darksyns t1_iucwnb1 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:24 AM

Good Morning all. Let me just say that it's been probably a good 8-9 months since my last uber/lyft. But omfg, prices are out of control . I get there's surge pricing in effect but 60-80 dollars not including tip to get a 10-15 min ride is highway robbery.

DefaultSubsAreTerrib t1_iucybqt wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:44 AM

If you think that's robbery, what portion of that do you think the driver receives?

Kamesod t1_iud9h4z wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:34 PM

One time I want to the only decent young people bar near Harrisburg, PA. Whole strip closed down at 2a PROMPT. So few ride share services for the small population. $250 bucks to go 10 miles. Two hundred fifty. We were drunk enough to convince ourselves we could walk the 10 miles, but after about 6 miles we ubered the last 4 at a reasonable price. The surge prices are bananas

Vapid_Ingenue t1_iuczl0b wrote on October 30, 2022 at 11:58 AM

Do what? Last month I Ubered and it was sixteen bucks for a fifteen minute drive. Did it really go up that much that quick?

darksyns t1_iucztsl wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:01 PM

It must have been because it was before 8 cuz now its back down to 16 17

Top-Experience-8874 t1_iudbzgr wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:55 PM

Maybe because of Halloween and ppl drink so more ride share demand and less available cars. I use Lyft and Uber a lot and it’s about 10$-13$ to go 2-3 miles away before tip

SwitchToDecaf t1_iudd4yn wrote on October 30, 2022 at 2:04 PM

What’s wild is how much the prices can differ between Uber & Lyft at the same time. 7-mile ride home from a party at 12:15 last night and our options were a $53 Lyft vs $14 Uber. I kept watching the Lyft prices after calling the Uber out of curiosity, dropped down to $27 for 3-4 minutes around 12:25 but shot back up into the $50s by the time the Uber arrived.

_R_A_ t1_iud6wbi wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:11 PM

Damn....I was in LA for the last week and paid less for my Uber getting back and forth from the hotel and airport. That's crazy!

fractalflatulence t1_iud6ub2 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 1:11 PM

> I get there's surge pricing in effect

It would seem like you actually don't.

I buy my GF lyfts to and from school/work al the damn time and they're regularly dirt cheap. Also, it's priced by the mileage not the time.