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A bro from the University of Pittsburgh didn’t have such a good time during the first hours of 2015. After the evening’s celebrations, he hired an Uber for the 10-minute drive across West Chester, Pennsylvania. Nearly four and a half miles later, he owed the car service $117.51.
Needless to say, broski was pissed.
Despite Uber’s stellar track record these past few months, it’s difficult to sympathize with this bro for two reasons.
- Uber flooded the press with PR about the fare hikes.
- He agreed to the 8.4x regular fare increase beforehand.
No need for Uber to explain it, buddy. It’s simple math and timing. Besides, the company emailed regular customers the day before with advanced warning.
On New Year’s Eve, everyone is looking for rides at exactly the same times. We expect the highest demand and highest fares between 12:30 and 2:30 AM. For the most affordable rides, request right when the ball drops at midnight or wait a couple hours for prices to return to normal.
Tough deal, brosky. Sorry you had to pay so much, but I suspect Uber wasn’t your only option last night.
Source: Twitter
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$117? That’s a bargain. Last NYE in Philly Uber wanted $250. Suck it up and walk, dude.
He can complain. That’s ridiculous. Fuck Uber.
Let’s blame other people for your own stupid decisions!
He can’t because he AGREED to the charge. He has no basis for a complaint. Had he been told the charge and complained that it was too expensive, thus deciding not to take the ride, then he has a reason to complain.
As he didn’t, we can conclude he is just a dick.
Thats what he gets for living out in on stausberg rd. If you wanna live in the sticks, ya gotta either plan ahead a DD or sober up bro
Reading is hard.
Normally, a bro who spends $100 for a drunken late-night ride is doing business with someone even shadier.
+a case of crabs
Why the fuck don’t people use gypsies?
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Guess he hasn’t taken Econ 101. Wait til he gets to the chapter on supply and demand!
too bad he’s a dude, otherwise he couldve whined on some kickstarter and have other people pay for this, like that one chick from halloween
Most accurate headline ever.
I think he should make this his thing–just post every single receipt he’s ever paid for asking the merchant to explain it to him.
God, what can a driver make on new years? I’m seriously asking, cause it beats the fuck out of sitting at a friends house with shitty bean dip.
He agreed twice and had to type in the surge amount. Also, a ten minute ride “IN A PRIUS” tells me bro could’ve walked.
His tears are sweet. Moar!