Uber Eats is truly on a roll these days when it comes to offering new and enticing perks. Following the new AI features on the app as introduced by the food delivery app last week and reported by this team, Ridesharing Forum, the app is giving away $3 when you take snapshots of the food delivery. Here’s the story.
How it works
It doesn’t matter whether it’s for a quick weeknight bite, that leisurely weekend breakfast, that brunch with friends, movie snacks, or a quick snack while taking a break from work, Uber Eats is helping people get what they want and eat what they crave in just simple taps. You’re with your phone anyway, so why don’t you put that into good use?
The phrase, “People eat with their eyes” may sound too cliché, but it is true that your online friends are able to “try the food” even through visuals, whether it’s that yummy cheesecake, decadent dessert, or colorful cocktail. Thanks to social media, you also become the food writer and content creator you wish to be.
And, Uber Eats is banking on this interest and even making it grow. When you snap pictures of the food delivery, you get the chance to earn $3 in Uber Cash. Real talk.
“Uber Cash is an Uber pre-payment method that replaces Uber credits in the app. It can only be used for rides and meal requests in the country. An Uber Cash balance can be added from different sources: gift cards, support adjustments, promotional credits, Amex Premium benefits or Uber Cash purchases,” the app explained on its official site.
But, remember, this concept is not meant to turn meals into photoshoots in such a way that cravings end on visuals alone. Rather, it aims to deliver customers the food they expect with every order.
Uber Eats further noted, “Customers are more likely to order a dish when they can see what it looks like.”
By showcasing authentic and actual consumer – not crowdsourced – photos, other people are given better insights into the food that might arrive at their doorstep, too, soon. And, if the photos are published, that’s the time you get $3 in Uber Cash.
So, let’s set those things straight. Photos should be published to be eligible for the cash. Users may upload them to the “Add Photos” selectio of the app, part of the rate order screen.
Also, there are rules on how the photos must be presented. First, users must show how the food was packaged, how it arrived, what the portion size is, or whether the customer got what they are expecting. Don’t worry because the photo quality you see in Michelin restaurants in not a requirement.
Review
Over the past few days, Uber Eats launched new features or “tools to help restaurants thrive even more.” Most of these are centered on artificial intelligence.
“With [millions of merchants] on Uber Eats – across more than 11,000 cities and six continents – we’re constantly innovating to build new products and features to help restaurants, grocers, and retailers grow their businesses and boost earnings,” Uber’s official newsroom stated. “[With] more intuitive tools shaped by merchant feedback, we’re elevating the Uber Eats experience for both the businesses we serve and the communities they nourish.”
The $3 Uber Cash promotion is only available in the United States, Mexico, Canada, and Great Britain. See? Social media isn’t dead yet, after all.