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Now I'm going to start using Lyft again. The tipping model is terrible and given the option I'll always shy away from it. Even though Lyft has the same feature,

Now I'm going to start using Lyft again. The tipping model is terrible and given the option I'll always shy away from it. Even though Lyft has the same feature, they pay better, so I don't feel bad for not tipping them. Also having to deal with some of the shadier/creepier drivers expecting tips sounds like something I'd rather not deal with.

seattle_spring 9y ago
You're going to switch to Lyft, which has had a tipping model for ages, because a competitor is just now adding tipping?
- opportune 9y ago
  I realized that and just edited my post
- mikeash 9y ago
  Sure. If Lyft is otherwise better, and Uber is getting rid of the one thing that keeps me using it, doesn't it make sense to switch?
- aquadrop 9y ago
  Perfectly logical if that was main reason not to use Lyft, now on a leveled field Uber may seem worse and Lyft wins the business. No tipping was kinda big difference for Uber.
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n42 9y ago
Agreed, this is the only feature that kept me from using Lyft. Given every other reason not to use Uber as of late, now that the two platforms are basically the same, this is probably what does it for me.
licensekey 9y ago
why not just ignore the tipping option, you don't have to.
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splintercell 9y ago
I loved Lyft's tipping feature and used it over Uber because many times I had to take my cats to the vet and it was nice to be able to tip the driver for the extra hassle. Same was true if I ever took Lyft while taking my sick wife from her work to home and she threw up in the car. Except, my Lyft ratings kept on tanking, and I didn't even know. At one time I tipped a guy nearly 60% of the tab. Despite of this, my Uber rating were 4.8 and Lyft ratings were 4.0. Eventually I figured out, it is the way Lyft implemented their tipping mechanism. All tips are combined and given to the driver at the end of the week. I mean what is the point of tipping then? Since then I only give cash tips.
- anth1988 9y ago
  > many times I had to take my cats to the vet and it was nice to be able to tip the driver for the extra hassle Perfectly reasonable reason to give a tip. It's not the option that bugs me, it's the expectation.
furioussloth 9y ago
"Also having to deal with some of the shadier/creepier drivers expecting tips sounds like something I'd rather not deal with." What makes you think you won't get them with Lyft? Pretty much same people drive for both services. I just look at both apps and pick a cheaper one.

seattle_spring 9y ago

You're going to switch to Lyft, which has had a tipping model for ages, because a competitor is just now adding tipping?

opportune 9y ago
I realized that and just edited my post
mikeash 9y ago
Sure. If Lyft is otherwise better, and Uber is getting rid of the one thing that keeps me using it, doesn't it make sense to switch?
aquadrop 9y ago
Perfectly logical if that was main reason not to use Lyft, now on a leveled field Uber may seem worse and Lyft wins the business. No tipping was kinda big difference for Uber.

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n42 9y ago

Agreed, this is the only feature that kept me from using Lyft. Given every other reason not to use Uber as of late, now that the two platforms are basically the same, this is probably what does it for me.

licensekey 9y ago

why not just ignore the tipping option, you don't have to.

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splintercell 9y ago

I loved Lyft's tipping feature and used it over Uber because many times I had to take my cats to the vet and it was nice to be able to tip the driver for the extra hassle. Same was true if I ever took Lyft while taking my sick wife from her work to home and she threw up in the car. Except, my Lyft ratings kept on tanking, and I didn't even know. At one time I tipped a guy nearly 60% of the tab. Despite of this, my Uber rating were 4.8 and Lyft ratings were 4.0. Eventually I figured out, it is the way Lyft implemented their tipping mechanism. All tips are combined and given to the driver at the end of the week. I mean what is the point of tipping then? Since then I only give cash tips.

anth1988 9y ago
> many times I had to take my cats to the vet and it was nice to be able to tip the driver for the extra hassle Perfectly reasonable reason to give a tip. It's not the option that bugs me, it's the expectation.

furioussloth 9y ago

"Also having to deal with some of the shadier/creepier drivers expecting tips sounds like something I'd rather not deal with." What makes you think you won't get them with Lyft? Pretty much same people drive for both services. I just look at both apps and pick a cheaper one.