So, a passenger left his phone in my car today, and I get in touch with Uber support 'They give me his number to call. Naturally, it goes to the phone he left in my car.
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So, a passenger left his phone in my car today, and I get in touch with Uber support 'They give me his number to call. Naturally, it goes to the phone he left in my car.
This is Ubers dropbox for unwanted customer items left behind.
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And if an Uber or Lyft customer is reading this, a big F U from us drivers. We are not coming back to bring you your phone or anything else. Dumpsters are much closer and other customers take your left behind stuff if we don't get to it first to decide if we want it or not. 😆
If you consistently tip the driver in cash what you paid the gig app or more then you get a reprieve but that doesn't guaranty what the next driver will do but would certainly improve your odds of getting your stuff back if you contact Uber right away before we get too far.
But non tippers? yea it's the dumpster for sure. We are not even pulling over to search neither but we will pretend we are. 😆
Uber screws us drivers. We screw the customers. That's how it goes.
If the customer doesn't try to screw us then we try our best not to screw them.
So remember to tip your driver well in cash! Each and every time to keep your 5 star rating.
You'll never know when it will come in handy. 😉
And if an Uber or Lyft customer is reading this, a big F U from us drivers. We are not coming back to bring you your phone or anything else. Dumpsters are much closer and other customers take your left behind stuff if we don't get to it first to decide if we want it or not. 😆
If you consistently tip the driver in cash what you paid the gig app or more then you get a reprieve but that doesn't guaranty what the next driver will do but would certainly improve your odds of getting your stuff back if you contact Uber right away before we get too far.
But non tippers? yea it's the dumpster for sure. We are not even pulling over to search neither but we will pretend we are. 😆
Uber screws us drivers. We screw the customers. That's how it goes.
If the customer doesn't try to screw us then we try our best not to screw them.
So remember to tip your driver well in cash! Each and every time to keep your 5 star rating.
You'll never know when it will come in handy. 😉
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A customer left their wallet in my vehicle too. Uber support messaged me to use the app to return it and will be paid $20. I followed their instructions exactly and still a month later, I still haven't been paid!
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A passenger left a cell phone at my daughter's car once. She was given an alternative number to contact the person, but they never have called back. The phone is still sitting in our living room, about 6 to 8 weeks later.
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You leave your phone in my car that $hit go out the window on the freeway homie.
Hold on let me check ; no nothing was left behind in my car.
Hold on let me check ; no nothing was left behind in my car.
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When I started driving Uber in 2019 I had a strong of unpleasant experiences with phones left in the car. Through experience and information on this forum I quickly learned that the best thing to do with a phone is (1) never answer it, (2) drop it in the nearest mailbox.
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What happens when you drop it in the mailbox? Just curious.
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The main point of dropping in at a mailbox is that it does not track to you, and you’ve dropped it into a government-related collection point. What happens after that is anyone’s guess but they do have a lost and found in the post office. Turning it over to a police officer means that your name and vehicle information are going to get recorded. Calling Uber and telling them that you found a phone means that you assume responsibility for that phone, and even if the customer is 45 minutes away technically you’re supposed to return it to him. No one in their right mind is actually going to do that, you negotiate something with the customer, but it’s on you.
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Curious if anyone has the same poor experience with returning items for Lyft as with Uber. Uber has made it a pain. Lyft would probably tell you "For the good of the community, please return the item to the rider as soon as possible" or something like that.
I can't believe that Uber drivers are that heartless. I'm t actually should be a crime to throw away any Item left in the car until you give Uber to contact you that the customer has reported a lost item.
God forbid it happens to you put yourself in their shoes. A driver should be removed from service for such actions.
God forbid it happens to you put yourself in their shoes. A driver should be removed from service for such actions.
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To go through life this dark and this unhappy, I can't imagine. I'm sorry someone hurt you as a child.
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Isn't there a $20 returned item fee?
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How are they going to tip you without their phone?
I get how returning stuff is a frigging pain in the ass. Ask for your money upfront. Drop it off at a police department... Do not toss it. If you do: you are a total ****ing asshole and karma will get you eventually. It usually makes one feel better to help someone than to hurt them. Total douchbags here
I get how returning stuff is a frigging pain in the ass. Ask for your money upfront. Drop it off at a police department... Do not toss it. If you do: you are a total ****ing asshole and karma will get you eventually. It usually makes one feel better to help someone than to hurt them. Total douchbags here
I'll drop the phone off at the local Walmart on the counter at the lost and found and walk away. Pax want you to bring it to them and that's not convenient for me.
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Same here. Finally uber gave me a second phone number. I called and left numerous massages. No one ever called m back. Do now I have a brand new iPhone 15 that can’t be used. BTW I have this phone since December 2024
It really makes me sick to see drivers posting here how frigging insensitive some of us are that we don't give a dam about customers stuff left behind.
The fact is Uber is grossly underpaying drivers that they are essentially working for charity.
So charity has limits unless the customer dictates otherwise by tipping well enough to support the drivers, then it's a whole another affair.
So many drivers fail to realize their costs of operation, fail to use software like Mystro and set a minimum acceptance pay.
So this whole goody-goody two-shoes act is just a bunch of B S..
If your not making $1.30 per vehicle mile you put on the odometer daily then your losing.
Screw charity. That's for the weak and stupid. 😆
The fact is Uber is grossly underpaying drivers that they are essentially working for charity.
So charity has limits unless the customer dictates otherwise by tipping well enough to support the drivers, then it's a whole another affair.
So many drivers fail to realize their costs of operation, fail to use software like Mystro and set a minimum acceptance pay.
So this whole goody-goody two-shoes act is just a bunch of B S..
If your not making $1.30 per vehicle mile you put on the odometer daily then your losing.
Screw charity. That's for the weak and stupid. 😆
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I have returned 2 phone, one pax gave me a$100 and the other one gave me $50 plus the $20 each I got from uber. One old lady left her entire purse after I dropped her at the airport, an airline employee started to call the phone, I looked back and there it was a purse with the phone ringing inside, so I turned around and returned it. I was still at the airport (FLL) all she gave me was $10 dollars plus the $20 I got from uber.
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