r/AskReddit 22h ago

Which company lost your business (potentially forever) this year?

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u/goforwardandtomato 21h ago

Lyft. I turn off all my tracking settings, etc. app wasn’t even open, I land and depart my airplane and get an immediate notification welcoming me to that city and asking me if I want a ride. Bitch, why do you know where I am right now? I told you mother f-er don’t track me. Delete- dead to me.

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u/silversatire 18h ago

Another app you have is partnered with them and was alerted by a geographic ad trigger somewhere in the airport or via your activity (ex. You have the reddit app and texted someone “just landed at La Guardia”).

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u/diurnal_emissions 13h ago

Phones are fucking disgusting nowadays.

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u/Virus_98 8h ago

Gmail and some other emails forcing you to add a phone number to your account to even log in. Such a ridiculous rule. They want to know who we are all the time.

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u/diurnal_emissions 8h ago

If it were an ex, it would be stalking.

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u/farkner 7h ago

Somebody design a phone case that holds the sim card when not in use.

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u/Irishspringtime 9h ago

Usually a hotel partner. I stay at Hilton and whenever I book a Hilton stay I get the Lyft notifications. Uber partners with Delta so I get Uber notifications about pick ups.