xmas, spending mine at home alone since i have no family. be safe to those who are out celebrating.

[@AdamMcIntyre]

sending love to you ❤️💕❤️

[@jasmineh8807]

I hope if you want to have friends/neighbors/chosen family next Christmas and all the next ones after, you'll have people around you 😊😊😊

[@WateredPlants420]

Yeah I should've known there was something up because the Adam and Eve 50% codes were never offered. Even though you can use them over and over. It also would pop up on tiny stores that definitely didn't have codes.

[@glennaschoeler]

i realized something was up when one day they said there were no coupons, so i decided to google coupons for the store i was ordering from, and google showed me that there was a $40 off coupon AVAILABLE ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE STORE I WAS ORDERING FROM

[@samesta5695]

I had Honey and Rakuten. Rakuten would always find a coupon code and Honey never has.

[@sierram9573]

11:09 me explaining it all to my dad the other day while he helped me figure out how to remove honey 😂😂

[@therealbeyoungho]

7:18 welcome to Penguinz0's channel lmao

[@sierram9573]

I’m really looking forward to part 2!! It sounds like it’s going to cover the few things I had actually been noticing on my own before all this came out, but I had been kind of doubting myself about at the time

[@alivia.]

Baking cookies while my kids watch Christmas movies and now an Adam video?? Merry Christmas Eve❤️💚

[@sierram9573]

LIKE A TOXIC SITUATIONSHIP IS SO ACCURATE

[@wideride8320]

Dang, Charlie sure has a way with words 😊

[@wonderlandian13]

I would’ve used honey but I was to broke to buy shit online anyways 😭

[@glennaschoeler]

i tried to use it BECAUSE I'M BROKE and wanted to save money... now I'm just thinking about all the money i could have saved if i had just googled for coupons myself instead of relying on Honey...... pain

[@briimilli]

Lmao my dog’s name is Honey & gets so confused when I watch videos about this. I didn’t pull a Shane tho, I just named her that because she’s sweet and her eyes are the color of honey 🤣

[@rebelks88]

It’s a really popular and pleasant name for a pet!

[@WateredPlants420]

The only way there WOULDN'T be a class action lawsuit is if these influencers are more stupid than those who bought the hawk tuah coin. It's free money, not just free money, money that was rightfully theirs. Paypal has to pay for this one, pal.

[@user-mv5zt8qd9l]

Well, you have to weigh the costs of lawyers and filing fees over what you might win, but here it feels almost like a no-questioner to sue Honey.

[@zandrasilver]

I'm living for the Adam scam era

[@duuuumb]

merry Christmas and happy Hanukah to all celebrating muckers! even if you don't celebrate, hope y'all have a great holiday season and can enjoy all the sales to come loll

[@All90sKidsNeedTherapy]

lol. “ADAM!!” I screamed when you said stretching their holes 😂😂. Merry Christmas Eve!

[@plagueguy1862]

the scale of this is honestly insane, i do think a lawsuit will happen. i do not think that it will repair this issue. literally every person on the internet with an affiliate link is affected, and it will be incredibly hard to prove that based on how this works.

[@emilyrachel0153]

His Pen and Teller line went hard!!

[@purple_rxin]

Markiplier with another W, still love him a decade later 😅 Merry Christmas Adam!!❤

[@baileysil07]

I have used honey a few times at the beginning I’m talking like five years ago. It was really good, but I did notice even back then I submitted a few coupons and they never got uploaded but that was the only thing I noticed it used to give me good deals. But since I used it in 2020 it has gone downhill

[@SamFokker]

Relaxingggg nah I’m going to the club but excited to watch this while I get ready

[@purplepebble3479]

Damn I thought it was gonna be the classic selling our information, what a plot twist.

[@sage_forensics_2261]

When I saw penguinz0's video a day or so ago, I had to stop it after a few minutes to remove Honey from my browser. It made me 🤢nauseous to hear what he was saying! Ugh! I've had the Honey extension for so many years that I don't recall NOT having it. Frankly, it had gotten to the point where it was more trouble than it was worth. That "stupid bouncing coin" got in the way more than it helped me save any money--ever! I'm glad to be rid of it, but I HATE that so many content creators lost money they should have gotten and rightfully earned. ⚖Yes! I think they should definitely ban together and file a class action lawsuit. I hope they win! That said, I also hope everyone is happy and safe this 🎄Christmas...wherever you may be in the world. Even if you don't celebrate, I wish you well, peace, and many blessings! 🙏💜

[@lydiaraine8363]

Didn’t Shane Dawson name his dog Honey after the sponsorship ?

[@littlelo331]

I have been using honey for a solid 5 years and that business model is genius but also so crazy. Mind you I added it because it was pushed to me sooooo muchhhhh by KZbin itself but it means that youtube as a promoter is also loosing money. I think that lawsuit is gonna be soooooo sweeeeet. Just like honey. 🍯🍯 Merry Christmas y'all 💜

[@newlevelnewdevil]

CLASS ACTION LETS GOOOOOOOOO

[@user-jh7nq9hx7f]

Not me randomly adding honey a few months ago, not even from a sponsorship, just because i remembered it existed, what good timing this is!

