After a long wait involving copious amounts of market research and a 3 month long trial in New York and Los Angeles, Uber Snow is finally coming to Australia and is set to hit Sydney streets this weekend. Whilst similar enterprises exist to have a vice of your choice delivered to your doorstep, Uber Snow is promising a more expedient and reliable service, something foreign to many affluent Sydney punters.
For the better part of ten years we have tasted the convenience of delivery services like Jimmy Brings, Deliveroo, Foodora, MenuLog and more recently Uber Eats, satisfying what seems to be a recent surge in 21st century laziness. But this time, Uber Snow, another limb of an already highly successful franchise is looking to dominate a new and very specific niche in the market. Gone are the days of driving through Kings Cross and buying small plastic packets of scantily clad hookers and inner city kids hanging out on a street corner pushing dope like a real life version of 50 Cent’s “Get Rich or Die Tryin’” and let’s be honest, driving to your dealers house in Maroubra or Waterloo is hardly convenient when you’re doing your best to get around the local talent at the Coogee Pavilion or Bondi’s Bucket List. “I waited over 3 hours for my guy to get me a bag to Surry Hills on Friday night and the stuff was rubbish anyway. It’s bullshit tbh. The boys aren’t happy at all ” explained Jackson, a Bellevue Hill local who we met at the Beresford celebrating his mate Darryn’s birthday with the lads. His face was just full of disappointment. Much like Uber Eats, for no additional fee, an app user can have a couple tickets, bags of blow, charlie (or whatever the kids are calling it these days) delivered straight to their door or even to a shady lane around the corner from a bar, where they’ve just spotted a solid 12 out of 10 in a group of girls out for a 21st that they couldn’t muster up the courage to talk to even after 10 bourbon and cokes. And it’s not just the customers that are loving the service. Nassim from Lakemba will be one of the first drivers for Uber Snow this weekend and described the opportunity as “A pretty sweet deal really brother. I just do a few laps around Bondi in my 2001 Honda Civic, pump some tunes and chat to heaps of hot chicks. I’d be doing that anyway on a Saturday night but now I’m making a bit of dosh out of it...hectic right?” Nassim is not alone in his excitement with over 300 drivers signing up quickly for Uber Snow’s debut weekend which will be localised around Bondi, Double Bay and the City with the prospect of expanding later in the month. When asked about the legality of the service an Uber Snow spokesperson commented that they would be using the regular Uber business model to get the service off the ground and will be paying any fines and legal fees encountered by their drivers whilst doing their delivery rounds. “When Uber first started in Australia the taxi industry was up in arms but it didn’t take long before the government realised that some competition was healthy and laws were changed state by state” said the spokesman in an exclusive interview. “We paid the fees that our drivers encountered to keep the growth of the business steady and look at where we are now. We’re hoping to see the same sort of thing happen with Uber Snow.” So how can you take advantage of all of this? Well for those that are keen for some “off piste” activities this weekend, orders open at midday Friday AEST, just in time for those long Friday “business lunches” and will continue through to midnight on Sunday. The Uber Snow app is now available for download via the Apple App Store or Google Play. Happy Skiing!
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