Originally Posted by
moondog
Personally, I'm anti ride-sharing apps upon arrival (only) from airports in China. There are surely some exceptions, but my position is well supported at both Shanghai airports.
Sure, you will save around 20% v taxi, and your odds of being ripped off (e.g fast meters or longer than necessary routes) are very low, but the pick up process/location is sufficiently annoying to nullify these upsides (IMO).
Others disagree with me, and have compelling arguments, especially for far away destinations (e.g 20% off of 500 justifies the hassel).
I'm even more opposed to anything that entails using Maglev.
I completely agree. The hassle of walking to the parking structure and looking for your Didi is not worth it for me. Nowadays the taxi queues are basically nonexistent. Plus, I've honed my method of not getting ripped off -- as soon as I get in the taxi, I tell them "XXX address -- it's 50km exactly." That way they know I'm not a sucker.