Good Luck Trying to Use Uber Tomorrow

Time to hail a pedicab.

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With less than 24 hours 'til New Year’s Eve your plans to get p-p-p-plastered should already be set in stone with a checklist consisting of: a fire outfit, a box of Franzia, and most important of all, transportation. Today your friendly neighborhood Uber has gently reminded customers—in order to avoid more lawsuits, we’re sure—to plan in advance or face total disappointment when they can’t get a ride or have to pay four times as much because of surge pricing. 

Uber said:

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"On New Year's Eve, everyone is looking for rides at exactly the same times. We expect the highest demand—and fares—between 12:30 and 2:30 AM. For the most affordable rides, request right when the ball drops at midnight or wait until later for prices to return to normal."

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So you’ve been warned, but if you know your drunken self—the one that thinks drunken purchases on Amazon are great ideas at the time—will regrettably pay the surge pricing, then your best bet is to crash at a friend’s. Whatever you do, don’t call the cops and ask for a ride home. Trust. 

[via Jezebel]

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