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Show HN: Uber Spender Chrome Extension – spending data for Uber power-users

31 points by panorama 13y ago

ghughes 13y ago
Thanks for this. I live in SF, don't own a car, and consider myself a frequent customer of Uber - yet my average monthly spend is less than 15% of the monthly rate for the nearest parking garage. Owning/leasing a car around here for anything other than commute is truly a shitty proposition.
nivals 13y ago
This is pretty great. Frightening how I've been spending a ton more on Uber recently after the fare reductions. Also, don't forget to click 'Show all trips' on the table and reload to see better results.
brackin 13y ago
If Uber had a frequent driver program I'm pretty sure I'd be a power user based on this.
joshmn 13y ago
Sidenote: Interesting things can be found in the console: window.USER I'll be writing about some of the insecurities and pitfalls of Uber's current setup (and how they're serializing some objects) soon.
- johnny_utah 13y ago
  There also appears to be a window.janky from a vendor file. Naming things is difficult.
caseyohara 13y ago
I switched from commuting to working remotely about 6 months ago, and, unsurprisingly, I drive much less now. I can walk almost everywhere I need to go, and at night I usually take Uber – especially when out drinking. My car payment is becoming harder and harder to justify. I would strongly consider getting rid of my car and exclusively using Uber if they offered some kind of subscription. Plans could vary based on your expected usage. For example, for $150/mo you would get 10 UberX rides, 5 black car rides, and 1 SUV – all within some reasonable distance. If you use all of your credits, any overrages would be billed normally. If you don't use all of your credits, Uber wins. A subscription to drop the minimum fare would also be compelling.
- KaoruAoiShiho 13y ago
  This makes more sense for SaaS where there are no marginal costs I think. Drivers are expensive and they don't really need you to use them more when they can barely keep supply up right now.

31 points by panorama 13y ago

Thanks for this. I live in SF, don't own a car, and consider myself a frequent customer of Uber - yet my average monthly spend is less than 15% of the monthly rate for the nearest parking garage. Owning/leasing a car around here for anything other than commute is truly a shitty proposition.

nivals 13y ago

This is pretty great. Frightening how I've been spending a ton more on Uber recently after the fare reductions. Also, don't forget to click 'Show all trips' on the table and reload to see better results.

brackin 13y ago

If Uber had a frequent driver program I'm pretty sure I'd be a power user based on this.

joshmn 13y ago

Sidenote: Interesting things can be found in the console: window.USER I'll be writing about some of the insecurities and pitfalls of Uber's current setup (and how they're serializing some objects) soon.

johnny_utah 13y ago
There also appears to be a window.janky from a vendor file. Naming things is difficult.

caseyohara 13y ago

I switched from commuting to working remotely about 6 months ago, and, unsurprisingly, I drive much less now. I can walk almost everywhere I need to go, and at night I usually take Uber – especially when out drinking. My car payment is becoming harder and harder to justify. I would strongly consider getting rid of my car and exclusively using Uber if they offered some kind of subscription. Plans could vary based on your expected usage. For example, for $150/mo you would get 10 UberX rides, 5 black car rides, and 1 SUV – all within some reasonable distance. If you use all of your credits, any overrages would be billed normally. If you don't use all of your credits, Uber wins. A subscription to drop the minimum fare would also be compelling.

KaoruAoiShiho 13y ago
This makes more sense for SaaS where there are no marginal costs I think. Drivers are expensive and they don't really need you to use them more when they can barely keep supply up right now.