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donn said:AARP is nothing more than a political lobby. Because its lobbying does not align with my political beliefs I wont give them a dime.
X2 Took us over three years to get the junk mail to stop.
donn said:AARP is nothing more than a political lobby. Because its lobbying does not align with my political beliefs I wont give them a dime.
Yes, I was a member for several years. I called enough times that I should have been removed. I'm glad you and several other forum members had a better experience.Do you mean removed as a MEMBER, or removed from the random mailings you receive based on AARP using mail databases?
Dreamsend said:This is not an issue with AARP alone nor does it reflect on what they do as an organization. Buy a house, and you'll get dozens of offers for insurance, repair warranties; buy a car, tires, or a major appliance and you'll get the same. Own a credit card? you'll get 3-4 offers a week from banks to get theirs. Take out a loan and you'll get solicitations for credit insurance. Have digital services (phone/TV) and you'll receive constant mailing from the competition AND from the service provider to update. Donate to a charity and again, you'll be inundated with requests from others most of the time. This is a JUNK MAIL sales issue, and sadly there isn't much to be done about it. Selling address databases is ubiquitous. It's how businesses and not-for-profits all work these days.
camperAL said:Hi,
There are other similar groups that offer discounts on various items, related to season citizens. One of these are AMAC (Association of Mature American Citizens) They also lobby for benefits and are a more conservitive group. You would have to go to these various groups and read what they have to offer then decide. Here is AMAC's: https://amac.us/
Utclmjmpr said:They lost me when they sold out to an insurance company and the board turned hard left. A parallel is the NAACP,, when it became the political arm of the Democratic party it ceased to be affective for people of color.>>>Dan
Jim Godward said:Any interested may want to check out AMAC https://amac.us/as an alternative to AARP. Just a thought.
donn said:AARP is nothing more than a political lobby. Because its lobbying does not align with my political beliefs I wont give them a dime.
SargeW said:Lets not drag this into a political argument lest it be locked. I for one do belong to AARP, and AMAC. I find they both have their uses. I have been with the Hartford insurance program through AARP for the RV for several years, strictly based upon the cost of the policy, and yes I have shopped it out many times.
I don't support their other ideals, but that is my choice. If their rates were to jump, I would be gone as well. As long as there is a benefit for my family it's worth it. This topic is about does AARP have a value to the OP, lets leave it in that arena.
JackL said:My opinion:
A complete waste of money and I have never seen or heard of any good benefit they have done for seniors.
I have noticed that they push for certain candidates in elections that always seem to be the ones that I don't want.
jack L
SargeW said:I have been with the Hartford insurance program through AARP for the RV for several years, strictly based upon the cost of the policy, and yes I have shopped it out many times.