Price hikes and excruciatingly long waiting hours are nothing new to a Bengaluru local who chooses to look for commute options on an app. Whether it be the long traffic to work or the evening rush to home, the commute can become somewhat of a battle if you live in the heart of the Indian Silicon Valley.
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- Bengaluru Uber Auto Fare Comes Out To Be Just Rs 6
- Twitter Rooted For Chandak To Get The Ride
Bengaluru Uber Auto Fare Comes Out To Be Just Rs 6
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Given the condition of transportation in Bengaluru, a recent tweet showing off outrageously low auto fares on Uber left Desi Twitter in splits. User Mahima Chandak, a product designer who resides in Bengaluru, shared a jaw-dropping price drop she received after using a promotional code for an Uber ride.
According to the screenshot, Chandak was trying to get a ride to a locality in Indiranagar. While her initial ride fare came out to be around Rs 46, after applying the promo code, she was presently surprised when the fare dropped and all she was left with was a ride fare worth Rs 6.
This has to be a bug pic.twitter.com/X2gyUCLLNU
— Mahima Chandak (@mahima_chandak) August 16, 2023
Expectedly, people on the Internet were completely flabbergasted by the low price of the ride. The fare was especially a shocker to the locals who live in Bengaluru and have experienced appalling price hikes during peak hours in the city.
Twitter Rooted For Chandak To Get The Ride
People on Twitter hoped that the user got to take the ride and even wondered how the auto driver would have reacted to the ride fare. The situation was unexpected, and many wondered if there was a bug in the app that led to the drastic price drop.
One wondered what would happen if the base price dropped lower than Rs 40, assuming that the promo code helped deduct the base price of the fare, leaving only Rs 6 as the final fare for the ride.
Wonder what’ll happen if fare goes below Rs. 40, assuming that’s not the base fare.
— shrey 🍉 (@wutamelonshrey) August 16, 2023
While others rejoiced in Chandak’s unlikely lucky strike on the app. One joked about the surprising situation with an Akshay Kumar meme.
Why don’t I get bugs like this 🥲
— Savitha Gollamudi (@gsavitha_) August 16, 2023
Book 10 of them
— Chakit (@arorachakit) August 16, 2023
The kind of bug I like.
— Amit Kumar Jha (@iaktech) August 16, 2023
— Sumangal (@sumangalsaxena) August 16, 2023
However, some felt that the price drop was unfair to the driver, who gained practically nothing from the ride. One predicted that any auto driver would reject the ride if they saw the price flashing on their screens.
That’s unfare
— Abhitosh (@abhitooth) August 16, 2023
The auto guy will cancel it anyways 😂
— Vaibhav Tiwari (@any_vaibhav) August 16, 2023
If you are wondering why this coincidence was such a shocker for Bengaluru locals, then here’s a previous happening that will open your eyes to the monster that is peak Bengaluru hours. An Uber ride from Bengaluru Airport to Electronic City recently sparked outrage on the internet when the app suggested a ride for Rs 2,584 and Rs 4,051 with Uber XL.
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Source: vtt.edu.vn