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reports in the Australian newspaper & other news outlets are suggesting free bikes to existing "reddy go" customers..
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/two-bike-sharing-companies-quit-…
[NSW] 2 Free to Keep Bikes to Existing Customers @ Reddy Go
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It's a brilliant marketing strategy to give away asset (now liabilities) to reduce debt liabilities (deposits).
Agree, if you are paying a deposit, you are an investor with all the risk and no gain.
$99 (ready go) per user deposit is a great revenue stream, less than 1 months phone plan for the majority of their target user base, quite sad.
Welcome to the startup economy.
"Who cares if we fail, we'll still have everyones money!"
Welcome to Ozbargain, nobody gets any of my money.
Unfortunately I work and lack an effective tax minimization strategy, so plenty of my tax dollars are being handed out to start-ups by the pollies.
Looks like you get to pick up broken bikes and spare parts to repair yourself.
where is the warehouse in Sydney?
SBS article says Alexandria
Makes sense.
Everything that is shit is in Alexandria.Can't seem to find the address published anywhere.
I too would like to know where their warehouse is.
I don't know if this is true (need someone to confirm this), but one day I went to Sydney Park there were thousands of them outside a building… Perhaps that's the wearhouse next to the park?
Yes, I think that is the depot.
What constitutes an "existing customer"? Having the app installed and being registered?
(I see the app requires permission to access media files and call information - why would they need access to my photos?)
Or paying the $99 (refundable) fee?What are the odds of getting the refund if they are quitting?
EDIT
Ah they seem to be offering the bikes instead of a refund?Does anyone have the full article, please?
OBike company closed and didn't return deposits. Look at articles of complaints going back months.
(I see the app requires permission to access media files and call information - why would they need access to my photos?)
Not having used the app but I'm going to guess its due to that falling under the general 'camera' permissions and to access the bikes you needed to take a photo with the app of some QR/bar-code
Not sure why people always assume app permissions are how they are because the developer is evil. Often its just due to how the OS groups permission areas/levels.
they're paranoid
Cheers, SBOB.
The full article is on The Australian, but I'm paywalled so I can't help.
Thanks, Joaby!
Until the government and local councils agree on having permanent bike docking stations, I can't see the dockless model working in Sydney.
Would it still be a dockless model , if they do agree on having permanent bike docking stations?
I am not sad at all, these "share' bikes are dumped all over footpaths across the CBD, including traffic islands. Sad reflection on the population really.
They are not really the type of bike you want for personal use, but better than losing your deposit completely. Perhaps team-up and sell them to a tourist attraction (Bikes at Dubbo Zoo) are old.They were all over footpaths and traffic islands because many peoole who were against then would move them there and topple them when they were parked neatly elsewhere. I've seen countless old men do it - perhaps they're just anti cycling.
Yep, always the old men, white as well no doubt? Just the worst.
Everyone seem to keep blaming the company, if so many people weren't human garbage and did the right thing we wouldn't have this problem.
Rightly said. Australian society/culture has little respect for other properties anonymously.
Except the other side is that the company's business model didn't take responsibility of where its assets would be placed.
That's not to say there weren't people doing the wrong thing too, but it needs to start with an effective plan. And that goes beyond 'telling users to put it in a good place' and just placing responsibility on everyone else.
I think part of the issue was also that they put way too many bikes out.
There were many instances where there were 5-10 lined up on busy sidewalks blocking the walkways.If they had them in places where the walkway is very wide and never had more than 2 bikes in a row it would go to help with a few of the aggro people.
Not really. They shouldn't have been allowed to just leave the bike anywhere. Its an eyesore and a possible accident waiting to happen (mainly in the city where sidewalks are already crowded, but also in the burbs where they are on there side over sidewalks).
I think they could have just as easily provided safe mounting points on walls in areas and only allow it to be returned there. The premise of just leaving it anywhere should never have been entertained in the first place.
How about donate the bikes to charities like Bicycles-for-Humanity?
So basically they expect others to clean up their harebrained mess. Idiots.