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Here's my most recent dark pattern fail. I tried to use Uber for the first time yesterday (in Moscow). The car wouldn't come for way too long, so I clicked can
by Grue3 10y ago
Here's my most recent dark pattern fail.
I tried to use Uber for the first time yesterday (in Moscow). The car wouldn't come for way too long, so I clicked cancel and thought that was it. I even selected a reason for cancelling. As I was walking home, a driver called me saying that he had arrived. I said that I had cancelled the trip a long time ago. Then the app showed that my trip cost 0 and asked to rate the driver, which I did.
When I came home, I discovered that they sneakily took money for that trip! I complained to the support and they said it's working as intended, but they refunded me... in bonus points that can only be used to pay for Uber, which I never intended to use again after this "experience".
- otterley 10y agoWrite them back and tell them you don't want credits, and they'll refund your money.
- nommm-nommm 10y agoIts a dark pattern that you have to ask specifically to get your money back in the form of currency and not credit. I was actually really surprised about this too when I had to get a trip refund from Uber.