Good morning everyone. I am not sure how helpful this post will be, but I found it interesting enough to mention (and nothing else exciting is going on in the miles and points blogosphere this week). As I was returning to San Francisco from Mountain View via CalTrain (from my Mountain View miles and points meetup), I needed to request a Lyft ride home. In San Francisco (and a few other cities), Lyft Line is the cheapest way to go. The Lyft Line concept is pretty simple. The Lyft app will connect you with other passengers heading to the same location or heading the same direction. By “carpooling/carsharing” with other Lyft riders, you get a much cheaper ride.
This brings me to the point of this post. All Lyft Line rides have a predetermined price listed in the app when you request a ride. After I typed in my pickup location (San Francisco CalTrain Station) and my home address, I saw that the price was locked in at $5.34. Since I was a few minutes away from the station, I didn’t want to request a Lyft Line right away (I didn’t want the driver and other passengers to wait for me). 1 minute later, at 3:40pm, the locked in price jumped up to $6.26. I decided to wait a little longer and see if the price would go up or go down (preferably down).
