【HaiChuan Discussion】I lost my phone! Should the taxi driver take them back for free?
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The phone was lost; why should the taxi driver deliver it back for free? #【Passenger forgot phone; driver returned it, but was asked for 100 yuan as a ‘service fee’】“The driver is really unkind,” said Mr. Cai on December 1st, still dissatisfied about having to pay 100 yuan two days earlier to get his phone back. On November 29, after Mr. Cai arrived at Jingwanzi by taxi, he found his phone left in the car. He then contacted the driver, only to be told that 100 yuan was required to make the delivery. Although 100 yuan was paid, Mr. Cai was not satisfied afterward; he posted online to expose the driver and criticized the practice of charging for such services. Bro, then go get it yourself. People are wasting their time making money to deliver things to you, and you still expect it for free? So what do you think?
Getting injured and having to get compensation from the other party, plus lost wages – it’s not a problem to ask for some compensation for the trouble suffered. Compared to having to buy a new phone, this is already a very good outcome. Some people never back up their contacts or photos; having it sent back at their expense is the best possible outcome. Although delivering something for a fee seems like a joke, after all, if they have to interrupt their work to drive it over to you personally, the driver might have to travel across most of the city; they might not even be able to pick up any other orders on the way there or back. Considering all these factors, 100 yuan isn’t much. If the distance is too great, the cost of taking a taxi could end up being higher than that amount (compared to buying a new phone, having to find new contact information, going to a store to get a new card, or losing important photos, 100 yuan isn’t much at all). When it comes to delivering a consumable item, there’s still a delivery fee required, let alone delivering a phone. There’s actually a better way: just send it via cash on delivery, and that way you avoid all troubles. If they hesitate even when sending it by cash on delivery, it means they’re looking for a bribe; it has nothing to do with time~~~~
I lost it too; I had the driver deliver it using a meter and paid for the fare
Shipping also requires time for packaging; who is responsible if there are problems with the delivery? It is best to pick up the item yourself; the driver will deliver it to the nearest police station and inform the person who lost it to come and collect it.
This is a reasonable request; there’s nothing to say about it
It’s a reasonable request; one should offer it proactively rather than waiting for the other party to ask for it. This driver is somewhat conscientious. But for the insatiable, they hope that kind people will be even kinder. I guess next time someone loses their phone, the driver won’t bring it back. Our society is being taught to become increasingly indifferent by such people.
If you lose something, it’s your own fault. Why should the driver waste his time making up for his mistakes? Your time is time; isn’t the driver’s time also time?
It’s understandable to ask for payment for running errands, as it’s not the driver’s fault. If one really wants to be thorough, then there’s no reason not to have the driver use a meter; it’s quite lucky if the phone can be found in such a situation, so there’s no need to worry too much about these things.