As the weather in New York City starts to heat up and melt away everyoneโs memories of winter, many are starting to feel the burn โ of not owning an air conditioning unit. But before the heat gets so bad that your clothes start sticking to your body, transportation company Uber has just the โcoolโ solution for you.ย And you wonโt even need to leave your apartment. Through a partnership with development company Quirky and GE, the Uber app will give New Yorkers the option to buy a brand new Aros air conditioner for $300 over the next couple of weekends.ย Interested buyers just need to type โUberCOOLโ in the appโs promotion bar, as well as their credit card information, and the Aros unit will be delivered straight to their door via ice truck.
Which is another way of saying on the hottest days of the summer Uber can make you the most popular person in your friend groupย If you live in New York City, odds are good that at some point this summer youโll be fanning yourself in your sweltering, air conditioning-less apartment, wondering how on earth a city that can get so cold can possibly get so hot and hating whoever it was that decided most apartments in the city donโt need air conditioners.ย Uber, GE and a company called Quirky have asolutionย for you: air conditioners on demand.ย For a cool $300, between 9 a.m. and 9 p.m. during the weekends of May 31, June 7 and June 14, Uber will deliver a Quirky and GE-manufactured Aros smart air conditioner to your doorโโEven if you live in a six-floor walk-up,โ Uber says, which is nice.ย The downside is that youโll be responsible for installing the window unit yourself. But once itโs in, the Aros learns your habits, monitors energy usage, and suggests ways to conserve power.ย To unlock the feature in Uber just type โUberCOOLโ into the promotion bar. Then text all your friends โBYOBโ with your address attached, sit back and watch your apartment become the coolest joint in town.