Share your Grab/Uber experience...

[JulesManwood]

they are great especially when it rains and there were plenty of cab riders waiting to flag a ride

Yeah, but keep in mind that the rate during rush hours or rainy weather is a bit higher, in some cases, even higher than that of regular taxi

I've had my fair share of positive and negative experience sa Uber (never used Grab pa since most of the time, mas mahal yung upfront fare compared to Uber).

There's one driver na di ko makalimutan cause he was so nice. He looks mabait din from his photo. That was around 6pm, and haven't had lunch pa, then he offered me a candy, when I told him na sakto, di pa ko naglu-lunch, he reached through his glove compartment and handed me crackers. His playlist was also sakto for my taste (David Pack, Bette Davis and Billy Ocean era). After the trip, I handed him Php 100 Sodexo GC, saktong pang-Mcdo lang, as a tip.

Negative naman, twice na kong nakaexperience ng nag-cancel - first time was andun na daw sya sa street namin, yung binabanggit nyang street, walang ganung street sa village. Second time, after 45 mins of waiting, nagtext na pinapacancel daw ng ka-pool ko yung request ko.

Haha, for the former, that was such a nice experience.
And for the later, I hope you wont ever have to experience it again

I pasted a link to an article in my above post but it was removed by admin
Here is the link[MODERATOR SNIP]
Basically it says that the presence of Uber and Grab caused the drop in regular taxi drivers’ profit.
In my opinion, the benefits of these apps outweigh its disadvantages which mostly impact on regular taxi operators, not the users.
I think the authorities should find an appropriate solution to balance between the benefits of uber/grab users and regular taxi operators...