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Ugh…Uber Tips
I’ve had many a job. I’ve worked in the service business and believe me I understood and still understand, as a waiter, tips are depended upon. In restaurants, as a standard tip, I leave 20% – even if it’s spotty service. More if it’s great. I even tip in foreign countries at U.S. percentages ( which are the highest in the world). I leave tips for the housekeeping staff at hotels. When I take a cab…I leave a tip. Why did I love the concept of Uber and Lyft? YOU DON’T HAVE TO TIP! Call me whatever you want, but for goodness sakes – I want to see a fare and know what I’m paying. It was great – no hassle, no haggle, no talking, no one trying to sweet talk you into tipping them more. I liked getting in the car, playing on my phone from point A to point B, getting out of the car, rating 5 stars for a pleasant experience and that was that. If the driver was exceptional…slip them some cash. But it was NEVER expected.
Now, tipping is an option on Uber.
At some point Lyft added the tipping feature and there have been multiple times where the driver has told me a story about “someone” who took the service and then never tipped and what a jerk they were. Oh…really? Did that person have to listen to you complain about someone else not tipping because that may be why they didn’t tip you…because I’m not going to tip you either.
The tip became expected. How does that help passenger experience?
I can see what’s going to happen – whether you have a clean car, use foul language, drive erratically, play loud music, etc, etc – drivers will be disappointed if you don’t receive a tip. Drivers will subtly encourage you to tip, blah, blah, blah. Let’s be honest, the reason tipping has been added is to appease DRIVERS not passengers because they’re losing those drivers to Lyft, etc. They’ve cut how much the drivers were making on every ride so now they’ve added tipping to subsidize it. Ugh…
Exceptions…
If you put my bags in the trunk, had water for me, charged my phone, gave me mints/gum, put on my playlists – I can see why this warrants a tip as it’s above and beyond.
If you want to read more on how the tipping will be done…go here.
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Chase Sapphire Preferred® Card
Welcome Offer
Earn 60,000 bonus points after you spend $4,000 on purchases in the first 3 months from account opening.
Annual Fee
$95
Points Earned
Transferrable Chase Ultimate Rewards
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- 3x on dining, including eligible delivery services for takeout & dining out
- 3x on select streaming services
- 3x on online grocery purchases
- (excluding Target, Walmart and wholesale clubs)
- $50 Annual Chase Travel Hotel Credit via Chase Travel℠
- The begins immediately for new cardmembers and after your account anniversary for existing cardmembers
- 2x on all other travel
- 10% Anniversary Bonus
- Every year you keep the card, your total spend will yield a 10% points bonus. If you spend $10k in a year, you’ll get 1k bonus points
- Chase Sapphire Preferred continues to redeem at 1.25c in the Chase Travel℠ and the slew of other benefits remain in tact including Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver ( primary ), purchase protections, etc.
- Points are transferrable to 14 Ultimate Rewards partners
- Redeem in Chase Travel℠ for 1.25 cents per point
- No foreign transaction fees
- Suite of Travel and Purchase Coverage
- Auto Rental Collision Damage Waiver is my favorite
- Get complimentary access to DashPass which unlocks $0 delivery fees and lower service fees for a minimum of one year when you activate by December 31, 2027.
- $95 Annual Fee
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Main Cast:
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Supporting Cast:
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The Chase Sapphire Preferred® is exceptional starter card and offers transferrable Ultimate Rewards, and pairs well with other Chase cards.
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Annual fee is quite low at $95 a year + you get a 10% anniversary bonus on points + $50 hotel credit in Chase travel.
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