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The different friendly messages the app displayed informing me in slightly differing wording that my rideshare was on route had begun to loop.

By the fourth cycle, I was getting frustrated.

By the eighth, I snapped. I went back to the homescreen and opened the more expensive rideshare app.

But then I paused. What if the other one turned up? It was well past the point where I could cancel for free, but still...

Eventually I booked the more expensive one. It arrived quickly.

"Let me just ditch this loser." He explained, pressing a button.

My original booking was cancelled.