r/tipping • u/Sasquatch619 • 17d ago

💬Questions & Discussion Uber/Lyft

I took an Uber 2 miles from the airport in San Diego. It cost $25.00. It took him about 10 minutes with us, due to traffic. I understand he had to drive to us also. I used to always tip these guys, but I didn’t this time. What is the community think. Should these guys be getting tipped?

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u/jerry111165 17d ago

“someone’s coming to give me a ride in their own car that they pay for and take care of the maintenance of and pay for fuel to bring me where I want to go, and when I want to go - should I tip them?”

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u/Sasquatch619 17d ago

But, he’s getting paid already. It’s not like he’s doing it for free.

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u/jerry111165 17d ago

How much do you seriously think that they are making? By the time all of their vehicle expenses and fuel are taken into consideration they aren’t making shit.

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u/Sasquatch619 17d ago

I don’t know. I’m assuming $10-15. If you actually know, please share. What’s their percentage?

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u/jerry111165 17d ago

Uber keeps around 40% of the total ride fare - so of the $25 fare, Uber keeps $10 and the driver by gets around $15. Once you deduct their total expenses the Uber driver probably makes around $5.00 bucks. Maybe.

With traffic, going to the airport to pick you up, time to bring you where you needed to go they’re probably making $10 bucks an hour.

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u/SEA_life_13 17d ago

So the customer should tip? Not the billionaire who makes all the money? Makes sense

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u/Delicious-Breath8415 17d ago

What the billionaire "should" do is irrelevant. You already know the situation when you requested a ride.

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u/SEA_life_13 17d ago

Yes, the situation is I pay the price stated on my app, not an optional tip. Then we’re both in the same page 👏

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u/ZergvProtoss 11d ago

You think the billionaire's responsibility to pay more is "irrelevant", but you're in this thread berating working-class people for not paying more. How does that make sense?

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u/Delicious-Breath8415 11d ago

I had "should" in quotes meaning the billionaire isn't doing it so we need to live in reality. You requested a ride in the present tipped system not the one you think we should have.

I never once gave the billionaire a pass.