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Please expand more. I've never used Uber before -- but I'm happy to use it once or twice if I can get it for "free"!

by pen2l 11y ago

manacit 11y ago
First time riders can get a $30 ride for free, for example: https://www.uber.com/promo https://www.uber.com/promo Depending on the city the promotions may get more aggressive, they also have a Get $25, Give $25 deal for referring new riders.
citricsquid 11y ago
If you sign up with someones referral code then you get free credit (the amount varies depending on country, in England it's £10 at present) and the referrer gets credit too. Anyone with an Uber account can refer people, for example here is my link: http://uber.com/invite/ubercitricsquid http://uber.com/invite/ubercitricsquid Alternatively you can just search "uber invite" on Twitter and you'll find any number of people hawking their own referral links. There was an article earlier in the year about someone who gained tens of thousands of dollars in Uber credit through taking advantage of the referral system: http://www.businessinsider.com/blake-jareds-50000-uber-credit-free-rides-for-life-2014-4 http://www.businessinsider.com/blake-jareds-50000-uber-credi...
basseq 11y ago
Here's a promo code for a free ride (helps me, too): SNIMH
jfoster 11y ago
Apologies; I shouldn't have assumed everyone is familiar with Uber. They regularly run promotions to get new users; ordering free ice cream via the app, for example. In addition to that, they have a referral program whereby one customer refers a new customer, and they both get a free or discounted ride. My invite code is xqdr9 if you want to go for a spin. Basically, they're spending up to about $50 for each pair of users engaging in that way. It's likely the users will eventually become loyal Uber customers, but Uber might not realize that return in the short-term. It's the cost of growing so quickly, and the money they've raised is essentially to fund this.

Please expand more. I've never used Uber before -- but I'm happy to use it once or twice if I can get it for "free"!

by pen2l 11y ago

Please expand more. I've never used Uber before -- but I'm happy to use it once or twice if I can get it for "free"!

First time riders can get a $30 ride for free, for example: https://www.uber.com/promo https://www.uber.com/promo Depending on the city the promotions may get more aggressive, they also have a Get $25, Give $25 deal for referring new riders.

citricsquid 11y ago

If you sign up with someones referral code then you get free credit (the amount varies depending on country, in England it's £10 at present) and the referrer gets credit too. Anyone with an Uber account can refer people, for example here is my link: http://uber.com/invite/ubercitricsquid http://uber.com/invite/ubercitricsquid Alternatively you can just search "uber invite" on Twitter and you'll find any number of people hawking their own referral links. There was an article earlier in the year about someone who gained tens of thousands of dollars in Uber credit through taking advantage of the referral system: http://www.businessinsider.com/blake-jareds-50000-uber-credit-free-rides-for-life-2014-4 http://www.businessinsider.com/blake-jareds-50000-uber-credi...

basseq 11y ago

Here's a promo code for a free ride (helps me, too): SNIMH

jfoster 11y ago

Apologies; I shouldn't have assumed everyone is familiar with Uber. They regularly run promotions to get new users; ordering free ice cream via the app, for example. In addition to that, they have a referral program whereby one customer refers a new customer, and they both get a free or discounted ride. My invite code is xqdr9 if you want to go for a spin. Basically, they're spending up to about $50 for each pair of users engaging in that way. It's likely the users will eventually become loyal Uber customers, but Uber might not realize that return in the short-term. It's the cost of growing so quickly, and the money they've raised is essentially to fund this.