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Originally Posted by Villian1
Why is that?
The quality of the customer? You get more customers with Lyft vs uber? The tip option? The pick up/drop off locations are more convenient?
Quality of customers is a big one. The fact I can get tipped, the fact that lyft TRULY doesn't care what hours you work - no weekly warnings/threats of deactivation, no ridiculous hoops to jump through (I got signed up to drive in less than 48 hours and I was on the road), cool incentives, nice benefits that aren't that hard to qualify for.
The app's a little ****tier, I'll mark them off for that. They do dangle carrots on sticks in front of the drivers a lot on the guaranteed prime time hours and stuff - but the saturday/friday ones are actually pretty easy guarantees to make, even if they are a bit deceptive. $25/hr guarantee means your gross fares before lyft's 25% cut. You can tell they are really on the driver's side overall though.
One thing that sucks is the low volume. Uber is far more consistent, so I use lyft for part time cash when I miss some work or am a little strapped. (I'll never drive uber again unless I lose my job or something). It's been great for that. and did I say TIPS?? They aren't amazing but they help offset the fees a bit. I've been doing this every weekend for about 2 months now and it's been fun, I hated the entire uber experience. So if I had to pick one or two things, I'd say passenger quality and then the company itself.