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I hadn't known that Uber doesn't users allow to tip from within the app. Tax-issues, aside, it's a bummer that they don't. I found the opportunity to tip driver
by th0br0 12y ago
I hadn't known that Uber doesn't users allow to tip from within the app. Tax-issues, aside, it's a bummer that they don't. I found the opportunity to tip drivers with Lyft quite welcoming; after all, people tend to tip in most places in the service industry - so why not for these rides which cost me significantly less than a regular taxi ride - as well?
- CalRobert 12y agoI agree with you as regards consistency, but I would welcome a move away from tipping culture. If a taxi ride is going to cost x+10%, just charge me x+10% in the first place. Same for restaurants, barbers, etc. With Lyft I suppose it makes sense since they are, supposedly, sharing rides rather than a taxi (though it sure feels different from rideshares on Zimride or Craigslist). Even so, tipping is annoying and confusing.
- peatmoss 12y agoI lived in New Zealand for a few years, and the almost total lack of a tipping culture there rocked. Service didn't suffer. If anything, service was better because maybe the employees were less inclined to engage in excessive tip-seeking behavior (e.g. ultra-attentiveness, flirting). I talked to some kiwis who found the notion of tipping for service mildly offensive--like casting off some coins to the peasants based on your judgement of them.
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