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nilram

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40. They're "tied" by a marketing program. AARP is mostly a marketing scheme.

Reply to rurallib (Reply #22)

Fri May 30, 2025, 02:09 PM

May 30

If you've got a product you want to sell to a big market, get into a mailing from AARP.

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Just canceled AARP membership [View all] SheltieLover May 30 OP

TY! XanaDUer2 May 30 #1

YW! SheltieLover May 30 #5

Seriously! Deep State Witch May 30 #7

AARP should be emailing members at least once per week to tell them to call their congress whores and demand SS & SheltieLover May 30 #10

Their dental is the only plan for seniors that covers implants. Henry203 May 31 #131

Nice if UHC actually pays for the implants. SheltieLover May 31 #132

Not true Henry203 May 31 #136

My Farm Bureau policy was hundreds per month less than all other options SheltieLover May 31 #143

Mutual of Omaha Henry203 May 31 #146

Enjoy your dental. I'm done with AARP. SheltieLover May 31 #147

Have There Been RobinA May 30 #49

You certainly can voice up about the threat. And their part of the Medicare Advatage grift. AARP are basically crooks. BradBo May 30 #69

AARP is just another cooperate shill. N/T Conjuay May 31 #124

Absolutely perfect message to AARP FarPoint May 30 #2

Thx! SheltieLover May 30 #6

Having managed a customer service call center melm00se May 30 #52

I know SheltieLover May 30 #59

I used to work with investment accounts with traders, brokers, etc. kerry-is-my-prez May 30 #70

The AARP has always been a shill group for republicans UpInArms May 30 #3

I didn't realize it when I joined almost a year ago. SheltieLover May 30 #8

They hide it well UpInArms May 30 #26

I am appaled by du members who are required to be members because of medicare SheltieLover May 30 #60

Somehow I was given think they were somehow tied in with United Health rurallib May 30 #22

I have United Healthcare through AARP BonnieJW May 30 #25

I have BC/BS -no real reason why I picked them rurallib May 30 #29

IMO, they're the least bad of the big ones. nilram May 30 #38

Mutual of omaha is the least expensive option for Henry203 May 30 #98

Blue cross is the most expensive Henry203 May 31 #145

I have that supplemental plan lonely bird May 30 #61

A few years ago my mother had United American, recommended by a longtime friend insurance agent. LauraInLA May 30 #65

I have the UHC supplement plan, and, while it's expensive, Habibi May 30 #99

I have Cigna and so far so good but UHC is the worst vapor2 May 30 #116

They're "tied" by a marketing program. AARP is mostly a marketing scheme. nilram May 30 #40

I had a membership for a couple of years LittleGirl May 30 #34

Truth! nt AKwannabe May 30 #74

Well, they did send a "clear message that SS must be protected" letter. I'm not a member either. Silent Type May 30 #4

Sort of like a limp-dick finger wag & sternly worded warning from a judge to magats, right? SheltieLover May 30 #9

That is weak and lily-livered. choie May 30 #33

The problem is that my supplemental insurance is their United Healthcare plan Ritabert May 30 #11

Call your local senior center &/or council on aging SheltieLover May 30 #13

Thanks. Ritabert May 30 #28

Yw! SheltieLover May 30 #89

I would be very careful especially if you are switching to a different insurance company medigap plan to make JohnSJ May 30 #93

Exactly. I will do due diligence. Ritabert May 30 #102

+++ JohnSJ May 30 #105

Farm Bureau Gap? Is it F or G Medigap? Premiums also go up as you get older for medigap plans. JohnSJ May 30 #87

Mine is Plan F, pays everything. Premium increases about $10/yr SheltieLover May 30 #90

Same here, and currently increases about 10/year, and I never receive a bill, and can go anywhere I want JohnSJ May 30 #100

Thx for sharing SheltieLover May 30 #101

In the end we each have to base our decisions on what we think is best with our own situation, and under JohnSJ May 30 #104

Yup SheltieLover May 30 #106

Good point!!! FirstLight May 30 #12

I couldn't agree more! SheltieLover May 30 #14

Mom and dad were members slightlv May 30 #15

My folks were members too SheltieLover May 30 #18

I joined 2 weeks ago when I turned 65, waste of money. Runningdawg May 30 #16

Wait till you are nearly 70. SheltieLover May 30 #19

The net, net is DENVERPOPS May 30 #35

Their dental is the only one Henry203 May 31 #129

I canceled months ago Bayard May 30 #17

Call & tell them to stop emails SheltieLover May 30 #20

I would cancel SidneyR May 30 #21

Good idea. Data gathering and burgeoning A.I. firm Palantir counts AARP as one of its clients. Auggie May 30 #23

Bravo, you NJCher May 30 #24

AMAC? CarlSpackler May 30 #27

Absolutely NOT!!!! AMAC was formed as the 'conservative alternative to AARP'. SeattleVet May 30 #39

I'll never join it when I am eligible. AARP is a farce. AZLD4Candidate May 30 #30

AARP bromeando May 30 #31

I work for a non profit in NY that focuses on older adults choie May 30 #32

That's why I never joined. bluescribbler May 30 #36

I joined and then never renewed neohippie May 30 #37

never joined. nt barbtries May 30 #41

One time, instead of ignoring their mail, I wrote them back: DFW May 30 #42

Husband and I have cancelled too. lark May 30 #43

Will do. I'm not a member but I will requset to be removed from their mailing list. Too much selling Clouds Passing May 30 #44

