Well I had to get some Christmas shopping done on black friday and I didn't wanna have to deal with all of the parking issues, so I decided to use a cab. The first cab I called was from New Orleans and and I was a little reluctant to get into the cab after seeing what it looked like and what the driver looked like. I understand these cars are used almost 24hrs a day 7 days a week so they are not going to be Rolls Royces but this one was on life support. Well I got in and headed to the mall, upon arrival at the mall the driver tried to charge me an extra 3 percent for using a credit or debit card, I asked why and he said to cover the transaction charges for the card, last i checked isn't he suppose to pay for that? I declined and paid him cash, then he tried to upsell me and demanded a tip which I did not give. So I did my shopping and decided to hail a cab outside the mall by Target, after getting the cab to pull over and the driver trying to hurry me in the cab, a security or police officer approached him and asked him some questions then he left and the man explained to me that New Orleans cabs cannot pick up their since the mall isn't in New Orleans. So now what do I do I need a cab LOL, there was an old lady that saw me standing their and approached me and she said she had went through the same thing. She gave me the number to Metry Cab and politely said problem solved. So I called them and 10 min later a cab arrived which I had no hesitation to get into. No issues with the ride and we actually had a good conversation rather then someone on the cell phone or hardly speaking english. No upselling what so ever and didn't even ask for a tip but I appreciatively gave him one. I would recommend them and I will be using them in my future transportation needs with out hesitation. Only advice to others is to CALL AHEAD, after speaking with the driver he said this time of year is very busy and they are short on cabs at time, so it is best to call as far in advance as you can. Their web is metrycabs dot com
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