I've been getting unsolicited mailings from AARP for as long as I can remember. Generally they just get tossed, but hey, I'm almost retired now.
What services, products, or otherwise useful tidbits do YOU get from AARP?
It's all junk mail. I finally got them to remove my email address from their data base.
Lots of places will give you an AARP discount if you ask without verifying membership. Just look kinda old and grumpy.I finally signed up last year because a couple of hotels I was planning on staying at gave AARP members a 10% discount. I then got a great deal on the rental car going through AARP. They have a bunch of restaurants that give you a discount though we haven't dined in any of them yet. Check out the perks on their site.
Their mailings are junk, but you can bring them down to a manageable level by deselecting all the mailing options online.
15% off at Outback Steakhouse.
I'm ER'd and have forgotten how to look grumpy. Now, old I can do.Lots of places will give you an AARP discount if you ask without verifying membership. Just look kinda old and grumpy.
...I have some philosophical and political issues with them that I won't get into here. ...
I have "a friend" who tells them directly what he thinks of them--he writes it right on whatever they sent him in bold red pen and puts it into the business reply envelope the sent him so AARP pays the return postage. It's a big win for everyone: They get feedback, he gets to vent his spleen, the AARP coffers are reduced a tiny amount so they can do less mischief, the USPS is supported. And maybe they'll send out less junk mail (I've noticed some of their mailers now require you to put a stamp on 'em. I wonder why . . .)I have some philosophical and political issues with them that I won't get into here.
10% off your monthly ATT wireless Bill. I have an existing wireless account so simply walked into my local store and they applied the discount. (I couldn't figure out how to do it online )
Having un-subscribed from everything I actually get very little AARP junk mail these days.
https://www.wireless.att.com/businesscenter/promotions/aarp.jsp?bref=EBIR45L6400arp00
If you had a wood burning stove, it might tip the scales.If I quit all activities because I "didn't like the politics", I'd have to move to a desert isle...
Have contemplated joining, but the cost/benefit is questionable, and not particularly compelling. As for the marketing/junkmail, about 99% of my snailmail goes directly from the mailbox to the recycling bin...
I thought that they just felt sorry for old people...........Ever wonder why they charge so little to become a member?