To feel mugged off?

[namechanger0064]

Weird thing happened this afternoon. I came out of a store in my high road and a lady standing next to some Sainsbury's bags asked me to drop her home. She said that her little one was home alone and all the Uber's she ordered had Canceled/gone the wrong way.

Anyway she caught me off guard and I have to say I felt a bit scared/nervous. I just thought it was weird asking a random stranger to drop you home. She could have easily jumped on a bus?!

She started to get a bit close so I backed off and asked her where she lived. I was genuinely going in the other direction so I said I'd order her an Uber. She said that it normally would cost her a fiver and she'd find an ATM to give me the money. She didn't look like she was going to try too hard so I said not to worry.

Now I'm thinking that if she had the money she could have just jumped in a black cab. Also whilst not far there is a much closer Sainsbury's to her home (or where she asked the car to drop her).

Anyway, it only cost me a fiver but having got home and thought about it, I feel this lady took advantage of me!! AIBU?

Sounds like a classic scam tbh. I'm guessing you just gave her the money as opposed to ordering her a cab and paying the driver? I imagine it's a well rehearsed story.

That's the thing - I ordered the Uber via the app so I didn't give her any money!

But it cost you £5 to get her home?

Yeah, she leached a lift off you via Uber app.
You should've realised as soon as she said she could go to the ATM but then couldn't be bothered.
In fact as soon as she opened her mouth you should've walked away.

Why didn’t you suggest she ordered another Uber? She clearly had the Uber app as that was her original excuse that her Uber had not turned up

Maybe by ordering the Uber, you called her bluff, as she actually wanted the money.

Also why is it your problem her little one was home alone? She presumably left them there was was aware of what she was doing! Sorry OP not helpful I guess just learn from this

I'm not an Uber user, can you see from the app how much it was? Do you get charged automatically or do you pay the driver cash?

She said that it normally would cost her a fiver and she'd find an ATM to give me the money

"Random Stranger, you want me to lend you money, but you will then go to the ATM to repay me? So why not go straight to the ATM & pay the Uber directly?"

Very odd op. I'd have just said no and walked away, she could order her own Uber just as easy as you.

We once had an older lady knock at our door. She pointed to my husbands car and asked if it was her sons. He responded, no it's mine. She said ok, can you drive me home then? He just said no, sorry.

Fucking odd.

So how was she going to pay for her own uber, the ones which Apparently cancelled on her and what was the difference between you ordering it and her ordering it? Sounds dodgy. Maybe she's been blocked before for no payment.

In future I would just say you can't help the person. You can't trust anyone these days!

There are a few people here who stand near shops and bus stops and ask people for a £1 for the bus.
There are a lot of people around like you who will pay rather than deal with the hassle as they get nasty if you don't pay up.

You feel mugged off because you have been mugged off.