This Uber driver got a free VIP ticket to Taylor Swift thanks to three of his passengers
Maggie Fair
But that's exactly what happened when they decided to give him their spare ticket.
"We had a great time," Calixte told Business Insider. "I felt like I knew them for a long time and we created a bond, and it was really fun."
It started on Saturday evening, when Jenna McNicholas, Maggie Fair, and Jamie Tanzer arrived at Grand Central Terminal. (Full disclosure: the author of this post attended high school with all three.)
They were supposed to be a group of four, but their friend had backed out at the last minute, so they had an extra ticket, worth at least $201, that they weren't sure what to do with.
From Grand Central, they called an Uber, which Calixte was driving. He offered them the auxiliary cord so they could play their own music.
Of course, the girls played Taylor Swift.
When Calixte started singing along, they decided to give him their extra ticket.
"We were all looking at each other, we were like, wait, he needs to come to the concert with us," McNicholas told Business Insider.
Calixte thought they might be pulling his leg, he said, but he quickly accepted. He had never been to a concert before, and decided taking the rest of the night off from driving would be worth it.
Plus, there was the added bonus of a larger fare. Instead of being dropped off at Penn Station, where the girls would take another train to the concert, it now made more sense for them to pay Calixte to drive them all the way to MetLife. Luckily, Fair's tickets came with complimentary parking.
Jenna McNicholas
Calixte, McNicholas, Fair, and Tanzer bonded quickly. Before they knew it, they were laughing and joking together on the main floor, just a few rows away from Swift.
"It was like we were already friends. We danced and sang the whole night, it was so much fun," Fair said.
"Everybody thought I was a model, but I was the Uber driver," Calixte laughed.
What's his secret to connecting with his passengers and receiving these invitations?
"Well, I have a smile, I channel good positive energy, and I only get great people in my car," he said.
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