Thread 21408290

anyone ever get scammed into buying honeycomb

>>21408290 (OP)
No, I used to get free honey from my friend at work that had a beehive and it had a comb in it. I ate it.

>>21408290 (OP)
No I get it for free from my dad's beehives.

>>21408290 (OP)
I don't think you know what "scammed" means.

>>21408290 (OP)
What did you expect?
The combs are made of beeswax.
Tastes as good as it sounds.

my grandparents were beekeepers until they got too old, fresh honeycomb is incredible
>have to be registered to be a beekeeper in the uk

>>21408290 (OP)
That's none of your beeswax!

>>21408290 (OP)
I had it once as a kid and I loved the waxy texture.

I like it

>>21408931
Honeycomb is a bit of a scam. It looks so delicious and its just a piece of wax coated in honey. mmm, yum! Wax!

>>21408290 (OP)
Is wax good for you?

>>21409275
you dont absorb any of it, comes out as it came in

>>21409262
>I bought something that was exactly as advertised, in a package I can see through, I have been scammed.
imagine being this retarded.

>>21409262
a scam, is when you are tricked into buying something different then what was promised. the promise was beeswax in honey no scam has been committed.

>>21409310
>>21409314
it's not a literal scam but it's usually packaged and advertised as being a bit of a premium product when it has the comb. it can seem appealing to try if you don't know it's just wax that is usually discarded otherwise.

>>21408290 (OP)
yeah, its the only way those goddamn bees will deliver it. I have to get it out myself, can you imagine? and those fuckers even try to steal it back, if they gt the chance

>>21409343
it is not a scam, everyone who buys it knows exactly what they are getting. nothing about it is a scam.

the label literally says "pure bee honeycomb" not "premium product with incredible where everything is wonderful nothing in here might not be fully edible".

>>21409343
>if you don't know it's just wax that is usually discarded otherwise.
it says "beeswax" on the label. there is no way you would think it does not contain wax. also unless you are totally retarded no one thinks wax is the part you actually eat.

>>21409356
yeah you're right nothing is ever misleading companies always are completely honest and have your best interest at heart and if not they'll never fool you in particular because you're so smart and sexy and everyone likes you and they praise you all the time when you're not around and anyone who badmouths you is ritually sacrificed and eaten

>>21409374
>buys package of hot dogs
>checks ingredients
>"are you fucking kidding me? there's no dog in these??"

>>21409374
>Buy pork chop
>It has pig in it
Wtf /ck/bros why do companies make false advertisements?

>>21409356
nta but before I actually knew what honeycomb was I thought it was some kind of crunchy delicacy that they only put in expensive artisan honey or something

>>21409379
nobody expects there to be dog in hot dog but they expect it to taste good and be edible. in any other product if they threw in a lump of wax and put it in premium packaging people would be outraged but because it's in honey it makes you feel all warm inside.

>>21409374
you are the reason this exists.

moron

>>21409486
that makes you ugly AND stupid.

>>21409531
>in any other product if they threw in a lump of wax
it literally says what is in it you great gibbering baboon. I bet you can name all the lgbtalphabet

>>21409374
>yeah you're right
thank you.

>>21409343
>it can seem appealing to try if you don't know it's just wax
how can you not know that honeycomb is wax? explain how. you should know what honeycomb is by the time you are 8. regardless of where you live.

>>21409356
>everyone who buys it knows exactly what they are getting
there are a lot of incredibly stupid people in the world who make all kinds of stupid assumptions about the things they buy.

>>21409343
>it's not a literal scam
Then don't literally call is a scam dipshit.

>>21409374
>nothing is ever misleading companies always are completely honest
yup the back is a total lie. idiot

>>21409612
>there are a lot of incredibly stupid people in the world who make all kinds of stupid assumptions about the things they buy.
well then that's on them isn't it?

>>21409616
It kindof is a scam when a 16oz jar of honey is $18 and the 16oz jar of honey with a slab of wax in it is also $18, you're only getting like 12oz of honey for the same $18.

It'd be like paying $20 for a packet of saffron but saffron+ has little twigs in the packet in lieu of saffron while you still get to pay $20 for it. Just because you didn't know polysaccharide cellulose rods added is just a waste product doesn't make it not a scam.

I once bought honeycomb from a guy in downtown Albuquerque and it looked exactly like that. I took it home and when I opened it up... I shit you not... it turned out to be a VCD. Not just any VCD either. Porn of kids VCD. I got scammed.

