Back in February I traveled to New York. The trip generally went well, but I had to take taxis everywhere and it was a big pain to have to flag them down for every trip. The last day of my trip I had to walk close to half a mile until I found an available one, dragging my heavy suitcase through snow. Not the best experience! When relating this story, my sister asked me why I hadn’t signed up for Uber yet. “It’s so easy!” she said. “You get the app, ask for a car, they pick you up and drive you, and the payment comes from your credit card automatically!”

Fast forward three months. I had another trip to New York, but since everywhere else I have gone I rent a car, had not yet signed up for Uber. My first day there I landed in Newark and took a cab to the New Jersey office for a few meetings. Once they were done, I called the local cab company to come pick me up and take me to the train station.

“When do you want the cab?” the dispatcher asked. “Now?” I replied. “No can do. The earliest we can get you is 90 minutes,” was the dreaded response. I asked if there was another cab company I could call, and he said no.

Now, 90 minutes may not seem like a lot. But I was trying to get into the city to see my sister, and I didn’t want to wait another 90 minutes! Plus then my niece would be in bed, and I wouldn’t get to see her at all. After a few minutes of pondering my options, I remembered. Uber!

I downloaded the app and created an account, which took all of about two minutes. Then I requested a car. Ten minutes later the car pulled up. Once the driver dropped me off I was emailed a receipt within minutes. It was seriously the easiest thing ever. I used Uber the rest of my trip, and every time the car arrived in under ten minutes and got me to where I needed to be. Cost wise it was a little over what I would have paid for a cab, but it saved so much time and effort that it was completely worth it. If you are in a city where you would normally take cabs and Uber is available, I completely totally recommend it.

Readers, do you use Uber? What has your experience been?

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