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Uber/Lyft are worthless now

Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:11 pm
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120774 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:11 pm
Tried to get an Uber to airport…$50

Regular taxi…$30

Yeah the cabbie doesnt speak english but neither do most Uber folks these days
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:12 pm to
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Tried to get an Uber to airport…$50


which airport? distance?
Posted by Homey the Clown
Member since Feb 2009
5743 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:13 pm to


I used two Lyfts in the last two weeks, and they were fine. Both cost me less than $15 with tip included.
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120774 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:13 pm to
DFW

From your house
Posted by stout
Smoking Crack with Hunter Biden
Member since Sep 2006
167893 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:13 pm to
Venture capitalists have all cashed out and have quit funding Uber and Lyft which allowed them to operate at a loss and offer cheap rides

All gig worker fields like Uber and Lyft are finally coming back to reality
This post was edited on 8/23/23 at 2:15 pm
Posted by Shexter
Prairieville
Member since Feb 2014
14173 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:14 pm to



VRBO and AirBnB are also worthless now.
Find a condo for $400 a night, then they tack on a $300 cleaning fee, $150 processing fee, etc.
Posted by SEClint
New Orleans, LA/Portland, OR
Member since Nov 2006
48769 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:14 pm to
You don't have any fans that would bring you?
Posted by notiger1997
Metairie
Member since May 2009
58529 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:14 pm to
I wouldn't say worthless, but yeah for airport trips, they aren't worth using it seems.

But I have a long memory of taxi drivers and how they acted in the Nola area before Ubers came along, so screw them.
And they still drive like idiots.
This post was edited on 8/23/23 at 2:29 pm
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:14 pm to
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DFW

From your house



$25, but I'll take you for $20 if you'll buy us a six pack
Posted by SouthPlains
Member since Jul 2023
621 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:14 pm to
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Uber to airport…$50


You riding from San Francisco to LAX in an Uber Elite XL Prime+ baw?
Posted by jrodLSUke
Premium
Member since Jan 2011
22372 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:15 pm to
When it comes to airport rides, your taxes pay to keep taxi fares low. It’s the gov picking winners and spending your money doing it. You can also thank taxi unions.
Posted by Quatrepot
Member since Jun 2023
4119 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:15 pm to
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But I have a long memory of taxi drivers and how they acted in the Nola area before taxis came along,
How were there taxis before taxi drivers?
Posted by JetsetNuggs
Member since Jun 2014
14154 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:16 pm to
"This isn't my real job, ya know"

-Every Uber/Lyft driver trying to explain away a service I very much appreciate
Posted by 777Tiger
Member since Mar 2011
73856 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:16 pm to
quote:

"This isn't my real job, ya know"

-Every Uber/Lyft driver trying to explain away a service I very much appreciate



yep, most of them work that into the conversation pretty quickly
Posted by stout
Smoking Crack with Hunter Biden
Member since Sep 2006
167893 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:18 pm to
quote:

"This isn't my real job, ya know"





Posted by Gifman
Member since Jan 2021
9849 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:18 pm to
Same thing is happening to Air BnB right now. They're more expensive than hotels for what you get and alot of them charge outrageous cleaning fees (and still ask you to clean).
Posted by SouthPlains
Member since Jul 2023
621 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:18 pm to
quote:

This isn't my real job, ya know"


My 4 Uber drivers on my most recent business trip to Florida:

- 2 didn’t speak English or talk to us at all
- 1 was a teacher
-1 was a bodyguard for a politician in New York

No idea why they feel the need to explain themselves haha
Posted by fastlane
Member since Jul 2014
2484 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:18 pm to
America. Let there be competition
Posted by Fat and Happy
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2013
17145 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:18 pm to
That’s lots like the trucking industry.

They are moving into spots and taking over areas of service within those industries
Posted by Cosmo
glassman's guest house
Member since Oct 2003
120774 posts
Posted on 8/23/23 at 2:19 pm to
quote:

$25, but I'll take you for $20 if you'll buy us a six pack


Bud Light OK?
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