
Mumbai man shares shocking pic of sky-high Uber fare. Netizens have hilarious reactions
India Today
Shared on Twitter by Shravankumar Suvarna, the post shows a screenshot of the Uber app. Turns out, Suvarna was just trying to book a cab ride back home from Dadar at 7pm. But due to the incessant Mumbai rains, the surge price showed that the rider had to shell out over Rs 3,000 for service.
There are very few people in this country who have not experienced the frustration and irritation after looking at the unbelievable surge prices while booking an app-based cab. However, have you ever seen the fare to be almost equivalent to a one-way flight ticket? Well, this actually happened and your jaw will simply drop after knowing the whole story.
Shared on Twitter by Shravankumar Suvarna, the post shows a screenshot of the Uber app. Turns out, Suvarna was just trying to book a cab ride back home from Dadar at 7pm. But due to the incessant Mumbai rains, the surge price showed that the rider had to shell out over Rs 3,000 for service. Yes, you read that right.
“Flight to Goa is cheaper than my ride home,” read the caption.
Take a look:
Flight to goa is cheaper than my ride home #peakmumbairains pic.twitter.com/r3JLGAwQxc
With over 3,100 likes, netizens poured their hearts out in the comments box. While some took the route of hilarity to write about their app-cab woes, others simply called out Uber to fix their algorithm.
Bhai..rulayega kya. Itna analysis!But yeah.. I pay 800-1K without surge. pic.twitter.com/qTl84rtW0G