The time crunch of the vacations will get increasingly more intense the nearer we get to the top of December. Now, Uber’s hoping to reap the benefits of individuals’s frenzied schedules to lift income—and act as Santa’s helper.
The ride-share service has announced plans to have its drivers act as couriers, choosing up and delivering pay as you go gadgets for you from brick-and-mortar shops. That may assist individuals rapidly get the presents they’re hoping to provide with out breaking away from the end-of-year obligations at work or dwelling.
The service, which went reside as we speak, is offered in 1,700 U.S. cities, with most metro areas included. To reap the benefits of the deal, you’ll purchase an merchandise from a neighborhood retailer on-line, then add the receipt to Uber. From there, you possibly can have them delivered to you—or, when you favor, to the recipient immediately. Consumers can monitor the standing of the supply through the Uber app.
It’s a part of a set of vacation provides from the corporate. Uber can also be providing individuals in New York Metropolis, Los Angeles, Miami, Chicago and Washington, D.C. the possibility to ebook a trip within the “Festive Fleet,” a group of holiday-themed buses, with photograph props, vacation lights and karaoke. It’s additionally placing purple noses on its fleet of meals supply robots in Los Angeles, Miami and Fairfax, Va.
And, if the reward you get shouldn’t be the reward you need, Uber Join will choose up 5 or fewer sealed packages from your own home and take them to the put up workplace, UPS or FedEx retailer. Uber One members may have entry to free package deal returns by way of the primary week of January.
Uber has been rolling out a number of new features this yr, together with letting London cab drivers join Uber journey referrals, putting a supply cope with Domino’s for the Uber Eats app and providing an AI assistant to assist with all the pieces from meal planning to discovering offers.