[@samanthaschramm1382]

Thank god Adam I’m on the train home for Christmas Eve and had nooooo content ❤ ty mucker

[@mangojuulpod111]

perfect timing right as i’m eating

[@Ally-i9o]

Merry xmas eve Adam 🎄

[@Monsefrommars]

Merry Christmas Adam love youuuuu 🤍

[@briannaniesen]

merry xmas eve adam!!! ❤️💚

[@bribri7212]

thank god, I was so bored this Christmas eve 😭

[@justvynexa]

not me getting a raw honey brand ad before the video started

[@Knicole000]

Merry Christmas Eve Adam ❤❤

[@TashaPOT]

Just what I needed whilst peeling carrots! ❤❤❤ Merry Christmas Adam! ❤

[@zandrasilver]

I've been having the most insane insomnia and your videos make it better

[@michelvandenbergofficial]

Plsss come to the Netherlands with ur tour I BEGGG 😭😭😭💜💜💜

[@michelvandenbergofficial]

Oml u liked the comment, no honestly this made my Christmas day omg 😭

[@sandoichi._]

merry christmas adam! hope youre doing well with your loved ones ❤️💚🎄

[@colinf2316]

Remember kids, nothing is free. If a product says it's free, especially online, your personal info is usually the payment.

[@zucchiniiii]

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVE ADAMM

[@RedEveTillDawn]

Merry Christmas Adam!

[@elizabuga4337]

I think you should put Megalag in the title, too. He deserves his flowers for his journalism regarding this!!

[@Katieeeee04]

Such good videos this week oml

[@GruntyHerder]

My best friend had her baby at 6am this morning 🎉 He came 2+ months early, right in time for Christmas 😂 Momma and baby are doing well. Merry Christmas, everyone!

[@Opiath3]

Omg, congrats to your best friend! I hope that baby is healthy!

[@GruntyHerder]

@Opiath3 Thank you! He's doing even better today, really crushing it already. He's so cute 💕

[@mariexos]

one thing about this whole Honey thing is it makes me wonder about other similar things - specifically thinking about Capital One Shopping - and whether they are doing the same fradulent shit

[@margaretmccauley7121]

omg i've never been so early to a video, merry christmas adam and everyone! ♡

[@Bubaiel]

I love Adam being flabbergasted at Charlie saying stuff like oh no that’s just the surface of the shit he says 😂

[@kristenjoanne8274]

This is the same with Ibotta and capital one shopping.

[@kisskkiiss]

I thought everyone already knew this was a scam ? (also like most KZbin sponsorships are scams or exploitative like hello fresh is known for having terrible working conditions)

[@siennac5807]

also another part of Honey's deception is giving brand deals to our favourite creators who we trust, therefore abusing our trust in creators to make Honey seem more reputable and effective

[@mikemilkyway]

Merry Christmas, Adam!!

[@xKatsuKatsux]

Merry christmassss Adam 🎉😊💕

[@icedoatm1lklatte]

i also watched the “if emma chamberlain’s life was a movie” it the details and the actors were so spot on it was insane

[@apple_far]

I’d like to know how ppl didn’t know how this was going on. The worst online personalities were making tons of money and becoming famous. Where are the lawyers protecting people ?!

[@shepherdsatellites]

Not just those who promote it, it’s any affiliate link

[@woadxqueen666]

ADAM I LOVE YOUR SHIRT

[@natalyabaich4006]

I never used Honey. I could never figure out how that company made money. That and I would find better deals on my own; not that I knew they were a scam company!

[@megicsinkl]

happy holidays adam 🎄❄️

[@rubimoongaming]

Please do a video reacting to Markiplier being suspicious of Honey it's pretty short but interesting to look at

[@Foxpphire]

I would be livid if I used that extension, I have only ever bought from Adam and Swoop and did so because their videos have helped me through these tough times. They aren’t just stealing money for some they are stealing gratitude.

[@Everlonggirl]

Merry Christmas Eve Adaamm!!! I hope you have the best Christmas this year

[@wsq..aa_]

Merry Christmas Eve/Happy Holidays Adam and Muckers if you celebrate!!

[@itsobviouslyyuta1461]

Adam getting me through washing dishes 😭😭

[@Hala_Alnader]

I see PURPLE! 💜

[@jovana_kocic]

Never got Honey for two simple reasons. I don't shop much online, and it seemed too good to be true

[@kelsielorraine5536]

alone drinking wine eating spaghetti and having the time of my life bc i have you

[@AshleePaige15]

adam watching charlie is a weird crossover i didnt expect but i am here for. i LOVE charlie's wording and adam's reactions are hilarious. honey is shite though, forreal. i cant believe they got away with this for so long!

[@AmblingSoulCC]

Can't wait for more Charlie content, and your reaction to his Florida Man style statements.

[@Beerambling]

We've made it to another christmas, muckers! Now let's make it to new years!!!

[@JoJoDragonslayer]

it's all about data mining and everyone's social credit score. they're taking notes and keeping track

[@kristenjoanne8274]

In all fairness when I bought my Apple watches I earned $250!

[@ahhhEsmeralda]

I did get it to try and use it but i swear MAYBE only ONCE has it actually given me a coupon code that wasnt some kind of sale plastered on the home of that website i was ordering from It never gave me any good deals and then would just annoy me sooo much by popping up everytime to say theres no extra deals 🙄 i think somtime last year or this year i finally figured out how to remove it. It was terrible

[@chief_mourner]

adam a company will never care about you, the bottom line is always capital.

[@alexcraft101]

There's no such thing as a "good" company. This is capitalism at it's finest.