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Anecdotal evidence, but I've hardly paid for a Lyft ride (aside from driver tips) for the last few months. This thanks to a long-running 50% off promotion in my
by jscottmiller 11y ago
Anecdotal evidence, but I've hardly paid for a Lyft ride (aside from driver tips) for the last few months. This thanks to a long-running 50% off promotion in my area (Austin, TX, USA) and a pile of promotional credit added to my account. I wonder how much of this loss is due to these marketing efforts.
Now that the promotion is over and credit depleted, my default ride app is back to Uber.
- dopamean 11y agoI'm in Austin and basically did the exact same thing.
- xur17 11y agoI did the same thing as well. They kept claiming the promotion was about to expire, and then just created a new one. I'm waiting for another one to show up. I am curious how the promotion will work out for them long term - I'm sure some people continue using the app after signing up (stickiness), but a lot of people likely switch back to Uber since it's cheaper.
- frakkingcylons 11y agoNot to mention that for a long time, you could exploit a bug in the ride-splitting feature that allowed you to get free rides during the 50% off promotion. They applied the promotion as a credit and calculated the credit before the fare split.