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Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by syshum on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:16AM (#22019958)
Too many people want to believe in the Myth that Uber is this evil company stealing all the money from the Drivers..

Most of them are Uber Customers that believe that if Uber makes the drivers employee's the drivers would be treated fairly, well compensated, and they will still get Cheap rides

Of course this is all a delusion, because as always "Price, quality, or service: Pick 2"

They believe they can "have it all" but reality does not work that way

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Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by geofft on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:38AM (#22020078)
Cool, how do I offer an Uber driver more money in exchange for better quality/service? It's a platform, right? Where's the button for that?
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Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by khuey on Saturday January 11, 2020 @09:43AM (#22020097)
The Uber Black button is right there in the app.
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Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by geofft on Saturday January 11, 2020 @01:37PM (#22021478)
No, I'm already taking Uber Black. I'd like to offer them more money in exchange for better service. How do I do that?

Or are you saying all Uber Black drivers are exactly the same quality and provide exactly the same service?

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Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by pishpash on Saturday January 11, 2020 @02:16PM (#22021718)
It's called tipping. You go ahead and pay the driver whatever the heck you want for better service, $1M, whatever. Hand cash to the driver if you want.
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Re:Uber stops upfront ride pricing in response to California... by geofft on Saturday January 11, 2020 @04:26PM (#22022435)
Great, how do I tell the driver ahead of time that I'm willing to tip more for better service? For instance, how do I communicate to drivers, I know I'm in the middle of nowhere, but you should drive over here and accept my request because I'll tip more heavily?

I mean, it's just a platform for communicating with independent drivers the way that Angie's List lets me communicate with plumbers, right? So there's definitely some box in the app which lets me send this message out, I just need to find it?

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