The barrage of ads from them is never endong SheltieLover May 30 #46

So much recycling to separate and shred Clouds Passing May 30 #75

Yup. Really pisses me off. SheltieLover May 30 #91

Card came in the mail addressed from The Presbyterian Retirement Home. It said "You Belong Here". twodogsbarking May 30 #45

Well, that is quite presumotuous, isn't it? SheltieLover May 30 #47

Thanks sooo much for tele #! tazcat May 30 #48

Yw! SheltieLover May 30 #55

Would that I could, Just Jerome May 30 #50

UHC no doubt SheltieLover May 30 #56

They are a force for good, overall SCantiGOP May 30 #51

Wrong AKwannabe May 30 #76

Never joined, never really saw a reason C_U_L8R May 30 #53

Absolutely! SheltieLover May 30 #57

AARP long ago became nothing more than a shell for dobleremolque May 30 #54

My folks belonged to it SheltieLover May 30 #58

The Medicare Advantage spam phone calls are driving me crazy. We dropped our membership years ago surfered May 30 #62

I never joined Bluestocking May 30 #63

They seem to be just an insurance company anymore. I had their auto and homeowners doc03 May 30 #64

Had a very similar exper with State Farm a couple yrs ago. SheltieLover May 30 #67

I had a similar experience. llmart May 30 #113

AARP is an insurance company masquerading as your friendly old folks magazine. flashman13 May 30 #66

Oh I let them know all right! SheltieLover May 30 #68

I was lucky to have an honest insurance agent. He told me he was obligated to show me their Advantage plans. flashman13 May 30 #71

You were lucky! SheltieLover May 30 #92

They are a Republican RAG to boot. AKwannabe May 30 #72

"AARP is just a front organization for United Health Care" Grins May 30 #73

I am appalled by members here with disadvantage pls who are required to be AARP members! SheltieLover May 30 #81

Their dental is the only one Henry203 May 31 #128

I did not renew this year. peacebuzzard May 30 #77

Right! Good for you! SheltieLover May 30 #83

their life insurance plans are of no value really. peacebuzzard May 30 #107

I've trashed all their ads. I don't even look af them. SheltieLover May 30 #108

same. at one time they could have started something positive, peacebuzzard May 30 #109

Good idea happy feet May 30 #78

Me either. SheltieLover May 30 #84

Won't be renewing. I noticed too. Thanks for the reminder! Evolve Dammit May 30 #79

Yw! SheltieLover May 30 #85

I don't get your point TimeToGo May 30 #80

I did tell them. Others say they only exist to sel UHC disadvantage plans SheltieLover May 30 #86

Ever wonder how old those running AARP are? 3825-87867 May 30 #82

No idea SheltieLover May 30 #88

The fact that they're "non-patisan" translates to, "We're run by republicons" wolfie001 May 30 #94

Absolutely! SheltieLover May 30 #95

Great post Sheltie! wolfie001 May 30 #96

I joined because I believed they were on our side. SheltieLover May 30 #97

Aarp dental insurance covers implants Henry203 May 30 #103

Meh... Sorry, I'll stay. Oopsie Daisy May 30 #110

Me & AARP is like 7-up & caffeine. Never had it, never will. William769 May 30 #111

William!!!!!! SheltieLover May 30 #114

You're here!!! TommyT139 May 31 #121

Glad to see you!!! You have been missed. JohnSJ May 31 #126

We let our membership lapse a few year ago. They had nothing to offer except their insurance. Martin68 May 30 #112

I don't believe they are currently doing anything to help seniors SheltieLover May 30 #115

Supposedly they are a non-profit Diraven May 30 #117

Yup SheltieLover May 30 #118

What did it for me was: airplaneman May 31 #119

You can call & ask them to note your address as undeliverablee SheltieLover May 31 #122

"I've Been a Member for a Year" Roy Rolling May 31 #120

Membership is implied by the fact that I canceled. SheltieLover May 31 #123

Weird misconceptions here about AARP, IMHO many a good man May 31 #125

In my experience, they do nothing but attempt to load members with insurance SheltieLover May 31 #130

It is important to do research. Henry203 May 31 #134

I can assure you that nothing AARP offers would be good for me. SheltieLover May 31 #135

Did you check their dental Henry203 May 31 #138

Yes. I found their dental to be the same bs as all the others. SheltieLover May 31 #142

All supplemental plans are required to offer the same benefits. JohnSJ May 31 #137

I am on the same page as you. I have never had a problem with them, and am a long term member. JohnSJ May 31 #133

When the MA scammers from India call, I say I'm 94. All I hear is 'click'. Norrrm May 31 #127

In general I never answer calls from numbers I don't recognize. I know I am missing out on my JohnSJ May 31 #140

Bravo! We need to ALL step up the pressure! OrlandoDem2 May 31 #139

Thx! Yup, we do! SheltieLover May 31 #141

Just by reading this forum, I am suddenly getting ads for AARP. Norrrm May 31 #144

Don't give in to them. SheltieLover May 31 #148