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I don't know if there's a special tax in place in Chicago, but AirBnbs have been almost double the price of hotels recently. Uber/Lyft have been super expensiv
by ok_coo 5y ago
I don't know if there's a special tax in place in Chicago, but AirBnbs have been almost double the price of hotels recently.
Uber/Lyft have been super expensive as well. I wonder if we're seeing that these company's original pricing model was unsustainable, or if something else is going on.
- Mizza 5y agoMy guess it's that the VC subsidies have come to an end and it's time to pay the piper.
- ghaff 5y agoI don't use Uber much and haven't used them at all for probably a couple of years now. But I've been hearing a lot of anecdotal stories about pricing shooting through the roof. Business travelers mostly won't care. However, anyone who was depending on the subsidized prices for day to day usage may have to make significant adjustments.
- uberdru 5y agoYes, also the market is saturated and they are desperate to show revenue growth. I think many companies of AirB&B's generation are in the same bind.
- halfmatthalfcat 5y agoAs a Chi resident, Uber/Lyft is super expensive because lack of drivers due to COVID and carjackings. A couple months ago people would call Uber/Lyft just to jack the car and it scared a lot of drivers away.
- mediaman 5y agoWouldn't that leave a fairly obvious trail? You have to enter your credit card details to call an Uber...
- sleepybrett 5y agosteal phone at gunpoint (get code), leverage uber on phone to steal a car.
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- mead5432 5y agoWell, that's obviously a one star rating for the rider.