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19 mile trip home from concert via UBER costs woman $443
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:15 pm
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:15 pm
$106 to concert, $443 home
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After the concert, she used Uber to get to a Parker bar near Lincoln and I-25. That 19-mile ride cost a bit more than her first ride.
"Uber charged us $443," said Reed. "I feel that we should just pay what we paid on the way down there, which was $106."
According to Reed's emailed receipt, she used Uber during "surge pricing." Uber's prices are increased during periods of low supply and high demand.
"I would never have accepted a ride had I known that," said Reed.
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 3:16 pm
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Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:16 pm to CAD703X
To be fair, they make you manually enter your total multiplier. I did it in Houston. I accepted 9Xs but still didn't get accepted. Thank. God.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:16 pm to CAD703X
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"I would never have accepted a ride had I known that
Ahhhh, that's the greatness of this. She had to accept the ride based on the quoted surge pricing.
Too bad, too sad!
Find another shitty way to bash Uber.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:16 pm to CAD703X
Amazon is out of control.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:17 pm to CAD703X
Reading comprehension is SO overrated...
It tells you about surge pricing before you book the Uber (same reason I didn't Uber home after the Wisconsin game)
...I'm gonna go on a limb that the multiplier was 4.0x....
It tells you about surge pricing before you book the Uber (same reason I didn't Uber home after the Wisconsin game)
...I'm gonna go on a limb that the multiplier was 4.0x....
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:17 pm to CAD703X
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"Uber charged us $443," said Reed. "I feel that we should just pay what we paid on the way down there, which was $106."
They were charged $106 for the 19 mile ride there and then called Uber again for the ride home?
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:17 pm to Cajun Revolution
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To be fair, they make you manually enter your total multiplier.
Exactly.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:17 pm to CAD703X
Does uber not tell you up front the price? I feel like it says how much it will cost per mile and minute. .. seems like she just didn't look and might be bad at math.
Never used uber... could be completely wrong
Never used uber... could be completely wrong
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:17 pm to Ed Osteen
damn the uber knights are out quickly
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:18 pm to CAD703X
So it's Uber fault she didn't see the LARGE NOTICE of surge pricing prior to requesting the ride?
Is it Uber's fault that she didn't use the "how much will my ride cost" estimate that is one click away prior from requesting Uber?
Is it Uber's fault that she didn't use the "how much will my ride cost" estimate that is one click away prior from requesting Uber?
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:18 pm to CAD703X
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$443
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19-mile ride
anyone needs a ride like this i will do it for $400
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:18 pm to CAD703X
uber regret sounds like strip club regret.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:20 pm to CAD703X
Absolutely full of shite, the redundancy of confirming you understand there is surge pricing is almost mind numbing...when you first open up the app and drop a pin at the bottom of the screen it alerts you there is surge pricing, when you actually click on "request ride here" a message pops up giving you a few options, one is "I understand there is X.XX surge pricing and I agree to continue" the other two basically allow you to cancel...once you click on accept surge pricing another screen pops up letting you know the itemized rates with the surge pricing and you have to agree to continue again...the next screen you have to actually type in the surge amount to confirm you're not on the brink of passing out from being too drunk
These stories are such bullshite.
These stories are such bullshite.
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:21 pm to CAD703X
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damn the uber knights are out quickly
or OP supports stupid people as they interact with technology
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:21 pm to schexyoung
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So it's Uber fault she didn't see the LARGE NOTICE of surge pricing prior to requesting the ride?
never used uber but this sounds alot like price gouging.
what justification does uber have for this? gas suddenly quintuple in price after the concert?
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:22 pm to schexyoung
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or OP supports stupid people as they interact with technology
i just posted a news story i read
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:22 pm to LSUsmartass
Wow... did not know you had to do all that. Pretty smart on ubers
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:22 pm to CAD703X
It's called supply and demand. Not gouging. It's advanced level economics.
This post was edited on 9/24/14 at 3:23 pm
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:23 pm to CAD703X
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never used uber but this sounds alot like price gouging.
what justification does uber have for this? gas suddenly quintuple in price after the concert?
Supply and demand, and they are not sneaky about it either...you have to confirm you understand there is currently surge pricing at least 3 times before you actually get a ride
Posted on 9/24/14 at 3:23 pm to CAD703X
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what justification does uber have for this? gas suddenly quintuple in price after the concert?
its called people accepting the price and agreeing to pay for it. there are multiple other ways to travel
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