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Last time I encountered a 4x surge pricing, I downloaded Lyft ... the minute I ordered it, surge pricing ended (really annoyed me and I went with Lyft anyways).
by turnip1979 11y ago
Last time I encountered a 4x surge pricing, I downloaded Lyft ... the minute I ordered it, surge pricing ended (really annoyed me and I went with Lyft anyways). If it wasn't for surge pricing, I'd be cheerleading for Uber. Surge pricing adds a level of uncertainty ... and 4x on a 50 dollar ride is insane if it ends in a few minutes.
- viscanti 11y agoIsn't that the whole point of surge pricing? It's attempting to balance supply and demand. On the supply side it's trying to get more drivers where there's more demand. On the demand side, it's trying to see if you really need a ride, or if you can walk a couple blocks or if you can wait a few minutes.
- toomuchtodo 11y agoIf surge pricing is enabled in order to temper demand until supply can catch up, it promotes supply from places Uber may not like (Lyft). No app yet to query Lyft and Uber, see who is cheaper at the moment, and launch the cheaper provider?
- jimkri 11y agoHere is a website that does the comparison between the 2, but you have to manually enter the surge percentage, http://www.whatsthefare.com/ http://www.whatsthefare.com/ I think someone mentioned it at least a year ago in a discussion about Uber vs. Lyft.
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- chipgap98 11y agoI actually prefer Lyft, but I use both simply because of surge pricing. Being in Boston though, between Lyft and Uber and their pooling options, I feel like I rarely pay for surge when I'm going somewhere alone. Also, sometime I Uber or Lyft of the busy area (i.e. outside of a concert or sporting event) and then call another one that won't have surge pricing.