Sometimes the people promising tips aren’t lying
So this afternoon a queued ride request popped up while I was dropping off another rider. It was a fairly local ride (with a 10-mile radius) and the upfront fare was $46.
So I go to pick up the ride and find a mid 30s guy and his kid outside a high school. There’s a stop a few miles away, and it turned out to be their house and it was amazing. A female comes out and gets in. As we start to pull the guy says the kid left a book at the school and asked if we could go back. I’m thinking it’s already a $46 ride, so I said sure. Dad says “I’ll tip you for it” and I rolled my eyes and said thanks.
So we go back to the HS and then complete the ride. As he’s getting out he asks if I got the tip yet, and I said no, but it usually takes a few minutes. Thanks, have a nice day, yadda yadda yadda.
I’m on my way to pick up my next ride and the “Your passenger sent you a tip” goes across the screen. It was $50! $96 total for a ride that lasted about 40 minutes from start to finish.