> someone who can afford it pay $15 for a 10oz jar of organic honey and support the organic concept. for a growing number of people its like sending $15 to support a movement.
For a growing number of people it's like selling snake oil and ripping
off consumers. They also object to the suggestion that there is
something inferior about regular honey sold at regular prices.
> Snake oil is a traditional Chinese medicine used to treat joint pain. However, the most common usage of the words is as a derogatory term for compounds offered as medicines which imply they are fake, fraudulent, or ineffective. The expression is also applied metaphorically to any product with exaggerated marketing but questionable or unverifiable quality. In short, it refers to a product sold as one part of a hoax.
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