>>21409356
>the label literally says "pure bee honeycomb"
Then it is a scam dumbfuck there's honey in the package so it isn't 100% pure honeycomb wax
>inb4 honey comb hurrrr
Is a grain silo made of grain, retard

>>21409641
Man, it's getting to the point where you can't even buy honeycomb without the feds trying to entrap you. You can't enjoy ANYTHING anymore...

>>21409599
I think educated inconception is far more stupid than ignorance

>>21409660
>I think educated inconception is far more stupid than ignorance
I'm glad you said it instead of me. Anyhow, what the fuck are you talking about?
Please break it down for us Barney-style. I know what the words you used mean, but I think you are making up arbitrary definitions for those words that might not make a whole lot of sense to those of us that speak English.

>>21409343
> it's usually packaged and advertised as being a bit of a premium product when it has the comb.

Yeah, that's because it is a premium product when you get the comb.

>>21409672
But why. There's no use for it. It's just the honey version of air in the potato chip bag only worse because you'll never get the honey in the cells out. It's a certified Karen Product.

>>21409253
he's dead

>>21408290 (OP)
No, but I bought some "raw honey" and was not a happy camper.

>>21409666
I think the fact that you can't believe someone else's ignorance is dumber than the ignorance itself. I'm not a stupid person, I just never gave a shit about how beehives were made. I assumed honeycomb was some kind of crunchy tasty thing and not a chunk of wax. I'd even seen people eat honeycomb in videos.

Then I learned it was wax and eating it is basically nonsense and I'm more informed now. That's how life works. People aren't idiots because they lack random bits of knowledge.

I was at some very fancy hotel for free and they had honeycomb at the breakfast buffet

>>21409853
I like chewing on the comb, it’s like gum

>>21409636
it is not a scam unless you are a moron, can't read, or are a moron. are you a moron?

>>21409645
over and over again you keep reveling in how stupid you are. you stand on a mountain of retard and proclaim you are the dumbest of the dumb. it's a mark of incredible stupidity and stubbornness to constantly be proud of being dumb.

keep doing it.

>>21409660
>inconception
the 1700's called they want their word back.

>>21409853
>But why.
listen retard. having the honeycomb indicates that you have real honey, not some adulterated crap with or made from HFCS. jesus how fucking stupid are you?

this product isn't made for retards.

>>21409853
>you'll never get the honey in the cells out
how do you think the get the honey out of honeycomb?

just admit you're a stupid poor and be done with it.

>>21410211
>I assumed honeycomb was some kind of crunchy tasty thing and not a chunk of wax.
and this is why you are stupid. how in the hell did you get to current age and NOT know what honeycomb is? how!?

>>21410211
>People aren't idiots because they lack random bits of knowledge.
they are if they refuse to learn.

>>21408290 (OP)
Yes I bought one of these for the first time last week. Was super excited to try it. As soon as I get home with all of my groceries before I even put my milk and meat in the fridge I pop open my honeycomb and honey jar, stick my fingers in, and take a big bite of the comb eating it with my hands. I chew it for a little bit, tastes like good honey. But pretty soon I realize I just bit into a candle. What the fuck. I'm chewing on this shit and it's literally just wax. Sat down at my computer while chewing it and had to google if it's okay to swallow wax. Absolute scam.

>>21411252
>I'm a retard

Bees shit on those combs. Also honey is just sugar syrup lol

>>21411578
I own a hive and Bees defecate outside, they never defecate in the hive and if they do they are dismembered by other bees.

>>21408290 (OP)
isn't that pure wax?

>>21411009
>read on container
>contains honeycomb
>recall I loved honeycomb cereal as a kid, why not try actual honeycomb
>its a sheet of flavorless wax

Yeah, what morons people are trying new foods only to be greatly disappointed in them and the premium necessary to pay to try it.

>>21413266
Very indian.

>>21413496
Well the hive has 1 female per 1 to 5k males, so yes.

>>21413504
nah, worker bees are also female. the only male bees are basically glorified sperm cells and are just for boning

>>21413507
If they were Indian they would be shitting inside the hive, not outside.

>>21413504
all the bees except drones are female you idiot.

>>21408290 (OP)
It's nature's chewing gum

>>21409356
Actually beeswax is perfectly edible, it has close to 0 nutrition value but it can be ingested and then shat without any risk.

>>21409262
Bread is a big of a scam. It looks so delicious and it's just a piece of flour and water baked in an oven. mmm, yum! Flour!

>>21411252
>super excited to try a different brand of food product

why the fuck would you want to eat the wax lol

>>21411252
>Sat down at my computer while chewing it and had to google if it's okay to swallow wax
kek

>>21409870
I didn’t even know he was sick!

>>21413670
Steak is such a scam, its just meat heated on a grill!

>>21413631
>(You)
And how is this not like India?

