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I'm not defending yellow cabs here. There's a reason ride-share has taken so much of their market.

I'm just pointing out how ridiculous Uber is by trying to charge me significantly more than a yellow cab to get somewhere when I can ballpark the cost pretty easily. It's just a very poor longterm business decision.

Only now do I try other services because I am suspicious that Uber is trying to rip me off.




> I'm just pointing out how ridiculous Uber is by trying to charge me significantly more than a yellow cab

They charge more... for a better service.

It's not some kind of con or scheme or a rip-off.


They charge 2 different prices at the same time for the same ride to 2 different people. And they aren’t clear about this.

I didn’t say it’s a con and sometimes they charge less. But it’s certainly a practice that makes me skeptical and check out other services.


I am pretty sure that Amazon.com and Sears.com do this too.


For different locations, yes. But if my wife and I, at the same time and same location try and buy the exact same thing, we are given the same price.

This is a case of Uber using a variety of algorithms to determine just how much they can get out of you. I prefer the old surge pricing model where it was a conscious choice to overpay.

But however clever they may think they are I’m not fooled by their fake market pricing. Only now do I look for cabs and have accounts on competitors when I’m sure Uber is mispricing actual market value.


Nope. I had two tabs open with different prices.


Did you know that Google Maps shows both Uber and Lyft price at the same time? Very handy for comparison.




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