--- title: Uber's Latest Stunt Is On-Demand Christmas Spirit description: Uber is at it again with a promotional on-demand delivery service. authors: - name: Kara Brandeisky url: https://money.com/author/kara-brandeisky/ at_money_since: 2014 articles: 76 covers: - Lifestyle - Business - Career Advice - Credit - Credit Cards - Housing - Identity Theft - Insurance - Investing - Loans - Mortgages - Personal Finance - Retirement - Shopping - Taxes - Technology social: - https://x.com/karabrandeisky former_staff: true published: '2015-12-10T15:08:07.000Z' modified: '2024-04-16T09:20:51.000Z' section: Lifestyle tags: - marketing - Odd Spending - sharing economy - Uber word_count: 238 canonical: https://money.com/uber-ugly-christmas-sweaters/ type: Article source: structured-blocks --- > **Disclosure:** We research all brands listed and may earn a fee from our partners. Research and financial considerations may influence how brands are displayed. Not all brands are included. [Learn more](https://money.com/page/disclaimer/). ![151210_EM_UberSweaters](https://img.money.com/2015/12/151210_em_ubersweaters.jpg) Today between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m., Uber will deliver ugly holiday sweaters to customers in select cities, as part of an [UberELVES initiative](http://newsroom.uber.com/chicago/2015/12/uberelves/). If you enter the UBERELVESCHI promo code in your Uber app in the greater metropolitan areas of Ann Arbor, Dallas, Denver, Chicago, Madison, Minneapolis, or Nashville, the service will dispatch an "elf" to bring you a [Tipsy Elves](http://www.tipsyelves.com/) sweater, for a $10 delivery fee. Choose from five style options. "'Tis the season to be tacky, merry, and bright!" [Uber says](http://newsroom.uber.com/chicago/2015/12/uberelves/). "Deck yourself out for the holidays and order a festive ugly sweater from [Tipsy Elves](http://www.tipsyelves.com/) to your doorstep." This is hardly the first time Uber has offered an on-demand service that doubles as a publicity stunt. Remember #UberPuppyBowl, when Uber [brought customers adorable puppies](http://newsroom.uber.com/atlanta/2015/01/today-puppy-bowl-is-on-demand/)? And [#UberKITTENS](https://newsroom.uber.com/2015/10/uberkittens-are-back/) (self-explanatory)? [#UberIceCream](http://newsroom.uber.com/because-everyone-lovesice-cream-2/)? Even [Uber flu shots](https://money.com/uber-flu-shots/)? Maybe Uber is hoping that once again, good press will drown out the bad. After all, in just the past few days, anti-Uber protests have [snarled traffic in Toronto](http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/taxi-drivers-clog-toronto-streets-in-mass-uber-protest/article27658787/), Gloria Steinem has accused the ridesharing service of [discriminating against disabled passengers](http://fortune.com/2015/12/09/gloria-steinem-vs-uber/), and Uber suffered a major setback in court, when a federal judge ruled that [more drivers could join the class action lawsuit](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/uber-class-action-can-grow-after-win-for-plaintiffs-2015-12-09) alleging that Uber has violated labor law. With a week like that, who can begrudge Uber for trying to distract us all with some Christmas spirit? 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