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Uber costs 2 to 3 times as much for me as it did 4 years ago, so yeah, I think that's changed. But I've also been riding much less.
by majormajor 7y ago
Uber costs 2 to 3 times as much for me as it did 4 years ago, so yeah, I think that's changed.
But I've also been riding much less.
- agumonkey 7y agoIs it a flat rise or just new tricks like late night fees for "faster" matching ?
- wpietri 7y agoWait, Uber is now selling cuts in line? I hope the ghosts of their kindergarten teachers haunt them as they sleep.
- AlexandrB 7y agoWhat do you mean “now”? That’s what surge pricing always was. The intent hasn’t changed, just the mechanisms.
- agumonkey 7y agoWell that how I understood their "communication". They were so concerned about me waiting in a crowded area at night that they gently offered to take 3-4x times my money just to be sure a driver comes faster. This levels of concerns warms my blood.
- busterarm 7y agoAs bad as that sounds, there are some nights where I'd just pay that. Two years ago on July 4th I ended up stuck far from home and mass transit and had to walk a few miles and still wait 90 minutes to get an Uber. I would have paid $200 or more for that Uber if it was fast.
- DataWorker 7y agoIf you use Uber as an ambulance you would pay. And it would still be relatively cheap.
- majormajor 7y agoI've seen it in base prices.
- jquery 7y agoHow is this different than surge pricing? Sounds like a marketing change and maybe a new option to not pay surge pricing in exchange for a longer wait (like traditional taxis)? At the beginning, surge rates of 3x-10x were common at busy times. I don’t even think surge had a limit initially.
- olliej 7y agoI think it’s functionally tiered surge pricing. Essentially, you want to charge what the market will bare/bear (I literally can’t recall which :) Beer? ;) ), but what the upper end of the market will pay is higher than the middle (obviously), but you need volume to make profit so you have to target the average user. If you offer a “premium” option, then you can make more money off those users who are willing, while still claiming that it’s purely a market driven price. I am curious whether drivers are aware of which bracket the rider is in?
- jquery 7y agoFor privacy reasons, it’s unlikely drivers are aware. Uber restricts what drivers can see, especially after the trip is over when Uber removes the address they went to.