WilliamDoran
Confused about dryer sheets
Recently I’ve been getting these mailers from the AARP to join. Does any of you benefit from the discounts offered? Which discounts are the best?
Recently I’ve been getting these mailers from the AARP to join. Does any of you benefit from the discounts offered? Which discounts are the best?
I've had AAA for years at DW's insistence. And I just turned 50 last year so AARP discounts have never been a factor for consideration. The AAA discounts I get, which I'm not always that dilligent about pursuing, have always more than paid for the cost of membership. Just a few weeks ago the ignition switch in DW's Tahoe left me stranded on a Sunday afternoon shopping trip at Fry's. What I saved in towing costs made up for two years worth of AAA dues.Slowly but surely, AARP's hotel discounts (once a prime feature) are becoming less useful. Unfortunate though it may be, AARP's decline as a discount source simply mirrors the decrease in big-organization discounts in general. More than ever, you should view a senior (or AAA) discount as a fallback position to be used only when you can't find a better deal.
Just don't call AARP when your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere or ask them for maps of where you'll be traveling next month.AAA seems like an expensive alternative to AARP.
Just don't call AARP when your car breaks down in the middle of nowhere or ask them for maps of where you'll be traveling next month.
Join AAA. AARP has some extreme political positions and they use the money you send them to lobby on behalf of those positions whether or not you agree. .
The other side of that coin is that AARP advocates for seniors on some issues where, left to their own, politicians would sell us to the devil for a nickle. It becomes an issue of whether your feelings about the so-called "extreme political positions" (your words) aggravate you more than your appreciation of their advocacy of issues where the politicians would send us to hell in a handbasket.
I'm sure you disagree, and that's fine, but I'd rather see AARP exist than not. The cost is nil. The puny annual fee is token and only there so they can officially claim you as a member during lobbying efforts.
With AARP most folks join for the perks and get a political lobby they may not want or agree with or even know about.
It's all a matter of personal beliefs, values, etc.
AAA seems like an expensive alternative to AARP.
Walgreens has a deal if you buy $15 worth of merchandise you get a free one year membership.
Especially for those of us who don't own cars.
I sometimes join AARP for the discount when I make hotel reservations; the discount is usually about $15/night but I never met a hotel clerk who asks for proof of membership. A cheap alternative would be to carry one of those temporary AARP membership cards that arrive in the mailings OP mentions.
I'm not saying they do no good for retirees or seniors, but beyond that they promote political ideology...
Of course your personal financial situaion is none of my, or anyone's, bizness...... But you're really looking for ways to scam a $12/yr/couple AARP membership? I can only imagine what lengths you might go to in order to get the benefits of a $15/yr organization without paying!
PS. I know you were saying that tongue in cheek..... just kidin' !
Some deals on the AARP site looked interesting. Anybody used these yet?
I've noticed a similar trend on other forums with stealth spamming. Many seem to be paid offshore operators with some English skills.
Yep. I wonder if AARP realizes this sort of sleazy behavior only reinforces the low opinion many of us have of their organization.I've noticed a similar trend on other forums with stealth spamming. Many seem to be paid offshore operators with some English skills.