>>21410211
>>21411027
its okay, we all learn new things from time to time that others already knew for a while, thats okay and nothing to get upset over

>>21411025
I don't have an industrial centrifuge in my kitchen do you?

>>21414294
things you should know at age 8

>>21414325
got it you are stupid and poor. you should just say so.

>>21413713
you don't eat the wax. the honeycomb is there to show it is real honey.

>>21409241
>literally have to 'ave a loicence for them bees

>>21409241
>>have to be registered to be a beekeeper in the uk
No you don't but they suggest you should as they legit give you government assistance in some cases as well as subsidize your beekeeping if your hive gets sick or finding you an area to keep bees publicly, if you don't live in a suitable area to beekeep.
>>21415216
I'm waiting for terrorism to evolve from acid attacks to bee attacks.

>>21411562
Hey friend! Think you replied to the wrong post? If not, maybe you should explain what exactly you mean? Do you even have a point? Or are you just another weak man with a hole that couldn't stop me from filling it if we were locked in a room for 10 minutes.

>>21413677
No, please work on your reading comprehension. It was a different food product entirely. Like a child trying ice cream for the first time.

>>21414150
It's not funny!

isn't it actually kind of valuable for the beekeeper
he's packing in something that's useful to him because bees recycle wax readily, which saves them energy they could be using to make more bees and honey

>>21415658
You need to destroy the comb to get the honey and letting bees keep the comb actually makes the bees stable as if bees have nothing to do or get bored they go all Mouse Utopia and the colony destroys itself. Also, they work fast as fuck so just destroy the comb for their sake and yours.

>>21415688
>actually makes the bees stable
actually makes the bees less socially stable*

OP makes a good point
I also always assumed these were delicious. they look really cool.

how are you even supposed to get all the honey out of the comb? seems like a novelty present, not practical at all

>>21415688
wtf are you talking about. filling the hive with honey makes the bees raise some new queens and then swarm to make new colonies. its just how they proliferate naturally and nothing like mouseutopia.
you can also just centrifuge the honey and put the empty comb back into the hive and the bees will fill it back up. making new comb takes a lot of energy and theyll make less honey.

>>21409343
>Why are there bones in my steak? You scammed me because I wanted ground beef instead.

>>21414179
this is true, however. a steakhouse will charge you like a literal hundred dollars for a $20 slab of meat with 5 cents of salt and pepper on it.

>>21414175
yes you did. norm was always sick as hell

>>21416656
yeah people complained about the huge bone in tomahawk steaks too haha bitch dumb bitch got proved wrong bitch pwned

>>21415020
All 8 year olds should know what Honeycomb is, why would I want to eat a shitty version made by bugs?

>>21416537
>its just how they proliferate naturally and nothing like mouseutopia
And it never occured to you that naturally their hives are destroyed by weather or animals from time to time, huh?

>>21416769
if you're a beekeeper you're ideally avoiding your hives getting destroyed from time to time

>>21408290 (OP)
I've never seen that in stores, any special places to look?

>>21417071
If you've been beekeeping, you'll know that extracting the honey is an inherently destructive process.
https://youtu.be/MJgobSdVf1I?t=267

>>21417822
Family Dollar has some

>>21415608
>Hey friend! Think you replied to the wrong post?
he's quoting the the other guy dumbass.

>>21415608
>It's not funny!
yes, yes it is.

>>21416350
it's like you haven't read the thread.

>>21418122
that bitch doesn't have a honey centrifuge, which are not expensive.

>>21421766
I guess the bees are fine if you put the whole hive in the spinny boy without cutting out the comb first right dumbass

>>21421758
I did but buying a "centrifuge" to get honey at your house sounds incredibly retarded instead of leaving that to the professionals

>>21421766
You know what's the number 1 cause of colony collapse in bees? No its not bears, no its not building or construction though the destruction of wild flowers has decimated the number of bees in any given area, its disease.
Guess what the two major sources of disease are for bees? Defecating in the hive and old honeycomb.
Why old honeycomb? Because bees have only two ways of cleaning: removal or destruction. When you harvest honey and take the honeycomb out, you are ensuring that the colony is going to be more resistant to disease while also tamping down on antisocial behavior that happens in colonies when they are full of honey.
Bees are industrious by nature, and frequent harvesting and removal of the comb actually does help domesticated hives live much longer and healthier lives than wild hives do.
I don't see the point in using a centrifuge unless you're lazy and see the bees more as a tool or biological robots than a living thing that at least deserves basic care.
Besides the little fucks are industrious and productive as fuck, 1 hive can easily be filled with honey at need harvest at least 3 times in the spring and summer season.