The most popular sharing economy in the past two years seems to be no longer popular. There are only blue, yellow and orange bicycles that used to be all over Hangzhou. Unable to open a larger market, price increase has become a common practice of sharing enterprises.
On August 15, Moby bike launched a new charging method in Hangzhou, adding the starting price on the basis of the time charge. This is not the first time that the price of shared bicycles has increased. As early as June this year, harrow bicycles have significantly increased the duration and cost. In addition to sharing bicycles, the prices of shared charging treasure and shared umbrellas are also quietly rising, and some have even increased by more than 100%.
Although the price of shared products has been rising for some time, many users said they were unaware of it when a reporter from Qianjiang Evening News visited and investigated recently. Will you still pay for the shared products with quietly rising prices?
Bike sharing: up to 4 yuan per hour. Users say it's better to take the bus
Last week, a new shared bike appeared on the streets of Hangzhou. On the orange body, there were big black words' meituan app code scanning riding '. At 8 a.m. on August 23, the West Lake Cultural Square Station of Metro Line 1 was bustling. Just after a van truck stopped, several staff in bright uniforms opened the door and put a row of brand-new yellow single cars on the sidewalk. According to the staff, these 'meituan yellow' new cars are the fifth upgraded products of moBay. The number of the first replacement is no less than 10000 and will land in Hangzhou in batches.
For new cars, there is no lack of curious people passing by, who often cast their eyes. But 15 minutes on the road, the reporter still did not see people willing to 'eat crabs' What if, like ofo, the deposit cannot be refunded? " Xiao Wangdao, who works nearby, gave a central plains Commission. In the past two years, the continuous sharing of bicycles and the frequent deposit difficult to refund have made consumers have little interest in new brands.
In addition to a sense of distrust, the rising rental price has also deterred many people. Open the Moby bike app, and the system will automatically pop up the notification of new charging rules. Since August 15, the starting price of moBay bicycle is 1.5 yuan. If you ride for more than half an hour, you will be charged an additional time fee of 1 yuan for 30 minutes (less than 30 minutes are calculated as 30 minutes).
The price of another common shared bike, harrow bike, has increased twice this year. Previously, the original harrow bike of one yuan for 30 minutes was announced to be adjusted to 1.5 yuan per 30 minutes. Yesterday, after the reporter scanned the QR code of harrow bicycle, the price has risen to 1 yuan per 15 minutes, that is, 4 yuan per hour.
Long before Hangzhou, the price of shared bicycles had increased collectively in Beijing, Shanghai, Xiamen and other places.
In short, riding a bike for an hour now costs at least 2.5 times more than usual.
In this regard, Zhou Wei, head of Hangzhou District of harrow bicycle business department, previously explained that through the analysis of background big data, 70% of users sharing bicycles spend less than 15 minutes riding, so the price increase has little impact on the vast majority of users. But during the interview, some citizens still thought, 'I'd better take the bus at this price and don't have to bask in the sun.'
Shared power bank: the cost is high, so the price will naturally rise
In addition to sharing bicycles, the price increase is also due to the shared charging treasure service. In recent years, there have been more and more charging treasure sharing in complexes, cafes and cinemas, and the price has become more and more expensive. " The price must have gone up. Now it costs 2 ~ 3 yuan an hour. " Xiao Yang, who is returning the power bank at the counter, told reporters that the power bank he just borrowed more than an hour ago charges 4 yuan.
At present, the most common brands of shared charging treasure in Hangzhou are street power, call, small power, monster charging and other brands. For this price increase, 'three electricity and one beast' does not seem to have been notified. The price can be displayed only after the user scans the QR code and enters the Rental page. Recently, it has been reported that some brands have offered a high rent of 5-6 yuan / hour, and the maximum charge of shared charging treasure has been as high as 8 yuan / hour.
In the street power app, the charging rules are as follows: the charging standards of different teller machines and members are different, which shall be subject to the charging standards displayed on the mobile phone page after you scan the code. The customer service of Jiedian also replied to the reporter, "after considering the factors such as equipment cost, site rent and operator salary cost, the charging standards in different sections and periods are also different." Relatively speaking, the rental price of shared charging treasure will also be higher in crowded and prosperous areas.
Yesterday, the reporter also visited the surrounding areas of Stadium Road, Hushu South Road, Joy City, leti port and other complexes, including large supermarkets, catering stores, training institutions and other businesses, which all provide shared charging treasure. Compared with the price of 1 yuan / hour last year, the price of shared power bank on Stadium Road and Hushu south road is about 2 yuan per hour, while the price of shared power bank in the complex generally exceeds 2 yuan, and the highest price is 4 yuan / hour. Although the price has increased, there is still an endless stream in front of many charging treasure cabinets. At lunch peak, in less than a quarter of an hour, four people borrowed the power bank on the counter outside a popular restaurant on the fifth floor of joy city.
An employee of a shared charging treasure enterprise explained that in crowded areas such as shopping malls, a charging treasure can be lent hundreds of times a day. In order to enter good businesses, the power bank enterprise will take the initiative to increase the rent share of businesses, and even pay an additional entry fee to popular businesses, 'the cost increases, and the rent naturally rises.'
Interviewee: can you tell us clearly before the price increase
For the price rise of shared products, Qian Bao reporter is also doing a random sampling survey, collecting a total of 42 survey samples.
In the survey sample of 42 people, except for 2 elderly people who have not used shared products, others have more or less experienced shared economy. Among them, more than 90% of the respondents have only used bike sharing and power bank services.
More than 30% of the respondents said that they often use shared products two to three times a week. Miss Li, who lives in the west of the city, said she signed up for a fitness class. "The fitness place is a little far away. Riding a shared bike every day is equivalent to warming up in advance."
He Fei, who went shopping with his girlfriend, said, 'I'm afraid of trouble, so every time I go shopping, I rent a power bank.'
Among the various reasons for using shared products, most respondents mentioned emergency and convenience. Ms. Mao, who waited in line for the subway, said that she seldom used the power bank, but she rented the power bank every time she traveled. 'check the route and find a hotel. The mobile phone consumes more power'. She smiled and raised the shared power bank in her hand to the reporter.
Many people use it, but not many know the price rise. In the reporter's survey, less than half of them clearly know that the price of shared products has increased. Most of them found the fact that prices rose only after the event. Chen Xiao, who surfed the Internet on the top floor of joy city a few weeks ago, was a regular customer sharing the power bank. 'later, the boss reminded me that the price had risen to 4 yuan an hour.'
Many users also mentioned to reporters that they do not refuse to accept price increases, but it is easy to ignore price changes when they sweep them daily. " There was no notice of price increase at all. I thought it was still the original charging standard, so I didn't take a closer look. " Chen Xiao was a little angry. He opened the order and rented the power bank several times recently. He had almost caught up with the money to buy one. If he can be clearly informed in advance, he will not spend this wronged money.