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It estends to all parts of Uber, discounts on car rides, free Jump bikes and free UberEats deliveries. Would you subscribe? They are trying to stop you from using Lyft, they’re also coming out with their own subscription service for 14.99 a month.
Uber starting subscription service for 24.99
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Didn't Uber already do something like this? Was that just for their business accounts or something? OH, am I thinking of their rewards program? Honestly, I cannot keep up anymore.
This is straight subscription, like the gym subscription you'll never use. 😆
Do you know if this is available everywhere? Some places don't even have Jump bikes so it would see strange for it to be the same $24.99 price all across the US when some areas don't get as many benefits.
At the moment only in Chicago and SF, they also have something called Ride Pass in many other cities.
Got it that makes more sense.
Can you post a link with more info?
https://techcrunch.com/2019/07/22/uber-tests-monthly-subscription-that-combines-eats-rides-bikes-and-scooters/
Well what does Lyft's subscription get you for $14.99? That is quite a bit cheaper.
Up to 10% on car rides only with a max dollar amount attached such as it will say 10% but will cap the discount to $4 per ride.
LOL that is quite restrictive
😆 comes with free foot massage? Passengers are used to live in a subsidized fantasy land.
This seems as good as that old move pass thing. Soon this won't exist so I would jump on it is I were you.
Yeah, good idea, MoviePass didn’t last too long.
$24.99 a month for unlimited free Jump bikes and UberEats deliveries. That is an incredible deal. Are there restrictions?!
Nope not unlimited, 5% discount on car rides, 30 minutes of free time a day in Jump bikes and scooters and one free Ubereats delivery a day, nothing unlimited.
They KNOW based on market research that this locks you into using Uber so you don't waste money - which keeps you from using other Rideshare services (Lyft)... it creates a revenue stream which makes investors happy, especially considering that Lyft stock is doing MUCH better than Uber's. They also know that a large percentage of people that sign up for the service will use it heavily at first, but eventually tend to use it less and that becomes a positive and profitable revenue stream.
Just like signing up to a gym membership after a new year's resolution. 😆
That's a perfect analogy. I was trying to think of an example when I wrote my initial response and was thinking streaming services would be an example, but the gym membership is perfect because so many of us (myself included) have done exactly that!!! LOL
Yep, thank you. Netflix also comes to mind, started at 7.99 now I think for multiple devices it's at 12.99
Can you back out after a month? I just don't get why people would sign up for this to begin with when you get so little!!
I understand what you are saying but I just still do not get the initial incentive.
We will have to see how it rolls into each of our individual markets. I'm confident it will be different in every city. They tested it once in my market area (Cleveland, OH) and offered it to me - but i generally only use Uber/Lyft when I'm traveling with my day job which isn't that often so I wasn't interested. But at that time it was discounted rides and there was a cap, although the end result was that you were still saving money over and above the monthly fee.
For a person that went out every weekend or traveled daily for work, it was a no-brainer.
I don't understand what the $24.99 gets you? Is it like a day, week, monthly payment?
24.99 a month, gets you surge protection, 5% off rides, one free UBER eats delivery a day and 30 minute free scooter or bike ride. Basically, trying to keep you in their platform.
Oh ok, I thought it was like free rides or something. This makes a lot more sense but not worth it IMO.
You get 30 minutes a day free scooter and e-bike rides 😆
Uber is losing their marbles...
Losing? I think that happened a few years ago, now they're trying to keep what they have left. 😆
They might as well as call this a coupon book because there are restrictions and you have to pay over a certain amount. It isn’t an all-you-can-eat model at all.
This is just a way for these companies to hook the customer I to paying a minimum every month. It guarantees a revenue and investors love that
Show me the money, that's what investors are going to say shortly.
Free UberEats delivery? There must be restrictions LOL
Even drivers cannot wait for the driverless car at this point.
One a day, not everything is free with UBER but almost.
Why do they feel the need to do this? They don’t even know how to make money with the current business model and now they are stepping into a brand new unknown.
I cannot keep up with all the new Uber and Lyft programs, incentives, features. It is truly ridiculous.
You’re right, giving stuff away like free delivery and free scooter rides is not going to make them money but they want to keep you on their platform instead of use Lyft. More losses!