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Category Archives: Uber

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Is Uber Eats A Scam?

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 19, 2023January 19, 2023 93 Comments
Uber Eats Scam

Let’s pivot back to a previous discussion on Uber Eats and whether the business model really represents a scam that relies upon preemptive, intimidation-based tipping (extortion) to function as advertised. Drivers For Uber Eats Want Tips In Advance –...

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Is Uber Eats Always This Bad?

Matthew Klint Posted onDecember 15, 2022January 19, 2023 72 Comments
Uber Eats Delay

I’m not a regular user of Uber Eats or other food delivery apps and a recent extended delivery delay in ordering food in Dallas makes me question why I even used the service in the first place. Are extended...

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Uber Driver Doubles Her Monthly Tips After Switching To Tesla

Matthew Klint Posted onJuly 1, 2022July 1, 2022 19 Comments
Tesla Uber

With fuel prices high, electric cars have become relatively cheaper to operate. One Uber driver in Los Angeles found that switching from a Toyota to a Tesla actually saved her money…then found that her tips doubled. Uber Driver Makes...

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Nefarious: Uber Drivers Cancelling With New Tactic

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 3, 2022April 3, 2022 90 Comments
Uber black car beer estimate

On a recent trip to Manhattan by way of Newark, I encountered a new cancellation scheme some Uber drivers are employing to preserve their rating at the disparagement of their riders.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for...

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The Kind Uber Driver

Matthew Klint Posted onJanuary 12, 2022January 12, 2022 7 Comments

Hats off to DaVante Williams, the kind Uber driver who went above and beyond his call of duty to help his young passenger after a freak winter storm snarled traffic for hours. DaVante Williams, The Kind Uber Driver By...

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My Experience Using Uber In Brazil

Matthew Klint Posted onOctober 29, 2021October 29, 2021 33 Comments
Uber Brazil

I’ve traveled to São Paulo twice this year and used Uber heavily for both visits. In short, Uber is safe, clean, and cheap in Brazil, and therefore highly recommended. Guide: Uber In Brazil As you exit Guarulhos (GRU) airport...

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When Uber Drivers Drive Under The Speed Limit, Do You Speak Up?

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 17, 2021September 17, 2021 28 Comments
Uber Speed Limit

Do you ever question your Uber driver for driving under the speed limit? What is the line between cautious and too slow? I was recently on a fairly long (100km) Uber journey in a place in which the speed...

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Uber Scheduled Rides Disappoint, Cost More

Kyle Stewart Posted onApril 29, 2021September 12, 2021 136 Comments
uber scheduled rides

Uber is often my ride of choice to the airport. Readers have asked, “is it cheaper to book Uber in advance?” For specific departure times, I prefer to schedule the Uber to arrive when I need it, but it...

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Horrible: Uber Driver Attacked By Vicious Female Trio

Matthew Klint Posted onMarch 12, 2021March 12, 2021 23 Comments
Uber Driver Attacked By Women

Profanity. Racial slurs. Assault. Pepper spray. All in one Uber ride? For what? Asking a passenger to wear a mask. Uber Driver Viciously Attacked By Three Women In San Francisco For, Subhakar Khadka, this nightmare became a reality earlier this...

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Uber’s Aggressive Campaigning In California

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 3, 2020November 3, 2020 18 Comments
Uber California voters

Today is election day in the United States. In a country with deep internal division, there’s more on the ballot than choosing the next President. In California, Uber and Lyft are hoping voters will approve Prop 22, a controversial...

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$143 For A Two-Mile Uber Ride…

Matthew Klint Posted onNovember 2, 2020November 2, 2020 32 Comments
Uber Surge Pricing Horror Story

Beware: surge pricing on Uber can rise to absurd levels during peaks of extreme demand. One young man found out the hard way. Horror Story: 23X Surge Pricing On Uber Matt Bennett, a teenage plumbing apprentice, was returning from...

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A Day Of Reckoning For Uber And Lyft In California

Matthew Klint Posted onAugust 15, 2020August 16, 2020 25 Comments
Uber California Shut Down

Uber and Lyft have threatened to shut down within days after a court ordered them to immediately reclassify their independent contractors as employees. Will Uber + Lyft Shut Down In California? On Monday, Superior Court Judge Ethan Schulman ruled...

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Riders, Drivers Pay For Uber’s Bad Tech

Kyle Stewart Posted onDecember 29, 2019September 13, 2021 41 Comments
Uber Washington DC Tricks

Uber has several technical issues that cause issues for riders and drivers. These cost both sides of the equation money yet Uber hasn’t or won’t fix the app.  If you are considering booking travel or signing up for a new credit...

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Uber Charges More When Your Battery Is Low?!

Matthew Klint Posted onSeptember 21, 2019September 24, 2019 39 Comments
Uber Battery Pricing

Does Uber charge you more if the battery on your mobile phone is low? NPR interviewed Keith Chen on its Hidden Brain program, who is head of “economic research” at Uber. He said: When your phone is down to five...

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Uber Copter Will Compete With BLADE For Manhattan – JFK Traffic

Matthew Klint Posted onJune 7, 2019June 7, 2019 5 Comments
Uber Copter

Uber will offer helicopter service between Lower Manhattan and New York JFK starting this summer. The ride-sharing service plans  to take on BLADE, which currently offers helicopter service between all three New York airports (JFK, LGA, and EWR) and...

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Uber Banning US, Canadian Riders With Low Scores

Kyle Stewart Posted onJune 2, 2019September 14, 2021 11 Comments
Uber black car beer estimate

Uber has expanded its program to boot US and Canadian riders from their app who have substandard star ratings as they have in other countries. On the surface, this plan makes sense but it’s imperfect and may not work...

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How Uber And Lyft Drivers Game The System

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 22, 2019May 21, 2019 14 Comments
Uber Washington DC Tricks

Uber and Lyft drivers are creating artificial surge pricing in Washington, DC to drive up fares. They insist this is necessary to “flight back” against years of declining pay. Here’s how the trick goes down. The lot outside Reagan...

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Why I’ll Stick To Taxis And Avoid Uber In Germany

Matthew Klint Posted onMay 21, 2019May 21, 2019 24 Comments
Uber Germany Problems

Uber is back across Germany…but be careful, as the drivers are not exactly well-experienced. I was recently in Germany with my business partner. We landed in Frankfurt and needed to get to Mainz. When I travel alone, I take...

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Uber Punitive Star System Bad for Drivers and Passengers

Kyle Stewart Posted onOctober 7, 2018September 15, 2021 19 Comments
Uber black car beer estimate

Uber’s star rating system allows passengers and drivers to rate each other anonymously. In some countries, Uber is barring riders from the app for having a four-star rating and that has me scared.  If you are considering booking travel or signing...

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Live and Let’s Fly Weekend Digest: April 15, 2018

Matthew Klint Posted onApril 16, 2018 Leave a Comment

Greetings from Los Angeles. It is good to be home after two nearly weeks in Europe. I had a fabulous trip (hope you have been enjoy the Italy road trip report), but there is no place like home…especially after...

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