So bad things can be good, I guess...
As a customer I’ve never had a complaint about their service outside of the asinine decision to add tipping.
They don’t let you use their app without adding a credit card, even if you have more than sufficient credit with Uber to pay for a ride.
> How do you charge that person then?
They could require a credit with Uber sufficient to cover that charge if someone wants to take a nighttime Uber ride.
> Lot of companies also use credit cards to tie account to a person so they don't abuse the initial sign up bonuses.
Yeah, but still, companies tracking purchases via credit cards is definitely not "pro-consumer".
Though on the other hand, I've been doing the old school call and pick it up myself method with local restaurants during quarantine, and not only are their prices usually lower, it does feel good to know that (besides card processing fees from Visa) all that money is going into their pockets. Maybe I should just take this opportunity to stop using food apps anyway.