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My objection to both Uber and AirBnB is purely a practical one. The person who provides the service is not obligated to honor a reservation. I have been stiffed
by chmaynard 10y ago
My objection to both Uber and AirBnB is purely a practical one. The person who provides the service is not obligated to honor a reservation. I have been stiffed twice this year:
• An Uber driver agreed to give me a ride to SFO in June 2016 but later cancelled the reservation with no explanation. Fortunately, I was able to hire a taxi and get to the airport on time.
• I used AirBnB to request a room in a home in Brooklyn last Spring for one night. The host decided that I "was not a good fit for their family" and decided not to rent the room to me.
What a joke.
- cnst 10y agoI think the most amazing part about AirBnB is that it's actually usually more expensive than the last-minute or anonymous deals with the hotels, or, for the long term rent, craigslist. So, I can rent a pad on a monthly basis from Craigslist at 1000$/mo, or the same one from AirBnB at 1300$/mo (or whatever their fees are), and we call it progress? Oh, right, AirBnB has a "beautiful design" with those useless background videos that waste my bandwidth and my battery, that's why an extra 30%/month/week/whatever is warranted! Thanks, but no thanks.