Just get back at them by pissing in their cars.

12/31/2014 2:56:40 PM

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"That doesn't mean it's not greedy and wrong."

Surge pricing isn't about them being greedy, it's about incentivizing enough drivers to hit the road on at a given time to meet the demand. It's why you can get a Uber reliably in a reasonable time vs a taxi where you call on a busy night and it's who knows

[Edited on December 31, 2014 at 3:05 PM. Reason : Fucked the meme up]

12/31/2014 3:04:14 PM

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"Then, on top of that unfair competition, there's surge pricing. Yes, you have to agree to surge pricing.There's no bait and switch. That doesn't mean it's not greedy and wrong."

that's retarded

12/31/2014 3:14:09 PM

Not that this is any surprise, but the idea that a shitload of cab companies will be on strike tonight is complete bullshit.

12/31/2014 4:34:01 PM

i think it's completely hilarious

12/31/2014 4:43:23 PM

So did anybody have any issues last night?

I'm old so I was in bed by 10.

1/1/2015 8:56:38 AM

the uber mentions on twitter are about what you would expect. people bitching and moan that they got ripped off. guess they were too drunk too understand how multiplication works.

1/1/2015 9:12:00 AM

Not sure what city this was but damn!

1/2/2015 9:31:24 AM

Charleston was eight or nine times the normal fair. Wife's friends were in town from New York and we went out to dinner downtown. It cost them $25 to get downtown at 8 pm and $200+ to get back at the end of the night. No worries for them because they're fucking loaded...but I don't know what I would have done. We took a $25 pedicab home.

1/2/2015 9:45:18 AM

Quote :

""Then, on top of that unfair competition, there's surge pricing. Yes, you have to agree to surge pricing.There's no bait and switch. That doesn't mean it's not greedy and wrong.""

I don't think it is greedy and wrong to incentivize independent contractors to come in to work during a period of high demand, especially on holidays. Many companies offer employees holiday pay of 1.5 or 2 times the normal amount, in that case showing up is usually still compulsory. Uber drivers make their own schedule so in order to get them out on a busy Holiday night to deal with a bunch of drunks they are gonnna wanna get paid.

1/2/2015 10:16:31 AM

wait, they charge by the minute AND the mile?

1/2/2015 10:20:01 AM

most cabs do that, otherwise they get fucked when traffic is bad

[Edited on January 2, 2015 at 10:21 AM. Reason : also it makes sure they get paid for taking you by cook-out if you so demand]

1/2/2015 10:20:32 AM

yeah i don't really use cabs. just seems crazy to me.

[Edited on January 2, 2015 at 10:22 AM. Reason : i'm a country bumpkin]

1/2/2015 10:22:21 AM

I didn't bother with getting a cab on Wednesday night, I just wheeled around on my stolen Trek bicycle.

1/2/2015 10:22:42 AM

i was asleep, but in my dreams i was just driving drunk because FUCK A CAB

1/2/2015 10:23:57 AM

Quote :

"Charleston was eight or nine times the normal fair. Wife's friends were in town from New York and we went out to dinner downtown. It cost them $25 to get downtown at 8 pm and $200+ to get back at the end of the night. No worries for them because they're fucking loaded...but I don't know what I would have done. We took a $25 pedicab home."

RICKSHAW4LYFE

1/2/2015 10:57:40 AM

Cost $28 for 6 of us to get downtown and $58 for 7 of us to get back. Pretty happy with those prices.

1/2/2015 12:54:32 PM

Did yall bamas leave a tip?

1/2/2015 3:03:08 PM

I don't have a problem with surge pricing. I assume most drivers don't either.

What if uber solved the problem by giving drivers the option of accepting a lower surge multiplier??

1/2/2015 3:06:13 PM

Quote :

"I don't think it is greedy and wrong to incentivize independent contractors to come in to work during a period of high demand, especially on holidays."

I don't, either, but there's a difference between providing incentives to the workforce and gouging the consumer. Uber does the latter.

1/2/2015 9:45:30 PM

first come first served is socialist, ya digg?

1/2/2015 9:49:15 PM