[MaddMattG]

It's not an "issue"
When there is boost, anything in that area is boosted.

The ocean boosts are for random trips, maybe a certain restaurant, maybe a food item that needs picked up right away, maybe a trip that's been declined by 37 drivers already...the point is, THEY TELL YOU ON A SPECIFIC PING IF IT IS BOOSTED. IT WILL SAY 2.5X ON THE PING IF IT IS BOOSTED.

The ocean area is just so they can show you, that there is the possibility of a boost during those times.

If it we're all trips in an area, that area would have a red box around it.

 

[JerseySal]

It's not an "issue"
When there is boost, anything in that area is boosted.

The ocean boosts are for random trips, maybe a certain restaurant, maybe a food item that needs picked up right away, maybe a trip that's been declined by 37 drivers already...the point is, THEY TELL YOU ON A SPECIFIC PING IF IT IS BOOSTED. IT WILL SAY 2.5X ON THE PING IF IT IS BOOSTED.

The ocean area is just so they can show you, that there is the possibility of a boost during those times.

If it we're all trips in an area, that area would have a red box around it.

Well they should be more clear about that and include that information in the description. But thank you for the information.

 

[So_cal_909760]

While this is true the boost amount will be displayed on the bottom of the ping, sometimes the boost is not displayed in the ping if you know the map well and know that restaurant should be in the boost zone you can take it and send a support message that they need to adjust the fare to include the boost amount, however seeing the zones they gave the OP, the map is unrecognizable.

 

[MyJessicaLS430]

Don't expect too much from the "boost promotions".

A month ago, my home is located within one of those "featured areas". What did I get after turning on the App? All pick up locations were at least 8 mins away from my home and made beyond the featured area. What does Uber expect me to do seeing those requests? Without hesitation, I ignored every single of them.

I prefer surge better to boost because surge rates can fluctuate while boost is a fixed rate (usually much lower than surge saying 1.5X the maximum in my area). My thought is that it is the boost that kills the surge.

On the other hand, it is not compulsory for people to tip us. If you set your expectation low to begin with assuming everyone does not tip, it always ends up with more satisfactory surprises (at least this works for me).

I'm having this same issue over here in New Jersey. Smh

You need a plane to do that delivery

 

[JerseySal]

Don't expect too much from the "boost promotions".

A month ago, my home is located within one of those "featured areas". What did I get after turning on the App? All pick up locations were at least 8 mins away from my home and made beyond the featured area. What does Uber expect me to do seeing those requests? Without hesitation, I ignored every single of them.

I prefer surge better to boost because surge rates can fluctuate while boost is a fixed rate (usually much lower than surge saying 1.5X the maximum in my area). My thought is that it is the boost that kills the surge.

On the other hand, it is not compulsory for people to tip us. If you set your expectation low to begin with assuming everyone does not tip, it always ends up with more satisfactory surprises (at least this works for me).

You need a plane to do that delivery

Haha I was thinking about getting a Jet Ski lol

 

[Bpr2]

Here in Cleveland uberEats is terrible. Too many low class Clevelanders...

Have they transferred to Los Angeles or something recently?

 

[Latishia Clark]

I deliver in Ohio and the boosts are not that bad but the support is very horrible. Also, when I do the instant pay, they charge you .50 for it every time. Recently, I had an instant pay of $44.38 and it went in my account then on 10/11 they go back into my bank account and try to take the pay back then on 10/16 they do it again and try to take $44.38 out for WHAT??? And trying to get support is bad for the UberEats drivers because the support is only for the Uber drivers with riders. So far they have taken $88.76 from my account and can not tell me why. I'm so over UberEats and want my money and have reported them because it is ridiculous. I drive like everyone else sometime 15-20mins to get an order for a customer that is only 2-4mins away for little pay. So over it, I just want my money and have already deleted the app

 

[BrookZgurl]

** I originally posted this to the local area where I drive (Cleveland) but incase their are WIDESPREAD BOGUS UBEReats PROMOTIONS, I am posting this under Complaints. **

Have you been seeing the now daily promotions trying to entice you to deliver for Uber Eats? No time zone, and when you click for location it's vague and also inaccurate (it's surging in the Atlantic lol).

Don't fall for these promotions. THEY ARE NOT BEING HONORED!!

I stopped doing ubereats several months ago because it clearly doesn't pay. However when I saw a promise of a 2.5x surge I decided to do a few deliveries.

I WAS NOT PAID A SURGE FOR ANY OF THE DELIVERIES.

As you know, calling into the "Uber Support" is a waste of time. One CSR told me, "There's nothing we can do when the delivery isn't LIVE."

I sent screenshots that clearly showed the the deliveries should have been a surge and as I figured, that mattered NOT.

I RESPECT ALL OF YOU OUT THERE TRYING TO EARN MONEY. Do not BOTHER FALLING FOR THE PROMOTIONS REGARDING UBER EATS.

Uber can't get many drivers to deliver for UberEats due to LOW PAY and RARE TIPS so FAKE PROMOTIONS are how they are managing to complete deliveries.

Just a friendly warning.

 

[BrookZgurl]

It's not an "issue"
When there is boost, anything in that area is boosted.

The ocean boosts are for random trips, maybe a certain restaurant, maybe a food item that needs picked up right away, maybe a trip that's been declined by 37 drivers already...the point is, THEY TELL YOU ON A SPECIFIC PING IF IT IS BOOSTED. IT WILL SAY 2.5X ON THE PING IF IT IS BOOSTED.

The ocean area is just so they can show you, that there is the possibility of a boost during those times.

If it we're all trips in an area, that area would have a red box around it.

I did a promotion to do so many deliveries in a amount of time and whatever u got to you still got a percentage of the money, NOPE, they are saying they can take back guaranteed promotions whenever they want and that promotion is expired, and that u have to be a new user, those are the responses I got and I was a new user and I joined at the time of the promotion and got the amount of deliveries I was supposed to before the end of the promotion, but days before the promotion was to end they took the promotion tracker off of my Uber eats driver app and now they say there is no proof I was in the promotion /bonus for becoming a Uber eats driver, sucks to get excited about something and then have someone say they are not paying u and that on their end it shows I didn't do the correct amount of deliveries, not sure what I can do about it